Book 101: The Name of the Wind

I was, again, disappointed by this book. Not because it had a lot a lot of hype around it, but because a few of my close friends gave it very strong reviews and it didn't live up to my expectations as a fantastic fantasy book. It was alright, but I expected more.

It started really really strongly. It has a really good foundation. But after you get halfway through it slows down and you hear the same story over and over again for the next couple hundred pages. I have high hopes for the next book in the series though. I'm sure it's filled with all the high action adventure that the first book promised and didn't deliver.

That being said, I do like the main character. He's a little annoying when he's younger but as a whole, he's a pretty awesome guy. I'm looking forward to reading more about him.

I give this book 7 scales out of 10. It was good, but not great. Stay tuned for more on the series and whether it's worth getting into.

Book 100: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I wrote a really good review of this a while back but it's been erased. Unfortunately I now have very little to say about this book.

I read it because the movie is coming out soon and many of my friends and people seemed to enjoy it. I will never learn not to trust popular books.

The story line was droll. The characters, predicatable. I think the thing that I liked the least about this book was the writing style. It was awkward and the words were poorly places (as you know, I know all about this. I write these terrible reviews). There were some jumps in the story too that didn't make sense. They'd tell you part of something but not finish it for another few pages with was really irritating.

All in all, not a good book. I think they hype made it worse. Still looking forward to the movie. It may be better.

I give this book 4 out of 10. I wasn't impressed.