The Book Club, discuss your favourite/current read Options

[James]

So, like the title says, go ahead and discuss different books, also, recommending books is a wonderful thing!

[Crystal Talian]

What? Nobody has any books to talk about? Well then, Crystal shall talk about even more books she enjoys!

There's the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Okay, there's no possible way not to know what it's about, so I'll go over what I like about in the series. I like all the magical history, Rowling was pretty accurate with the belief systems and whatnot there was about magic and mythical creatures in the old days. All the magical incantations have a real language base and if you look, you'll see that they actually make sense for the spell they work! Plus, I've been re-listening to the audio books lately, and there a myriad of little hints and mentions of future events and characters. It loads of fun going back through the books and spotting all that stuff!

There's the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. Again, no way not to know what it's about. I like this series for the distinct world Lewis creates. I like the childish style and the beautiful adventure stories. I like how all the books tie to together so smoothly and seamlessly, even though there's such a big gap in years in Narnia. My favorite book in the series is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

There's Watership Down by Richard Adams, and it's sequel, Tales from Watership Down. Oh, I love these books! Adams creates such a beautiful world for the rabbits that are the main characters. I love how they have their own language and belief system. I especially love their legends! Their legends about the 'Prince with a Thousand Enemies' and all his adventures, and their legends of death and creation! Then there's the main story of the book, about the rabbits themselves and their adventure to find a new place to live. Everything's so fascinating.

There's White Fang and Call of the Wild by Jack London. I've read both of these books at least three times, I just love them so much! Jack London writes realistically and his stories are the kind you can actually believe. The animals don't talk, they don't act human, they are ANIMALS. They act like animals, they think like animals. I really feel like I'm getting into the minds of them. I also like how the books are almost opposite each other - one being about a wolf who becomes tame, and the other being about a dog who goes wild. The human characters are believable, too. Every character has such a distinct personality, ranging everywhere from cruel to kind. The time the books are set in is fascinating too, I think it's around the 1940s.

And in the 'books-from-when-I-was-a-kid' section there's the Bunnicula series by James (and Deborah) Howe. I remember reading these when I was younger, and I still read them sometimes nowadays. The characters are just so hilarious! There's Chester with his overactive imagination and dramatic flares, there's simple Harold who's not the sharpest tool in the shed, there's hyperactive Howie and all his puppy antics, and - of course - there's our vampire bunny Bunnicula. The books never fail to make me laugh or cheer me up when I'm feeling down!

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Again, I think that'll do for now. ;p

Talk books with me guys~!