Crazy for the Book Blogger Hop!

It's Friday, which means the Book Blogger Hop at Crazy For Books. So welcome to all of my new visitors and followers, take a look around and enjoy your stay.
 These are the blogs I have discovered through the Hop:
1. Reading Through Life
2. Bewitched Bookworms
3. Life... The Most Complicated Thought
4. holes In My brain
5. The New Dork Review of Books



And stay tuned for a giveaway on May 11th when I am featured at Reading With Tequila!

Review: Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Book Details:
Through the Looking - Glass and What Alice Found There: With Fifty Illustrations
by Lewis Carroll
Genre: Children's Fantasy
Published 2001, Adamant Media Corporation
Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN: 0543900568

Synopsis:

"With illustrations by John Tenniel. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1904 edition by Macmillan and Co., London, New York. Whereas much of the first Alice novel centered around a card game, Through the Looking-Glass focuses on a chess game of mammoth proportions. A social satire much like its predecessor, Looking-Glass contains some of Carroll's most memorable characters and best nonsense-verse ("Jabberwocky")."

I read this book very slowly through DailyLit, and even then I did not understand most of what I read or particularly enjoy it. When I read a book, I make a point of finding something to like about it, no matter how bad it is. I like chess, which plays a part in the book, but about the only thing that made sense in that context was Alice becoming a queen by getting to the end of the board. I know the text is a classic, but sometimes I don't care for a classic, and this is one of those times, unfortunately. While the book is chock full of great quotes, and an ideal book for a child to enjoy because of the imagination put into it, overall I'm not a fan.

First Line: "One thing was certain, that the WHITE kitten had had nothing to do with it:--it was the black kitten's fault entirely."
Classic Carroll nonsense opens the text, reintroducing the reader to the child-like world of Alice and her wild imagination. If the reader is a fan of nonsense, it's the perfect opening line.

Favorite Quote: "Life, what is it but a dream?"



Read For: Pages Read Challenge, 101 Fantasy Challenge, Twenty-Ten Challenge, Fantasy Challenge

Waiting on Wednesday: Early to Death, Early to Rise

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine,
that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.





This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Early to Death, Early to Rise (Madison Avery, Book 2)

by Kim Harrison

Publication Date: June 1, 2010

"Seventeen, dead, and in charge of heaven's dark angels—all itching to kill someone.
 

Madison Avery's dreams of ever fitting in at her new school died when she did. Especially since she was able to maintain the illusion of a body, deal with a pesky guardian angel, and oh yeah, bring the reaper who killed her to his untimely end. Not exactly in-crowd material. It's amazing that her crush, Josh, doesn't think she's totally nuts.
Now Madison has learned that she's the dark timekeeper, in charge of angels who follow the murky guidelines of fate. Never one to abide by the rules, she decides it's time for a major change to the system. With the help of some unlikely allies, Madison forms a rogue group of reapers who definitely don't adhere to the rules of the heavens.
But as she grapples with the terrifying new skills that come with being a timekeeper, Madison realizes she may not be prepared for what lies ahead—unless she gets some seriously divine intervention."



What book release are you looking forward to?