REPO! The Genetic Opera

I just checked out the trailer for the movie 'REPO! The Genetic Opera' and it seems pretty cool ... especially the music ... which is a good thing because it's a musical, albeit a strange one.

Books for June, July and August

During June and July I failed to read many books, however during August I stepped it up a bit and have since become a fan of Jasper Fforde. His "Nursery Crime" series is extremely entertaining, although the "series" consists only of 2 books so far. I am awaiting the third.

Released in August was Eoin Colfer's "Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox" which I have put on hold at the library. Last time I looked I was eighth in the hold queue, so it might be a while before I read it. 

Below is a list of the books I have read:

• 19/06/08 The Lost World by Michael Crichton
• 05/07/08 Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
• 28/07/08 The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
• 10/08/08 The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
• 20/08/08 The Coins of Judas by Scott McBain
• 24/08/08 The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
• 27/08/08 Pandora by Anne Rice
  

Readings in May

It's been quite disappointing, but I haven't been able to read much lately because of exams and work. Also, it may have been because Eldest was actually quite a long book. It was also very good, and I am now waiting for Brisingr to come out which is the third in the Inheritance trilogy by Christopher Paolini.

In May I read:
19/05/08 Eldest by Christopher Paolini
30/05/08 Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

April 2008

My recently read books for April 2008 are:

10/04/08 State of Fear by Michael Crichton
12/04/08 Henry VIII by William Shakespeare (Audio Book)
18/04/08 A Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare (Audio Book)
21/04/08 Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare (Audio Book)
23/04/08 Eragon by Christopher Paolini
25/04/08 Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (Audio Book)
26/04/08 Henry V by William Shakespeare (Audio Book)
26/04/08 Arthur and the Forbidden City by Luc Besson

March Books Read

Here's a list of the books I've read during March 2008:

• 03/03/08 The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 03/03/08 Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
• 06/03/08 Pericles by Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 08/03/08 Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
• 10/03/08 The Tempest by Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 12/03/08 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• 14/03/08 Henry IV Part One by Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 16/03/08 Prey by Michael Crichton
• 20/03/08 Henry IV Part Two by Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 24/03/08 Timeline by Michael Crichton
• 25/03/08 Richard II by Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 27/03/08 Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Paterson
• 30/03/08 The Artemis Fowl Files by Eoin Colfer

Recently Read, Orchestra, and Fence Building

I've started back at university and found myself inundated with textbooks that I have to read for law and finance, and this unfortunately means that I will have to cut back the amount of novels I read. Below is a list of the books I've read so far this month:

• 04/02/08 The Science of Discworld III by Terry Pratchett
• 05/02/08 King Lear (Audio Book) by William Shakespeare
• 04/02/08 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by Clive Staples Lewis
• 11/02/08 The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
• 16/02/08 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Clive Staples Lewis
• 16/02/08 Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (Audio Book) by the BBC Radio Collection
• 18/02/08 Agatha Christie: Taken at the Flood (Audio Book) by the BBC Radio Collection
• 19/02/08 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair by Clive Staples Lewis
• 21/02/08 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle By Clive Staples Lewis
• 25/02/08 Under Milk Wood (Audio Book) by Dylan Thomas
• 26/02/08 Stardust by Neil Gaiman

In other news, orchestra rehearsals have started up again and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Though, I am starting to realise that I'll have to put in some hours of practice to be able to play In the Hall of the Mountain King (which is a fantastic song, but ridiculous to try to play).

Also, I spent the bulk of Sunday building a fence around my vegetable garden to stop those rascally rabbits from eating all my seedlings. After erecting the fence I was able to plant brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli and catnip seedlings with confidence that they wouldn't be gone the next morning.

Philip Gooden

I've been working over 40 hours a week lately and as such have had little time to read except before I go to bed. As such, my list of completed books is sadly short:

• 07/01/08 Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, by Eoin Colfer
• 09/01/08 Memnoch the Devil, by Anne Rice
• 23/01/08 The Horse and His Boy, by Clive Staples Lewis
• 23/01/08 Hamlet, by William Shakespeare (Audio Book)
• 23/01/08 Mask of Night, by Philip Gooden

I really enjoyed reading Mask of Night by Philip Gooden. This book is a Shakespearean murder mystery. That is, it is set in the time of Shakespeare from the prospective of a player who has the honour of performing Shakespeare's plays. Philip Gooden doesn't seem to be very renowned, but don't let that stop you from reading his books. If you are a fan of Shakespeare and you like crime novels, then you will enjoy his books.