Josh.. the Beautiful Man Inside and Out

Happy Birthday Sebastian Izembard! (Il Divo)

Happy Birthday Yesterday, Sebastian!!!

Happy 30th Birthday Josh Groban!

You get better at singing every time you open your mouth and you get sexier with every year you grow older. Have a happy birthday and always remain true to yourself.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Victor Frankenstein only wanted to give life to an inanimate being. He only wanted to create life and learn about the science of the body. But Victor has created a monster, a monster who wants to destroy mankind. Can Victor learn to live with his inner and outer demons?

Grade: 85%

Additional Comments: Though this book is supposed to be a science fiction horror story, I actually thought it was beautiful. Mary Shelley's language was very poetic and beautiful. The only problem was that the dialogue was unrealistically long. There were about thirty pages worth of just one person talking to another. Otherwise, incredible book. Honestly, it really reminded me of Gaston L'eroux's The Phantom of the Opera because the author does such a great job of creating sympathy for the monster at the same time as making you wonder if the protaganist is really good or bad.

Today is My Birthday!

Today it is my birthday. I've just turned 15! It's been a great day, and I want to celebrate by making a post of things I'm fond of. I'll start out with a lot of whales...And some Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli...

Okay, I don't know what else to post, but thank you for reading. I know it's random, but I'm a very random person with an obsessive personality. I wouldn't have it any other way. Anyway, it's my 15th Birthday!!!

Ancestory by Scott Sigler

Sometimes, there is a reason for extinction.

This book explores the depths of xenotransplantation. Scientists are no longer interested in using pigs to harvest human organs, so they hire a suicidal Chinese woman, the most brilliant mind of the century, and use her to create the new organ donor. So, they bring back the ancestor of mammals, but there's a twist. In the last days of her dimentia, the Chinese woman creates the greatest predator that could ever exist. The Ancestors are unlike anything the scientists have ever seen before. They open their eyes in the womb, chew their way out of their mother, and even have a wierd, fin-shaped organ made of cartilage that grows on the back of their head. By the time they realize how dangerous the situation is, the Ancestors have already been born, and they may be the end of the world as we know it. Scott Sigler has, once again, produced an excellent book that explores the many different personalities and mentalities of mankind at the same time as keeping me up until two in the morning with fear. This book isn't for the weak at heart, but it is a rewarding read that will satisfy anyone who gives it their time.

Grade: 82%

Reason For Grade: This book would have made it into the higher nineties if I didn't hate the male characters in this book so much. They were so schovenistic (forgive me if I spelled that wrong) and they are the scum of the Earth. I can see why Scott Sigler made the characters this way, but still, I hated it how there were scientists using drugs, using demeaning terms for women's genitalia and their own, and even the overexcessive swearing kind of got to me. However, this book was excellent by means of scientific content and horror. Scott Sigler made this book seem so real that it seemed like it was actually happening. I couldn't sleep for a long time because I was crying because I was so scared. There is a scene where a fetus opens up its eyes and tries to attack a camera probe. That scene freaked me out so badly that I couldn't even handle it. I had to set the book down, but I still wanted to read and find out what was going to happen. Honestly, I started skim-reading over the parts where the scientists were involved because they kind of took away from the story, though I have to admit that when Gun was writing the vampire romance book, I laughed out loud when he wrote the part about the vampire with the "ruby-encrusted penis". Hahaha! Good one Scott! I am a fan of the Twilight book (notice I said books, not movies) and I even got a kick out of it. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Again, I realize why the majority of the characters really sucked, but, as usual, Scott Sigler's sci-fi creations are unique, scary, and all his own. I would recommend this book to anyone who's liked any of Scott Sigler's other books.

What Dreams May Come by Richard Mattheson

Chris dies in a car accident and goes to heaven, otherwise known as Summerland. While in heaven, he longs for his wife, Ann, who is still on Earth with his children. Ann, full of hurt and sorrow over the loss of her husband, kills herself by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. This decision lands her a place in Hell. Chris, determined to save his wife, travels through every circle of Hell in order to reach his wife. In the end, he must make a hard decision about whether he would live in heaven alone, or in hell with his wife. Through incarnation and every horrible nightmaric thing possible a person can think of, Chris stays with his wife, his soulmate. Will he ever be able to find a place where they can be happy forever, even in heaven?

Grade: 90%

Note: This book would have had a perfect score except for one factor. Richard Mattheson realizes he can make a novel as long as he wants to, and he sure does. There were pages where the author focused on one miniscule thing like a snake or a spider as if it were a chapter within itself. Now don't get me wrong, Richard Mattheson writes some of the best books I've ever read, but I think he tries to make his books long even when it's not necessary. This book could have probably been summarized in about 15o pages, but he made it take up 239 pages. So, just be aware you can skip over some trivial information. Mainly, if you just stick to the storyline and go away from description, you'll get the story. Once again, another beautiful story from Richard Mattheson.