Hopefully... nope. No hope this time.

Perhaps I should just accept that I am a failure. I am a disgrace of a nerdfighter. I am pathetic, unproductive, and becoming more and more ignorant as I continue to fall behind my goals.

Three Books.

Three measly books since I last wrote this blog. Want to know what my total book count for March was? One. That's right, one book in thirty days. I am A DISGRACE.

I managed to read 3 books over spring break, largely because I sort of had to. First, I finished Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. Then, I read Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. Then, I finished Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Blood Rites was a solid book. It didn't wow me, but I enjoyed reading it (when I stopped being lazy and actually did read it). I was surprised to find that Thomas was Harry's brother, and I really liked the development of Harry's past. The main plot, however, (which centered around mysterious deaths on the scene of a porno shoot) was not my favorite Dresden main plot. But I liked all of the characters and learning about the vampires more. I liked learning about Murphy and her family and seeing her more. I like Murphy. She's got that whole strong-female-character thing going for her that has been missing in most of the books that I've read recently (meaning the 2 other books I've read recently, since I'm a fail at life).

Will Grayson was a fun read, but not my favorite John Green book. The chapters written by David were, in my opinion, far better than the chapter's written by John. John's Will was flat, and his Will's best friend was too stereotypically gay. I liked David's Will a lot. I thought that he was relatable and clever and funny and gay without being Gay!... if that makes sense. David's chapters did not read like "gay fiction". John's did.
I got to go meet John and David both at a book signing in NYC. It was a lot of fun, though not as amazing as I expected it to be. I'm not as involved in nerdfightaria anymore. I felt a little... out of place. And it doesn't help that since nerdfighters are so epically awesome, I felt so epically blah. I guess hanging out with amazing people when you're doubting yourself isn't the absolute best idea. But still, it was fun. I enjoyed hearing David and John answer books questions. They're both quite funny. And I got my book signed along with my copy of Looking for Alaska.

Frankenstein was okay. I think it would be a fun book to discuss seriously with other people who have read it. Unfortunately, my English class is not fond of large, involved group discussions.
Frankenstein was mentally ill, in my opinion. I could have a fun time arguing how he's not really responsible for his actions/just a product of his circumstances/etc. Though I don't know that I think that makes his behavior "okay". I like to think that even if I created something horrible, I would be able to be level-headed and asses the situation without being overly emotional. Meh. I wish that I could do that with everything. I sort of miss being able to. I could make this an extremely awkward/insightful/probing/therapeutic blog post... but no.

Total Book Count: 40
Total NonFic: 16 (40%... SLACKER!!!!!!!!)