Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki!

• Rated 4 stars

“The descriptions in this book are beautiful and vivid, a gorgeous mastery of the English language. Conrad is so adept at taking human feelings for which we would think there are no words and describing them in a perfect way. And certainly, the statement the book makes is nuanced and fascinating. Of course it is very difficult to get through and the plot is essentially a guy going up a river in a boat for 100 pages, but it's worth sitting through some tediousness to be able to really appreciate his faculty at using language. Also this book has some of the best little amusing characters ever. The accountant and the Harlequin are my personal favorites.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Wednesday, April 18, 2012. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“I really did enjoy this book a lot. I absolutely adored the character dynamic between Rincewind and Twoflower, and though all the other supporting characters came and went and that seemed a bit disjointed at first, I think it actually worked in keeping the story interesting. On the disjointed note, I think the four parts of the story were extremely separate and after a while I got tired of the entire plot shifting itself around so drastically. All that excitement didn't really need to happen -- I think the book could have been just as entertaining if all that happened was Rincewind showing Twoflower around his hometown. However, while I found the two middle chapters a bit dull sometimes, the last was fantastic, and I absolutely loved the way it ended. Good endings are hard to come by, and Terry nailed this one.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Sunday, March 11, 2012. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“I'm sure if you go to some people's pages they will have reviews of multiple books that all start with THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK. That's how I want to start this review, but here's a disclaimer: This actually IS my favorite book. So. The one and only favorite book of mine, out of six hundred or so on my shelf. It's fantastic. It's funny. It's well-written. The characters are incredible. The story is lovely. I understand that some people have trouble understanding the understated British humor, and for that reason I understand why it isn't everyone's book. But it's really so magnificent that I can't even write a proper review. Just go read it right now. Okay? Okay.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Saturday, December 3, 2011. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I enjoyed this book immensely. It was a good, fast, light read, and so much fun, but made me think, too. The characters were fascinating and the plot was never dull, and the interesting style of the book was, well, interesting. There was, however, one thing about the main characters that just seemed off to me. I don't know how to explain it, but I felt like there was some deep-seated problem with each of the girls that the book wasn't touching. There seemed to be something darker lurking behind the surface that was never touched. However, that wasn't so much as a negative as only made them more interesting to read about. I recommend.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Saturday, September 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“Honestly, I liked the real Odyssey much better. There's something to be said for the way this abridges the epic and makes it infinitely easier to read, but while taking out all the difficult-to-slog-through descriptions, it takes out some of the best elements as well. The story is the same, but the little elements of ancient Greek life that spike the original are completely gone, replaced by language that is sometimes modernized to a gross extreme. It's a good refresher if all you need is to brush up on the story of Odysseus, but not in any way a substitute for the real epic.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Saturday, September 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Started off not very interesting and got better as it went along. I enjoyed the book, but found it overall pretty predictable, except for the ending, which wasn't unexpected so much as very abrupt and left a couple loose ends I would have liked tied. If you're looking for a face-paced, funny, real YA romance, I'd recommend. If you're someone looking for a well-written, quality book though, I don't know if I'd go that far. Josie started off as a character I liked and then just made choice after choice that made me cringe. I know that was kind of the point of the book, that love changes you, but I expected her at the end to be someone I liked again. The book sort of just let you figure out the end for yourself.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Saturday, July 9, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 2 stars

“I saw a play of this book where the fact that Baby was dead was kept a secret until near the end of the play, leaving a lot of room for suspense and angst between the characters. The play started from the beginning of the action and moved to the roof scene at the end instead of shoving that scene to the beginning like in the book. After seeing what I thought was a great play, the book felt awfully choppy and unemotional in comparison, and the play had many great lines that the book just didn't have. The spark I felt when watching the play just wasn't there.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Wednesday, June 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“To tell the truth, this book confused me more than anything. I love weird, but this book was so weird that I never knew what was going on and had trouble following it. The weirdness was amusing sometimes, but most of the time I was just so confused by the plot that I couldn't get invested in either it or the characters. I felt like I was reading it in a dream and there was a film separating me and the book. It was all right over all, but I really just don't know where it was going or what its point was, if it even /had/ a point. Maybe I need someone to explain the deep symbolism in it to me or something and then I'd get it.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Wednesday, June 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Plot: pretty awesome, I must admit. Writing style: kill me now. Something I can't explain kept me picking up this book excited to read, even though the writing was immature to the point of ridicule. The characters were flat at best and I couldn't identify with Phoebe at all, finding her something of a brat. It's very much a teen book, to the point where the author is so focused on believably writing the voice of a teenager that they forget to write with any sort of talent. Or maybe that's just how the author would write anything. I hope not, but one can never be sure. I think maybe this book would have been better if the author had picked up her little plot summary and shipped it quickly to someone else for them to write instead. But after all this criticism, I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I still actually enjoyed reading this. It was a piece of crap... but I liked it. I'm not sure how that works, exactly. If you're looking for a fun read with no preference as to the quality of the work, then hey, by all means, be my guest. For something of more substance, may I suggest Percy Jackson and the Olympians?”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Sunday, December 26, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Holden Caulfield. Some people think he's depressing. Others think he needs serious help. I think he's brilliant, and so is this book. Contrary to most humans, I actually prefer reading about the subtleties and insights of people's minds than the action and drama of the outside world. And Catcher in the Rye is, at heart, a lot of thinking written down on paper. Holden thinks for almost the entire book, shares his thoughts with others, and takes in their thoughts as well. But Holden's thoughts are great because they have a point and because they're something that everyone can identify with as true. I thought this book was brilliant and entertaining and if you have to read it for school like I did, don't despair, because you're in for a treat. Rest in peace, J.D. Salinger. You were pretty darn awesome.”

Chelsea Koii~ okey dokey Loki! wrote this review Sunday, December 26, 2010. ( reply | permalink )