Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Review List

Reviews by Padfoot:
  1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
  2. The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson
  3. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  4. The Barber of Seville & The Marriage of Figaro by Piere Beaumarchais
  5. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  6. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
  7. The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
  8. The Stranger by Albert Camus


Reviews by Prongs:
  1. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
  2. The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner
  3. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
  4. Mother Night by: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
  5. Jonathan Linvingston Seagull by:Richard Bach
  6. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
  7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  8. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
  9. The Shining by Stephen King
  10. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  11. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
  12. Sons and Lovers by D.H.Lawrence
  13. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
  14. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  15. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
  16. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
  17. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
  18. Battle Royale - Koushun Takami
  19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
  20. The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
  21. Death Note - Tsugumi Ohba
  22. Invisible Cities - Calvinno
  23. The Casual Vacancy - Rowling
  24. Sharp Teeth - Toby Barlow

Review List

Reviews by Padfoot:
  1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
  2. The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson
  3. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  4. The Barber of Seville & The Marriage of Figaro by Piere Beaumarchais
  5. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  6. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
  7. The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
  8. The Stranger by Albert Camus


Reviews by Prongs:
  1. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
  2. The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner
  3. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
  4. Mother Night by: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
  5. Jonathan Linvingston Seagull by:Richard Bach
  6. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
  7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  8. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
  9. The Shining by Stephen King
  10. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  11. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
  12. Sons and Lovers by D.H.Lawrence
  13. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
  14. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  15. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
  16. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
  17. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
  18. Battle Royale - Koushun Takami
  19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
  20. The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
  21. Death Note - Tsugumi Ohba
  22. Invisible Cities - Calvinno
  23. The Casual Vacancy - Rowling
  24. Sharp Teeth - Toby Barlow

Good Books Inc. Designs

Here you can find any of the designs that we have either completed or are working on for our future business. Soon we hope to have this updated with the final products and then a way for your to purchase them. Keep an every out here for any upcoming business information.

We are always looking for criticism, questions, or ideas. Once the business is up and running we are more than willing to work with any one to create a custom idea/ design for a book that you love. If you have any questions about any of the designs or are looking for one of your own, feel free to visit our contact link.

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Good Books Inc. Designs

Here you can find any of the designs that we have either completed or are working on for our future business. Soon we hope to have this updated with the final products and then a way for your to purchase them. Keep an every out here for any upcoming business information.

We are always looking for criticism, questions, or ideas. Once the business is up and running we are more than willing to work with any one to create a custom idea/ design for a book that you love. If you have any questions about any of the designs or are looking for one of your own, feel free to visit our contact link.

CLICK ANY OF THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE!


I solemnly swear...


Here you can find all the infomation you need to contact either of the marauders.
Feel free to contact us about any questions you may have about the blog or the company. If you have a question about a specific review or post, then please try to contact the marauder who put it up. Other wise for any general questions feel free to send an e-mail to whomever you wish. Here is our general information:

Padfoot- Padfootmags@gmail.com

Prongs - Scauvi1@gmail.com

I solemnly swear...


Here you can find all the infomation you need to contact either of the marauders.
Feel free to contact us about any questions you may have about the blog or the company. If you have a question about a specific review or post, then please try to contact the marauder who put it up. Other wise for any general questions feel free to send an e-mail to whomever you wish. Here is our general information:

Padfoot- Padfootmags@gmail.com

Prongs - Scauvi1@gmail.com

The marauders...



Oh hay world hay!
A little about ourselves: Welcome to the blogspot of Padfoot and Prongs...or more formally known as Megan and Sara. We are using the pseudonyms of Padfoot and Prongs because we love Harry Potter, and alliteration. We are here to share our love of reading any good literature. We made this site to support the p
ublishing company we are looking forward to starting and our love for books. On our blog you can read our reviews about books we’ve read, any current book news we feel like posting, or anything completely random about books and our lives.







Padfoot
My name is Megan, I love anything with pages, and I love the feel, touch, smell, and
taste of books. I would push it through a needle and inject it into my veins like a filthy addict if I knew that would actually work. I am currently a student at a college in Ohio and am majoring in classic literature.

Prongs
My real name is Sara but Prongs fits me better. It's also the name I use when I beat people down in poker. I have an intense love of anything literary. Some of my favorite authors include Rand, Thomspon, Sherwood Anderson, Bret Easton Ellis, and a bit of non-fiction just for good measure. I am a senior at Ohio university and am majoring in English and creative writing.

To Publishers:
We are currently accepting RAC as well as previously published works for review. The choices are based on our discretion and time allowance so please be sure to include contact information.

You can reach either Padfoot or Prongs at our email:
gbooks.inc@gmail.com
with any comments, questions, requests, or if you just want to chat!!

Feel free to be our subscribed readers and friends; and most importantly, lets talk books. Lots and lots of books!!

The marauders...



Oh hay world hay!
A little about ourselves: Welcome to the blogspot of Padfoot and Prongs...or more formally known as Megan and Sara. We are using the pseudonyms of Padfoot and Prongs because we love Harry Potter, and alliteration. We are here to share our love of reading any good literature. We made this site to support the p
ublishing company we are looking forward to starting and our love for books. On our blog you can read our reviews about books we’ve read, any current book news we feel like posting, or anything completely random about books and our lives.







Padfoot
My name is Megan, I love anything with pages, and I love the feel, touch, smell, and
taste of books. I would push it through a needle and inject it into my veins like a filthy addict if I knew that would actually work. I am currently a student at a college in Ohio and am majoring in classic literature.

Prongs
My real name is Sara but Prongs fits me better. It's also the name I use when I beat people down in poker. I have an intense love of anything literary. Some of my favorite authors include Rand, Thomspon, Sherwood Anderson, Bret Easton Ellis, and a bit of non-fiction just for good measure. I am a senior at Ohio university and am majoring in English and creative writing.

To Publishers:
We are currently accepting RAC as well as previously published works for review. The choices are based on our discretion and time allowance so please be sure to include contact information.

You can reach either Padfoot or Prongs at our email:
gbooks.inc@gmail.com
with any comments, questions, requests, or if you just want to chat!!

Feel free to be our subscribed readers and friends; and most importantly, lets talk books. Lots and lots of books!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Prongs - First Review - American Psycho



American Psycho -Bret Easton Ellis

Technically I finished this book before I started the blog, but this is the kind of story that does not leave your mind for quite some time after finishing it. Written by Bret Easton Elis, the novel was published in 1991, and later adapted for film in 2000.

I have read my fair share of books whose authors rely mainly on shock value to give their stories more substance. While American Psycho definitely has its 'shock value' moments, there was still a great amount of depth to the overall story but most importantly to the main character. American Psycho follows the every day life of Patrick Bateman who prides himself on his seemingly perfect physique, job, and 'American' way of life. But beneath his perfect exterior, Patrick is a man that has become so emotionally detatched from the rest of the world that he has devoted a secrete 'psycho' part of his life to the torture and murder of innocent hobos and prostitutes. It is this mix of a desire for perfection but a lack of general understanding for what fuels his desires, that ultimately leads to his mental downfall.

The first half of the book details very mundane facts about Patrick's life, with a stream of repetition relating to the day-to-day events. He is constantly reiterating what has happened on the T.V. show he watches every morning and goes to great lengths to describe in specific detail the clothes, products, and drinks that he and his friends use. At points the lists that he makes can be extremely redundant to the point of annoying. Like honestly Ellis, spit it out already. But the annoyance of relentless repetition is precisely the feeling that the author is trying to push the reader into. Patrick has become so detached from his own true feelings and moral conscience that all he knows is the mundane details of others. His concept of right and wrong revolves around how to pair black socks with a brown belt and god help you if you choose the wrong color. One of the best quotes that Bateman gives to describe himself is,
"...there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusonary, and thought I could hide my cold gaze and you cans hake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable" I simply am not there."
That quote pretty much sums up Patrick Bateman to a tee. As the book progresses we are given more of an insight to the darker side of Bateman when he begins to describe the deaths and extreme torture methods that he doles out to his unsuspecting victims. The scenes become more and more graphic (and I mean graphic. No PG-13 stuff here) as Bateman begins to gradually lose control over his own thoughts and emotions, and this tailspin beings to spill into his 'American' life. While Patrick spirals further out of control he pulls you down to his level of contemptment letting you slam into rock bottom with him. Ellis ads insult to injury when towards the end of the book the now bruised and hopeless reader along with Patrick begin to question if the murders that Bateman executed actually happened. You will end it feeling disgusted, annoyed, maybe even offended....but it sure is one hell of a ride.
"Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do? My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone In fact I want my pain to be inflicted on other. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this -- and I have, countless times, in just about every act I've committed -- and coming face-to-face with these truths, there is no catharsis. I gain no deeper knowledge about myself, no new understanding can be extracted from my telling. There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing..." <---- Just wow.


Overall I was generally impressed with Bret Easton Ellis and his attention to detail in this novel. His story has haunted me long after the last page and unless you are dreaming up murders of your fellow colleges...it will leave the same impression on you. 9/10.

(quotes)

Prongs - First Review - American Psycho



American Psycho -Bret Easton Ellis

Technically I finished this book before I started the blog, but this is the kind of story that does not leave your mind for quite some time after finishing it. Written by Bret Easton Elis, the novel was published in 1991, and later adapted for film in 2000.

I have read my fair share of books whose authors rely mainly on shock value to give their stories more substance. While American Psycho definitely has its 'shock value' moments, there was still a great amount of depth to the overall story but most importantly to the main character. American Psycho follows the every day life of Patrick Bateman who prides himself on his seemingly perfect physique, job, and 'American' way of life. But beneath his perfect exterior, Patrick is a man that has become so emotionally detatched from the rest of the world that he has devoted a secrete 'psycho' part of his life to the torture and murder of innocent hobos and prostitutes. It is this mix of a desire for perfection but a lack of general understanding for what fuels his desires, that ultimately leads to his mental downfall.

The first half of the book details very mundane facts about Patrick's life, with a stream of repetition relating to the day-to-day events. He is constantly reiterating what has happened on the T.V. show he watches every morning and goes to great lengths to describe in specific detail the clothes, products, and drinks that he and his friends use. At points the lists that he makes can be extremely redundant to the point of annoying. Like honestly Ellis, spit it out already. But the annoyance of relentless repetition is precisely the feeling that the author is trying to push the reader into. Patrick has become so detached from his own true feelings and moral conscience that all he knows is the mundane details of others. His concept of right and wrong revolves around how to pair black socks with a brown belt and god help you if you choose the wrong color. One of the best quotes that Bateman gives to describe himself is,
"...there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusonary, and thought I could hide my cold gaze and you cans hake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable" I simply am not there."
That quote pretty much sums up Patrick Bateman to a tee. As the book progresses we are given more of an insight to the darker side of Bateman when he begins to describe the deaths and extreme torture methods that he doles out to his unsuspecting victims. The scenes become more and more graphic (and I mean graphic. No PG-13 stuff here) as Bateman begins to gradually lose control over his own thoughts and emotions, and this tailspin beings to spill into his 'American' life. While Patrick spirals further out of control he pulls you down to his level of contemptment letting you slam into rock bottom with him. Ellis ads insult to injury when towards the end of the book the now bruised and hopeless reader along with Patrick begin to question if the murders that Bateman executed actually happened. You will end it feeling disgusted, annoyed, maybe even offended....but it sure is one hell of a ride.
"Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do? My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone In fact I want my pain to be inflicted on other. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this -- and I have, countless times, in just about every act I've committed -- and coming face-to-face with these truths, there is no catharsis. I gain no deeper knowledge about myself, no new understanding can be extracted from my telling. There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing..." <---- Just wow.


Overall I was generally impressed with Bret Easton Ellis and his attention to detail in this novel. His story has haunted me long after the last page and unless you are dreaming up murders of your fellow colleges...it will leave the same impression on you. 9/10.

(quotes)

Oh hay world hay!
A little about ourselves: Welcome to the blogspot of Padfoot and Prongs...or more formally known as Megan and Sara. We are using the Pseudonyms of Padfoot and Prongs because we love Harry Potter, and alliteration. We are here to share our love of reading any good literature. We made this site to support the publishing company we are looking forward to starting and our love for books. On our blog you can read our reviews about books we’ve read, any current book news we feel like posting, or anything completely random about books and our lives.
Padfoot. My name is Megan, I love anything with pages, and I love the feel, touch, smell, and taste of books. I would push it through a needle and inject it into my veins like a filthy addict if I knew that would actually work.
"Prongs. My real name is Sara but Prongs fits me better. It's also the name I use when I beat people down in poker. I have an intense love of anything literary. All of my current and future pets/children will have literary names. I am currently majoring in Photojournalism at a sweet college somwhere in the MidWest but I hope to also persue my love of reading and turn it into a bangin job.

Feel free to be our subscribed readers and friends; and most importantly, lets talk books. Lots and lots of books!!

Padfoot and Prongs

Oh hay world hay!
A little about ourselves: Welcome to the blogspot of Padfoot and Prongs...or more formally known as Megan and Sara. We are using the Pseudonyms of Padfoot and Prongs because we love Harry Potter, and alliteration. We are here to share our love of reading any good literature. We made this site to support the publishing company we are looking forward to starting and our love for books. On our blog you can read our reviews about books we’ve read, any current book news we feel like posting, or anything completely random about books and our lives.
Padfoot. My name is Megan, I love anything with pages, and I love the feel, touch, smell, and taste of books. I would push it through a needle and inject it into my veins like a filthy addict if I knew that would actually work.
"Prongs. My real name is Sara but Prongs fits me better. It's also the name I use when I beat people down in poker. I have an intense love of anything literary. All of my current and future pets/children will have literary names. I am currently majoring in Photojournalism at a sweet college somwhere in the MidWest but I hope to also persue my love of reading and turn it into a bangin job.

Feel free to be our subscribed readers and friends; and most importantly, lets talk books. Lots and lots of books!!

Padfoot and Prongs