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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Story Behind the Art

The creativity in books is endless!  I like to look at art and draw a story from it.  One of my favorite things is artwork based on books.  It is unique and attracting because it catches one of the moments in the story that you have read, or will read.  All of the emotions, drama, and action that is presented in a drawing is very useful and interesting to see when you look at artwork that is based on a book.  You get to see the climax at that moment of that particular part in the story.  I have fun reflecting on what it is that I have read from the book.  Looking at artwork based on a book is a lot like freezing time in the story.  With all of the action, romance, or drama going on, you freeze it at one time in the story.  It is exciting and fun to have artwork to enjoy from a book, and read the story behind it.  Some of the artwork I enjoy with a great story behind it is The Buck by Danica Knutson and Celebration and Release of Satan's Spirit by Danica Knutson.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Science Fiction Books Make the Best Movies- Revisited: Hunger Games

Science fiction books are one of my favorite genres to read about.  I love to watch movies and read books that are in this genre.  They have some of the most exciting plots and action packed stories.  My favorite part is the creativity in these stories!  Science fiction books make some of the best movies out there!  One of these great science fiction books made into a movie is Hunger Games.  I watched the movie Hunger Games.  This is a really good movie!  I loved the creativity in it.  It will be impossible to forget this story anytime soon.  The movie Hunger Games is based on the novel by Suzanne Collins.  This is definitely a fun story and I am looking forward to watching the sequels of the Hunger Games.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Are Werewolves Real?

Literature tells us of the epic battle raged between humans and werewolves. We know of their struggle between good and evil, between love and hate- what makes them so interesting is the link that werewolves have to being a regular human being at day and an animal at nights.

But are werewolves real? Or is it a science fiction based struggle that we have seen through so many other characters? A werewolf links between human and animal. A vampire links between a human and blood sucking monster. Bigfoot is closely linked with human and animal. So are they just science fiction? And what makes us enjoy their company in the imaginative world of T.V., movies, series, comics, books and novels?

Artists, authors, theorists all try to create a new beginning for these beloved creatures, to create a link to real human feelings, and an internal struggle which we seek to resolve. As today's technology increases, any chances of a creature of this nature is dimming in its likelihood of being discovered or having existed. But that doesn't stop us from trying! There will be a new twist to every story, to try and create something different from what we have seen before.

So, be it science fiction or reality, our interest will never die and only grows as time goes by. But one has to wonder if the epic tales between good and evil, human and animal, will ever be told in such a way as they were in the very beginning, when our interest was at its peek.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Missing Puzzle Piece in Horror Books

All horror books need some mystery behind them.  Without it there would be a missing piece in the puzzle for horror books.  The excitement and curiosity behind a mystery in horror books makes them so much fun to read.  To me, this is one of the biggest elements in horror books.  I love not knowing what to expect in the plot of horror books.  This missing puzzle piece is one of the most interesting parts of horror books.  Not knowing where the killer is or who the killer is just adds to the fun in horror books.  I like to read horror books that have a mystery on how the evil in the book can be stopped.  I also like to read horror books when I find out there is a mystery behind the story in the book.  It makes for a much scarier book for me to read when there is a mystery behind the terror.  The terror part is frightening enough, but when you do not know much about it and are kept in the dark with a good plot, it appears much more frightening to me.  This is the missing piece to the puzzle for the horror books that I read.  I love horror books that have a mystery behind them!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Looking Forward to Science Fiction Books

What excites me is the plot and the atmosphere I read in science fiction books.  I am looking forward to the space setting and the action plots in science fiction books.  I think space adventures are always exciting.  I love to see the imagination play out in science fiction books.  Now what will they think of next?  With an action plot in science fiction books you can have the amount of someone or something's strength to the point of the authors imagination.  This is never dull.  The extent to what makes that someone or something weak is also up to the amount of the imagination of the author.  This adds drama to the imagination of science fiction books.  It is always exciting, and I never know how it is going to play out.  I am looking forward to it.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Shining the Light On Western Books

Shining the light on western books brings out many popular genres within this genre in different western books.  Genres such as action, science fiction, and comedy are shining the light on western books.  These are all my favorite.  I could not choose any one of these combinations out of the others.  They bring out such a unique story and are shining the light on western books.  Another classic would be romance genres shining the light when they are used within the western genre in western books.  I like to see the different outcomes when you mix things up with different genres within western books.  When I see this in western books it is my curiosity that makes me pick the book up because you never know what it is going to be.  I am excited to find out what it is that I am going to be reading.  

Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Breaking Point In Horror Books

All horror books have a breaking point.  The point where everything falls apart in a horror book.  Whether it is the villain being caught, or the victims all being taken down there will be a breaking point.  I like it when the good guys win, so I usually like the villain to be caught.  Although there are many good books where the villain wins and the victims in the story are defeated.  I can not say which is my favorite breaking point in horror books.  It usually depends on the story to me.  Sometimes I will be disappointed if the breaking point is with the victims in the book, but I can not deny that I had just read a good horror book.  I also like a breaking point where the villain is never found.  It leaves a suspense and it is the breaking point where neither the victim or the villain get the closure they want.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

No Strings Attached Science Fiction Books

I can never find any strings attached to science fiction books.  These books definitely have no boundaries.  There are no specific themes or settings that have to accompany a science fiction book.  Science fiction books are never limited to any one idea dealing with science.  I find this fascinating.  A writer can attach any kind of imaginary science plot, and attach any kind of characters they wish to their science fiction book.  Readers of science fiction books enjoy this kind of diversity in the books they read.  I love the unique style of characters that a writer chooses to attach to the science fiction books that they write.  I also love the different types of worlds and galaxies that many science fiction books have.  Even the smallest settings in science fiction books have no strings attached at all.  You can read a science fiction book with any kind of micro world within the reach of the writers imagination.  There are no strings attached to science fiction books when you choose to read them!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Other Side of Horror Books

I think the other side of horror books would be the imaginative part of it.  What ever may be your hearts desire, or your worst nightmare.  The creativity behind what ever you can imagine that could frighten or scare you can be amazing.  In some cases, you would have never guessed some of the frightening stories that you come across in your wildest dreams!  I find this side of horror books to be the most entertaining.  I am always thinking of what they can come up with next.  The other side of horror books definitely has no bounds.  It is just the imaginative part of the writer and the imaginative side of the reader that really makes horror books fun to read.  When I think of the other side of horror books I always think of those great and classic books that were the first of its kind, and started the trend of many other great books to read just like it.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Comic Books Make the Best Movies- Revisited

There are so many good comic books out there that have been made into movies.  Some of the best movies are based off of these comic books.  It is fun to read these comics and be a fan of them and see the movies that they make.  In my opinion, movies that are based on comic books make the best movies.  I love to read the book and watch the movie.  Some movies that are based on comic books are 300 based on the book by Frank Miller, Ghost Rider based on the book published by marvel comics, X Men based on the book published by marvel comics, and Wanted based on the book written by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Just in Time Romance Books

I like the timing in romance books.  Everything fits together well within romance books.  Romance books have unsuspecting events happen that turn the whole story around.  They also have some unsuspecting events that happen just in time to turn fate around in a story.  It is fun to read in romance books about a turn of events like this in time that seem to come from nowhere.  I love to read romance books with events that happen just in time for the characters lives to change forever.  I think timing in romance books is everything.  It takes a good book to put together a terrific story just in time for the reader to be amazed at the outcome and the history made in the characters lives. 

Sunday, January 15, 2012

What Is New in Horror Books

I am ready for some new horror books this year that have some fun topics to read about.  I would love to read some spooky horror books with some terrifying situations.  What is new would surprise me this year, and I am looking forward to it.  I can not wait to read about some spooky ideas from the different horror books that are out there.  I will be looking for those books with the most intense parts that keep me on my heels wondering how the nightmare will end.  I will be reading these kinds of horror books for the new year.  I look forward to reading the new ones also.  There are a lot of books out there that I would still like to see a follow up to.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

What Is New in Action Books

I look forward to reading some of the action books that come out this year.  I would like to read some books dealing with some heroic characters.  I never get tired of reading a story with a lot of action and heroes.  It is fun to read about heroes out there, whether they are super heroes or an ordinary person.  I love reading action stories like this.  I will be looking for some more books like this that come out new on the shelf this year.  I am always excited about the different action books that I come across.  Action books that have nonstop action are also some of the books I would like to read this new year.  The best part about reading these books is that each one always has something new for you to experience when you read them.  They never get old, that is for sure.

Friday, January 13, 2012

The Fun in Reading Science Fiction Books

One of my favorite genres to read are science fiction books.  The fun in reading science fiction books is never ending!  I like to read books that are full of imagination and creativity, and science fiction books are some of my favorite.  They always have these qualities in them that are fun to explore.  I like to see all of the different ideas that can fit into this genre because it seems that they are limitless.  When I read a book, I like to come across a variety of different forms of imagination and creativity.  Science fiction books are full of these things.  That is the best part about reading science fiction books.  It makes them so much fun to read.  Reading science fiction books are a great form of entertainment.