Epic Books

What is an epic book, you may ask? What constitutes whether or not a book can be considered "epic?" Well, here is my criteria for epic books:

1. Epic books are the ones you get lost in. The ones where you turn the last page, look up and realize you've already spent three hours reading it, and you didn't notice because you were in the world of the author's imagination.
2. Epic books are the ones that stick with you for a while. The ones where the writing, the characters, the plot, the ending(!!)  was so incredible that you can't seem to get it off your mind for an extended period of time.
3. Epic books are the ones you can read over and over again, without getting bored.
4. Epic books are (in my case, at least) pretty big. The biggest epic book I've read (I'm reading!) is 619 pages.
5. Epic books are epic. That's all there is to it.

So, now that you know what I consider to be an epic book, let's look at my (as of now) list of epic books:

1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - how can any list be complete without it?
2. His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman - The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
3. Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini - Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
4. Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke - Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath
5. Seven Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristin Cashore - Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue
6. Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld - Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras
7. The Host by Stephenie Meyer - currently reading. Yup, the 619 pg one, and yup, the author of Twilight. But I swear, it is so much better. Not that I read Twilight. But still.

And... that's all I can think of now. Lol. I'll probably read some more epic books, and when I do (not if, when!), I will blog about them again. So keep your eyes peeled! :D

Random Stuff Under a Random Title

Not much for today, but just snippets of random ideas/things I found out recently.

1. THE FOURTH BOOK IN THE INHERITANCE CYCLE IS FINALLY HERE!!! Well. Not really. It's actually going to be published November 8th, 2011. But at least it FINALLY has a publish date! AND it even came with a finalized title AND a gorgeous cover!!! AAHH!!!!! See it all here. Lol, now the only thing is I have to go back and read all of the previous ones, because I totally forgot what happened. Teehee :D
2. Apparently, Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet were voted "Most Romantic Couple On-Screen"... only 5 days ago! Wow. They even beat really famous couples like the ones from "Gone With the Wind" and "Casablanca." Isn't that amazing?! It's like my dream come true... sob!
3. "Judas" has FINALLY BEEN RELEASED!! YAY for Lady Gaga! I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me... ;) Hehehe jk. I <3 you and your new album though!
4. Impromptu speeches rock. Random, but true. Very very true. The only disappointment is that we're going to go back to daily minutes now... Today was our last day of impromptus. Sigh. It was fun while it lasted though. Maybe we'll do them again soon...? Please Miss Greer? :)
5. I cannot sleep at 10 pm anymore. I have to stay up until at least 11 pm for me to actually get a good sleep. But then I don't feel like getting out of bed every morning... Sigh. I think my dreams are also a part of why. :P But anyways, it is 10:59 pm, so might as well get ready for bed now...

Cool Things!

OMG! I found the most amazing thing ever, from my fave author (Kristin Cashore)'s blog. It is SO COOL.
Click on squares, and make music! I absolutely adore it. It's almost too addicting! :D

AND! I read the most hilarious HGSS one-shot fanfiction ever. It is just too cute. Read it! Even if Hermione/Severus activates your gag reflex... ;) Teehee. And after, read the other ones she wrote about Hermione and Severus' too cute daughter! <3
Like Father, Like Daughter

Have fun! :)