Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah
Quality: Ten out of Ten.
Reason: It's Dune!.
Genre: Science Fiction.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 1969
Fog Index: 8.6/81% are harder.
Flesch Index: 68.5/80% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 6.2/83% are harder.
Complex Words: 11%/65% have more.
Number: Sixth?
Synopsis: This is the second book of the Dune Storyline. Paul is now Emperor and this novel follows some of the problems and the plots that occur agaisnt him.
Thought: I think I was in sixth grade the first time that I tried to read this book. I really like it. It's not my favorite of the dune books but it's still really good. I also think that some of the conflicts in the novel are interesting.

Starhawk's Truth or Dare

Starhawk's Truth or Dare
Quality: Two out of Ten.
Reason: Random.
Genre: Women's Studies. Paganism.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 1988
Fog Index: 12.0/56% are harder.
Flesch Index: 58.3/65% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 9.3/58% are harder.
Complex Words: 13%/56% have more.
Number: First.
Synopsis: It's an examination of the power relationships.
Thought: I thought it was going to be a lot better. it just annoyed me,really.

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie

Tennesse William’s Glass Menagerie
Begin: 2/9/08
End: 2/9/08
Quality: Ten out of Ten.
Reason: Modern Drama.
Genre: Drama. Fiction.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 1945
Fog Index: 6.9/91% are harder.
Flesch Index: 75.6/91% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 5.3/91% are harder.
Complex Words: 7%/88% have more.
Number: A Few.
Synopsis: This is about a family living in a tiny apartment. The mother is domineering. The daughter is fragile and shy. The son is unhappy and wants to run away.
Thought: I love this play. I have for a while. Well, I love everything by Tennesse Williams or at least all of the things that I have read. I just think that he creates these remarkable characters and this sharp dialogue. Okay. I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I can’t seem to be able to talk about literature in any sort of intelligent way right now. I liked it! I connected with Tom. I think he’s a big homo. I also really love Amanda. I’m done.

Frank Herbert's Dune

Frank Herbert’s Dune
Begin: 2/1/08
End: 2/8/08
Quality: Ten out of Ten.
Reason: Reading Plan.
Genre: Science Fiction. Fiction. Novel.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 1965
Fog Index: 7.9/85% are harder.
Flesch Index: 72.1/86% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 5.9/86% are harder.
Complex Words: 9%/76% have more.
Number: Countless.
Synopsis: This novel takes place far in the future in a vast interstellar empire. The main character, Paul, is the heir designate of House Arteries. His family has just been given stewardship of the fief of Arrakis. Arrakis is the most important planet in the universe because of the spice called Melange. The stewardship is a trap set between the emperor and the House Harkoneen. The Atreides is attacked by forces of both of these and Paul escapes to the desert with his mother and are taken in by the indigenous people of Arrakis, the Fremen. He builds them into an impressive fighting force and becomes a messiah to them eventually taking back Arrakis and becoming Emperor.
Thought: God, I really love this book! I just can’t get enough. I have read it countless times. It’s just so damn smart! The characters are so damned developed and it just brings up so many issues and thoughts that fascinate me. Herbert mixes Politics, Religion, Ecology, Technology, ect. It’s amazing.

Frank Hebert is so political and philosophical. He address so many damn issues here and really makes you think while telling an amazing story and really captivating you.

Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi and Bernard Glassman's on Zen Practice

Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi and Bernard Glassman's on Zen Practice
Begin: 1/12/08
End: 1/27/08
Quality: Nine out of Ten.
Reason: Random.
Genre: Religion. Buddhism. Zen.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 2002
Fog Index: 11.3/63% are harder.
Flesch Index: 60.5/68% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 8.6/66% are harder.
Complex Words: 13%/57% have more.
Number: Second.
Synopsis: I think the title explains it all. This book is just basically about Zen Practices. Meditation, Koans, ect.
Thought: I really liked it. I found it to be informing. I am not sure exactly what I can say about it. I mean it is really is what it is and I did finish it a little while ago.

Maxine Hong Kingston's Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston
Begin: 1/24/08
End: 1/31/08
Quality: Seven out of Ten.
Reason: Unread.
Genre: Memoir. Non-Fiction. Asian-American Fiction.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 1975
Fog Index:7.5/88% are harder.
Flesch Index: 75.7/90% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 5.8/88% are harder.
Complex Words: 6%/91% are have more.
Number: Second.
Synopsis: Hard to describe. It’s separated into five chapters which each recount events that effect her from an Aunt who killed herself and her illegitimate child to her mother’s experiences in Medical School to reimagining herself as Fa Mulan and others.
Thoughts: Good. I was expecting it to be better, I have to say. It’s not that I didn’t like it but for a book that is the most commonly taught text in modern university education, I was expecting to be fucking blown away. Overall, I did really enjoy it.