Hey there. I need to read more. I haven't read a good book since my last attempt to read literary classics. I bought 2 books that I have read and love, Siddhartha and Cather in the Rye, and that was about it. Now that there's a Kindle Fire in the house, I'm going to try this reading business again. I think it's great that you can borrow books to read if you're an Amazon Prime member and I'm hoping to get some reading done using the service. The first book up for review? Not All of Them About Zombies by Matthew Rowe.
Not All of Them About Zombies is a collection of short stories. The short stories range from humorous to horror. At 196 pages, it is a pretty short book that can be finished in a single sit through. Even though the stories are short, they are thought provoking and the absolute best part of the book is the introduction. It gives a glimpse of Matthew Rowe's train of thought of how the story came to be. It gives you that insight that makes you want to read the stories to see how they panned out. I found that after reading the short introduction, I wanted to skip ahead to check out the story. What twist did he add? How was his interpretation of a thought was a conveyed? What spin on a classic tale did he use? The only problem that I had with the introduction is that all of the stories introductions were grouped together. It would have been better if the intro were to be placed right before the story. This would avoid having to go back and re-read the intro before reading the short story, like I did for each one.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Name Your Game Giveaway
Hey there. Dragonblogger Technology Blog and Metallman's Reverie have teamed up to provide you guys a chance to win a game of YOUR CHOICE! That's right! The winner of this giveaway will be able to choose a game of up to $59.99 in retail value. How awesome is that!?! Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, Nintendo 3DS... the platform and game is completely up to you! And the best part about this giveaway??? EVERYONE can enter! The only catch is that if you are entering from an international country outside of the US and Canada, we will wire you $59.99 via Paypal so that you can go and purchase the game. Shipping costs vary widely and in some instances, they exceed the game value so this is a great alternative to allow everyone to enter.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Earn Amazon Gift Cards with Swagbucks
Hey there. I recently became a member of a new site in hopes of earning a few bucks to spend on Amazon.com. I've been rewarded with a few Amazon gift cards and I love the fact that you can enter the gift cards at Amazon and it will keep a running balance of the gift cards that you redeem. Once you're ready to check out, it automatically deducts what you have available BEFORE asking for alternate form of payment. How awesome is that?!?! Anyways, Swagbucks has been the answer that I looking for. Earn swagbucks for searching the web, answering surveys, participating in daily polls, participating in Twitter Tuesday, etc. etc. You redeem your swagbucks at their store for some pretty awesome stuff. I'm not going to lie, I'm in it solely to redeem Amazon gift cards! So.. why the need to let you know? Because I recently was accepted into their blogging program so I can now let you know about their upcoming events! If you haven't joined yet, you definitely should check it out. Here's what's in store for next week!
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