Picked up some books at the beginning of Winter break.

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I don’t know about his other books, but this novel is a book filled to the brim with details and descriptions, easily producing vivid visuals in your mind. Much time is spent explaining lore, describing the scene, and developing the plot and the characters, but the end leaves something to be desired. There simply wasn’t enough “end” for all of it’s plot. Read it for yourself if you want to see what I mean.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I still remember the boom it caused in the reading community, when everyone ferociously read their own copy. So what did I think? I liked it. It was a pretty good book. However, I enjoyed Angels and Demons (also by Dan Brown) more so than the Da Vinci Code. Both books are similar, and involve the same central protagonist, Robert Langdon. Angels and Demons win because everything the Da Vinci Code does, it does better. Read ‘em both.

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde. Kid repeats virtual reality game over and over again, til she wins. Or her brain explodes. Fun read.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Many of you might have read this in one of your English classes. It’s a great book. Well, I think it’s a great book… so far. Okay, so I’m not done with this book yet. But I will finish it today if it kills me! Rawr! I wasn’t lying though. It is a good book. It’s a funny book laden with “Catch-22′s.” Don’t know what a Catch-22 is? Read the book. I’m taking quite a bit of time reading this and I can’t figure out why.

Edit: I finished the book in 2007 with still a few hours to spare.

Besides just plain books, I’ve been reading Keroro Gunsou or SGT Frog, a comedy manga about alien frog invaders. I like it.