Literature and Fable 2

The first thing I would like to talk about is the books I have read this year. First I would like to say that I am not a avid read by nature and have always struggled to force myself to read for pleasure. I am extremely happy with my progress this year, even if some are more advanced. So far this year I have read roughly 5,692 pages.

I started with the Harry Potter series simply because there was nothing else to read. I always thought it was, for lack of a better word, stupid. I watched the movies simply because my sister forced me, but I never had a great interest in the story. I still gave the first book a chance with little expectations. I am glad I did because I quickly finished it and the rest of the series in around a month.

I moved on to The Chronicles of Narnia for the same reason, there was nothing else. I enjoyed it as much as I could a children's story but I didn't think it was easy to connect with the character since they changed so fast, especially the ones in Narnia. I also was reading A History of Pirates on and off at the time which is a fairly interesting book.

I am now beginning the end of my reading this year, or what I plan to be the end. I have school coming up in about two weeks and I feel I will not have much time for reading in my spare time. So I decided I would end with an old favorite I have not yet read this year; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I have read the series twice two years in a row, making this the third time. This time I get a special treat, illustrations by Alan Lee. If I have time after I finish that I may pick up another book or two but I suspect that those will keep me busy right up to new years and from there I will have to plan my new reading schedule.

I also have one quick gaming note to add about Fable 2. It appears from the latest community update that they are keeping the fairly limited path system from Fable. The areas though, are apparently going to be much greater in size, which is a good thing. I long for the days when Peter Molyneux would say everything and anything he wanted to the press. Sure, many of people got upset about features that didn't make the cut that he mentioned, but it was so great having an honest and open look into the development of a video game.

That is all I have for now. I hope to get a few more posts in before school because I doubt I will have time to make many posts.