Summer Roundup

[bookaddict88]

So, since the first two days of classes are over, I decided it was time for a summer roundup. Over the summer, I kept a list on the "Extended Info" box on Facebook of books I've read, movies I saw in theaters, and places I'd been. I may have missed a couple of items, but it's a pretty good summary of my summer. Since I'm going to remove those items from Facebook soon, I thought I'd post them here.


Books I read over the summer:

• Princess Academy by Shannon Hale;
• Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold;
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory;
• Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem by Bujold;
• The Curse of Chalion by Bujold;
• Passage by Bujold;
• "Borders of Infinity" by Bujold;
• Brothers in Arms by Bujold;
• Mirror Dance by Bujold;
• Memory by Bujold;
• Komarr by Bujold;
• A Civil Campaign by Bujold;
• "Winterfair Gifts" by Bujold;
• Ever by Gail Carson Levine;
• DragonFire by Donita K. Paul;
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (re-read);
• Diplomatic Immunity by Bujold;
• Cordelia's Honor by Bujold;
• Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock;
• Once a Princess by Sherwood Smith;
• Several stories for the Coyote Wild August '08 edition;
• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett;
• Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones;
• Twice a Prince by Smith;
• Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay;
• Indigo's Star by McKay;
• Permanent Rose by McKay;
• Caddy Ever After by McKay;
• "Rule of Engagement" by Smith;
• Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier;
• Magic Lessons by Larbalestier;
• Magic's Child by Larbalestier;
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.

As you can tell, I discovered Lois McMaster Bujold at the end of last semester, and loved her books so much that I read most of the rest of them this summer. In fact, most of what I read were new reads this summer, though I re-read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe a couple of times because it was our theme for the summer school we ran in Morocco.


Movies watched in theaters this summer:

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull;
  
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian;
  
• Made of Honor;
  
• Get Smart;
  
• What Happens in Vegas;
  
• The Dark Knight;
  
• Mama Mia!

Places I went to this summer:

• Orange County;
• Hollywood;
• Forest Home (Lakeview and Adventure Mountain);
• Morocco (Casablanca and Fes);
• New York;
• Boston;
• Montreal;
• Spain (Madrid and Cazorla, mostly)

Quite a full summer!