Planet X by Michael jan Friedman

I'm not sure the exact title of this book, since on the binding and on the front page it says, "Star Trek the Next Generation X-Men Planet X," and while that may seem simple, after all, that whole thing could be a title... But I just have this feeling that it's not. So I'll just call it Planet X. It's short and simple, like the book itself. It didn't even take me a week to finish this book... it was only 265 pages after all. Plus, it was a page turner, for someone who likes X-Men or Star Trek that is--like me. You see, I'm obsessed with X-Men, Nightcrawler to be specific. I mean, who doesn't love a comical character who's blue, fuzzy, has elf ears, golden eyes, a pointed tail and only three fingers on each hand...and don't forget that he can teleport! The other characters are amazing too, like Kitty, Wolverine, Storm, all of whom were in this book. Of course, let's not discredit the amazing star trek characters as well, like Captain Picard and Commander Worf. And putting together all of these amazing characters was just... well.... amazing, for the lack of a better word! The way all of the characters interact is really cool to see, like how Picard has a crush on Storm and Wolverine is best friends with Worf! In addition, the storyline is fantasic! The X-Men having been transported to Picard's dimension because their machine broke (forgot exactly what it was or what it did, that was kinda confusing), which may have been because of Nightcrawler! You see, the staff on Picard's ship work on sending the X-Men home by exploring how their powers really work, and it was interesting to see how it would work with physics and chemistry in real life! And the way they all work together to salvage the situation on a far away planet where people are transforming into mutants, hunted by the government. Tying that to the X-Men and the Enterprise was just awesome, making the storyline an overall success. However, the tone of the book annoyed me, since it went from being complicated to really simple, which just lessened the overall effect of the book. But it was still an easy read, and something fun, a good break after just reading Anna Karenina. =]

FIN!!!!! (Of Anna Karenina)

I bet you never thought this day would come, when I finally finished Anna Karenina!!!!!! After slaving through the first part of the book, until I finally got the hang of the writing style and found some part of the story I liked--the well developed characters. And for all of those who want to know how it ends, I'll post it below. For everyone else... SPOILER ALERT!!!

It's been a while since my past post, but there's one basic thing that happened that's sooooo shocking, you'll never guess it!!! ... Anna died!!!!! Other than that, I'll just skip characters I haven't introduced to save you from confusion... Vronsky outfits and joins a group of volunteers to give Serbia military support (it's where people are typically exiled to) since nothing else in life matters to him anymore now that Anna died. Anna's ex husband, Karenin, takes custody of her daughter, and not only are Kitty and Levin married (I'm not sure if I've mentioned that), but they have an infant son named Mitya. Also, since Levin has become a father, he's been trying to find the meaning of life... Until he finally found his faith in God. Then a thunderstorm strikes and everyone rushes inside (they were all near Levin's house at this time), but Kitty and Mitya aren't inside. Levin goes crazy searching for them, until he finds them safely in the forest. His endless love for his son just confirms his faith and... the book ends there. Sorry if that was a bit of a ramble, I'm having a hard time putting things together today. But yeah, that's basically it. Next I'm moving on to a MUCH different book, it's a crossover between Star Trek and X-Men (Which is an AWESOME idea by the way) (I'm going to have soooo much fun with this book!!!). So, until next week... umm... bye! =]