Category Archives: Past Books

This is a general category for ALL past books/series that I have done for Mark Reads!

Mark Re-Reads ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’: Chapter 1

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, we learn exactly how much this entire series hinged on these seventeen pages. It’s time for Mark to re-read Harry Potter.

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Mark Reads ‘The Hunger Games’: Chapter 5

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the fifth chapter of The Hunger Games, Katniss meets her stylists, everything is incredibly goddamn weird, and somehow, her and Peeta gain an advantage over their fellow tributes. Err…murder victims. Or something. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to … Continue reading →

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Mark Reads ‘The Hunger Games’: Chapter 4

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the fourth chapter of The Hunger Games, Katniss begins to emotionally separate herself from Peeta Mallark in order to gain an advantage over him, and in the process, possibly makes a new friend in Haymitch. Intrigued? Then it’s time … Continue reading →

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Mark Reads ‘The Hunger Games’: Chapter 3

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the third chapter of The Hunger Games, Katniss wishes her family and friends goodbye; we also learn about games past, the significance of the mockingbird on the cover, and get a peek at Katniss’s competition. Intrigued? Then it’s time … Continue reading →

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Mark Reads ‘The Hunger Games’: Chapter 2

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the second chapter of The Hunger Games, the shock of the results of the reaping drive the main character to make a damning sacrifice. In the process, we learn more about life in The Seam and why Katniss dislikes … Continue reading →

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Mark Reads ‘The Hunger Games’: Chapter 1

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the first chapter of The Hunger Games, we are introduced to Katniss Everdeen, a rather feisty and disillusioned sixteen-year-old girl who has lived her entire life in poverty. And, surprisingly, we learn exactly what the Hunger Games are in … Continue reading →

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A bit of an update before we begin in full tomorrow!

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

Gosh, this is so terribly exciting to me. I HAVE MY OWN WEBSITES. I feel like I can now tell people I’m an adult or something. hi guys i make mature decisions. Anyway, three things and then we begin in … Continue reading →

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Just an FYI

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

To establish how these things work, my review of Deathly Hallows is up on Mark Watches. Whenever I do series and there’s a film version, it will always be on MW as opposed to this site. I’d like to keep … Continue reading →

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Hello readers! Let’s get down to details

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

So I don’t plan on there being any breaks in posting from here into the foreseeable future for either of these two sites, but I figure that we need to have a few discussions about what will work best for … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the future of the Mark Reads series!

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

If you’ve come here from the lovely land of Twitter or Facebook, thine eyes do not deceive you. This is very real and this is the big “secret” that I’ve been not-so-subtly referencing for a few months now.

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