My Summer Reading

I love reading.  I L.O.V.E. to read.  It's kind of ridiculous.  When I get a new book my husband sighs or grumbles and basically knows that I won't hear two thirds of what he says to me. (Which is a good way for him to see what it's like for me once football season starts, but anyway...)

I'm a fast reader too.  I don't like to leave a book unfinished.  A story just sitting there waiting for me.. the characters frozen until I pick it up again.  I can finish a huge book in two or three days, much to the dismay of my poor neglected home.  Once Will goes to sleep for naps or bedtime- it's book time.  And I can hardly wait.  It's a problem really.  I admit it.

The past few months I have read some really great books.  Here is the stack that's on my nightstand right now.  I need to return a few of these to friends.

Did you notice there is a book in there called Duel of Passion?  I ran out of books and a friend passed it on to me.  A Harlequin.  Of course I read it.  It's a book.


My latest finished book was The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.  It was good, but hard to get started.  I was committed though and look forward to reading the other two that follow.


Before that I read THe Help.  AMAZING!  If you haven't read this- do.  So, so great. I've recommended this book about a hundred times to anyone that is literate.

This is the one I'm on right now for a book club I've joined.  Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.  It's a memoir.  I've read about two chapters and laughed out loud- seriously- many times.  It's hilarious.  I actually just almost aborted this blog post to go pick up the book.  But no, I will post.  Then I'm cleaning up toys and the bathroom.

Also, I found THIS last night at Half Price Books on the clearance shelf- a hardback Nicholas Sparks book for $2!  It has a little tear in the jacket so it was marked down.  Merry Christmas to me.

I also just finished Eat Pray Love.  It was a book club choice, otherwise I probably wouldn't have read it.  I was happily surprised and really loved this book. It was more of the author's writing style, humor, and fantastic imagery that I loved so much. Some book club girls and I saw the movie too.  Not so great.  If I hadn't read the book I would have been both confused and bored.  Instead I was just bored.

Well, that's it for now.  I have two books lined up and should be satisfied for the next two weeks.  After that, I'm open to suggestions!