I've been trying to read a book a week, and in September I almost made my goal, and so I wanted to share a few of my current reads. I do most of my reading on my lunch break - I'll eat my lunch at my desk before my actual break and then go sit in my car (or in the local library, if it's hot) and read for a solid hour. It is glorious and one of the best parts of my day.
Though sometimes reading for just an hour has its downfalls, like when I was reading A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin and my lunch break was up - right at the end of the Red Wedding chapter. I went back to work and sat at my computer like a zombie, while in my head I kept thinking "OMG WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ?!"
Anyway, below are the books that I read this month:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple. If Wes Anderson ever quit film making and decided to write novels, it would be something like this book. A quirky story told through an unconventional narration style of letters, documents, and emails. I sailed through this book and enjoyed it, especially Bernadette's musings of Seattle and the techie, hipster culture.
Gold by Chris Cleave. I was intrigued by the subject matter of this book, since it is about two Olympic track cyclists and of course Matt is a cyclist. I felt like I came from a good background to really understand it. Though when I explained the plot to Matt I realized how much of a soap opera it sounded, so that spoiled it a bit. I still liked it but I would like to read Little Bee, which I heard was much better.
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. The writing style of this book drove me crazy. Even though the subject matter should have sucked me in immediately (a post-apocalyptic Colorado where 99% of the human race has been taken out by a flu-like virus), it look awhile for the story to pick up and it wasn't until I was halfway through that the book really started to get interesting.
I am currently in the middle of The Round House by Louise Erdrich and I'm enjoying it greatly.
Yay for books!
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