Currently reading...
So, in an effort to post more often here is a list of what I'm currently reading. I have a bad habit of reading several books at once. I say bad because it means it takes me longer than it should to finish one book.
1. World War Z: The Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. I just started this one and am only a couple of chapters in but I'm really enjoying it so far. I have a real fear of Zombies! and a couple of months ago wouldn't have believed it if you'd told me I'd be reading a Zombie! novel but the T.V. adaptation of The Walking Dead and subsequent reading of the graphic novel has helped me lessen my irrational fear. Hooray! I hope to be able to watch Zombieland in the near future!
2.The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. This book talks about how epidemics, social behaviors, fashion trends, etc. spread due to some small seemingly inconsequential action. The examples given are interesting and entertaining.
3.The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. I'm reading this one to appease my youngest Stepson James. He really loves the series but I'm not enjoying book 2 as much as I did the first book. He says he felt the same way but that I should continue because they get better. I do enjoy discussing the stories with him as I go. I love seeing how his mind works and what he takes from the stories. It led to a really interesting discussion with him about religion recently.
4.Speak of the Devil by Jenna Black. I'm a really big fan of Urban Fantasy. This is book 3 in a series about a demon exorcist who unknowingly becomes possessed by a demon and must save mankind. I find the main character kind of irritating but I really enjoy some of the supporting characters of the storyline. I've invested enough time reading the books to want to know what happens to everyone but frequently want to quit because she makes such poor choices and is really whiny.
On my commute back and forth to work I listen to audio books. Recently I finished listening to The Help by Kathryn Stockett. The novel is told from the perspective of three characters: Aibileen Clark, a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son in a work related accident; Minny Jackson, an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines. I highly recommend this to anyone with a commute. The audio version is read by 3 different narrators and they really make the story come to life. It was such a riveting story that I would want to continue driving just to keep the story going.
What's on your bedside table?
1. World War Z: The Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. I just started this one and am only a couple of chapters in but I'm really enjoying it so far. I have a real fear of Zombies! and a couple of months ago wouldn't have believed it if you'd told me I'd be reading a Zombie! novel but the T.V. adaptation of The Walking Dead and subsequent reading of the graphic novel has helped me lessen my irrational fear. Hooray! I hope to be able to watch Zombieland in the near future!
2.The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. This book talks about how epidemics, social behaviors, fashion trends, etc. spread due to some small seemingly inconsequential action. The examples given are interesting and entertaining.
3.The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. I'm reading this one to appease my youngest Stepson James. He really loves the series but I'm not enjoying book 2 as much as I did the first book. He says he felt the same way but that I should continue because they get better. I do enjoy discussing the stories with him as I go. I love seeing how his mind works and what he takes from the stories. It led to a really interesting discussion with him about religion recently.
4.Speak of the Devil by Jenna Black. I'm a really big fan of Urban Fantasy. This is book 3 in a series about a demon exorcist who unknowingly becomes possessed by a demon and must save mankind. I find the main character kind of irritating but I really enjoy some of the supporting characters of the storyline. I've invested enough time reading the books to want to know what happens to everyone but frequently want to quit because she makes such poor choices and is really whiny.
On my commute back and forth to work I listen to audio books. Recently I finished listening to The Help by Kathryn Stockett. The novel is told from the perspective of three characters: Aibileen Clark, a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son in a work related accident; Minny Jackson, an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines. I highly recommend this to anyone with a commute. The audio version is read by 3 different narrators and they really make the story come to life. It was such a riveting story that I would want to continue driving just to keep the story going.
What's on your bedside table?