The biggest news I have -

[rachaeldoss]

I have read FIFTY pages of a real, live, grown up book.  When Lilah and I were surviving without Ben a couple of weeks ago, I packed her up and took her to Barnes and Noble, from where I had a gift card that was burning a hole in my pocket.  In addition to a craft magazine, I picked out two books - one from the clearance section and one from the

Comments

[minimery]

I just finished this book! I really enjoyed it (as in I found it interesting, but a happy story necessarily) but I'm fascinated in this type of lifestyle (again, as in interesting).

Congrats on reading an adult book! I have a hard time fitting reading into my everyday life... I don't know how you do it supermom!

[rachaeldoss]

Yeah, I'm fascinated by polygamy stories for some reason! I can't wait to get through it. I am still so close to the beginning, where the third wife comes into the picture.

I'm glad you liked it! And I am NOT a supermom. LOL She would not have a mountain of laundry to fold that she ignores in favor of reading ;-)

[rebl1969]

I read this book last year; I really liked it a lot. I was almost done with it when the Texas polygamy thing went down, and they're all from the same families!

[rachaeldoss]

I wanted to buy it when it came out, but I was trying to be all good and not buy all the books, but when it's only $6.99 or something and you've gotta gift card, well...

:-D

I'm so glad other people I know have read it! I am telling you - the polygamy thing is fascinating to me...I will watch all the Datelines and 60 Minuteses on it ;-)

[rachaeldoss]

Also, I read "Under the Banner of Heaven" many years ago, so that's why I feel like I have some sort of unhealthy fascination with the FLDS people. LOL

[rebl1969]

Ooh, I liked that one too! I was *this close* to being a religion major in college and I find it all just fascinating.

[seattletosydney]

Don't you love it when LJ eats your comments? Anyway.

Reading is awesome. Congratulations on finding the time! I'm reading heaps of travel narratives, and it's giving me wanderlust.

[rachaeldoss]

My sister-in-law has lent me all her Bill Bryson books, but reading about traveling right now would be torture since lack of cash and baby are keeping me home indefinitely.

[grosely_clerx]

What do you usually read?

[grosely_clerx]

Not that I'm setting you up for a condescending put-down or anything. I'm just curious.

[rachaeldoss]

LOL - I seem to read a lot of books based on people's real life stories or fiction that is very real - I read very little fantasy or sci fi stuff just because I find it more difficult to engross myself in those types of stories for some reason. One author I've found myself readig a lot of is Jodi Piccoult, even though I wouldn't consider myself into legal thrillers (she says, as if she doesn't watch 90 hours of Law & Order a month!)

[vforventure]

You're doing better than I am! The only thing I read is Parents magazine. I'm too busy and reading makes me sleepy.

Last summer I read Under the Banner of Heaven. A lot of Forrest's family is Mormon, so his mom (not Mormon) gave him the book to read. He never did, but I thought it was really interesting.

[rachaeldoss]

Well, it takes me forever to read a magazine, so I think this will be my book for the year. lol

I learned a lot from that book; I have all these Mormon friends but they don't give you the real scoop. lol