Plus, I really need a break from novels.
1. The Glass Lake - Maeve BinchyMaeve is a good bet for an easy summer book - interesting story and light reading. She delivers with this one and at first the story is really good, almost a "page-turner". But after a while, it just goes on and on and it's too long. I'm glad I read it though.
2. Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond
This is one of Brad's favourite books, he reads non-fiction almost exclusively and this one is fantastic! I learned so much in this book, and the way it's written is really easy to understand. The theories make you think "Well, of course? Why haven't we thought this before?" I strongly recommend this one.
3. Naked - David Sedaris
This book starts off really well and had me laughing for sure. The antics of this family, especially the over-protective dad are classic and hilarious. But about halfway through it just became silly and unbelievable. I lost interest in the character and started thinking about what I was going to read next.
4. Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert
This book is awesome in a Blink and Freakonomics way. I love books that take a more in-depth look at things we all experience but don't think twice about. Did you know that we have a blind spot right in front of us (where the optic nerve at the back of our eye is) and our brains fill in the blanks? Read this, do it.
5. Weathered Bones - Michele Powles
This is a book by a New Zealand author - my friend V. had it when she was here. At first the book is really great, then it takes a weird turn and the story isn't what I was hoping.
*Spoiler alert*
I don't know why the ghost had to be so angry? She didn't seem that way when she was alive....and why did Grace lose her mind when she was haunted? Was it just to prove that people deal things in different ways?
I have to share this with you guys. This is what I normally put up with from The Bad Room Mate almost every time I'm on the computer. Sorry, about the crappy photo, but it's hard to do when your arm is pinned down. He rolls on the keyboard, puts his legs on my arm, then gets mad when I type because he's trying to sleep.
Anyway, I'm working tons of overtime these days so I barely have time to get some pages in before I crash into bed these days. I'm also wanting to read more non-fiction. Any recommendations?
4 comments:
I totally went straight to the David Sedaris - I find his stories annoying on This American Life....exactly how you described - just get on with it!
Can't wait to get back into reading this fall!
Love how Bad Room Mate takes full advantage of the situation-- not just sitting on the keyboard, but lying ON YOUR ARM!! So classic.
So cute, I love cats.
Non-fiction is where it's at. I haven't read a piece of fiction since before highschool. But it depends what you are looking for. I tend to veer towards political and environmental stuff. But if you want something entertaining, read anything by Chuck Klosterman.
Rilo likes to lie on my computer too. I think it's 'cuz she think that it's a cat that I pay more attention to than I do to her.
I used to love Maeve Binchy when I was in high school. She was seriously my face author back then. I remember really liking The Glass Lake, but yah, it's thick.
I am about 40% through a really great non-fiction book that a coworker told me about it. I'm reading it on my Kindle, so that's why I can give you a percentage. Anyway, it's called "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. It a true story but reads like fiction. Trust me on this one. So good.
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