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mellen, I'm going for my Project Mgmt certification (PMP). The reading is just dreadful. I can't have any good fiction lying around or it will distract me. :| I have Bossypants too -- that type of book I can read on the bike so its ok to have in my pile. I"m in a few chapters - its funny but no...

Silvia, I really liked the Post-Birthday World. Hope you do too.

I've cut out all fun reading until July after I've (hopefully) passed my exam.

Last night I started The Boy Next Door by Irene Sabatini. I'm probably in about 40 pages or so and will give up. Its just not grabbing me and there are a lot of references to African places, things, etc that I just don't follow. I will start Mighty Queens of Freeville tonight as it is due back to th...

Blush, I loved The Road but I loved it from page 1.

Thanks Beverly for the input.

Thanks Spudd. Hope you like Room - it was one my favorites last year.

Question: For those who've read The Girl Who.... series, how long did it take to get into the first book? I've tried a couple of times but just can't get far into it. I want to read them because people have loved them so much but I keep getting stuck.

Thoughts?

Mellen, I read The Discovery of Witches on your recommendation and loved it! Thanks so much for recommending. What was especially nice was that the science parts were not wrong (which I generally have such a hard time with). Really if anyone likes the vampire/witch thing, I highly recommend it. Also...

Funny...I finished I Think I Love You last night too. Again, I liked the premise but didn't really connect with any of the characters (and I did have a teen idol love -- Simon LeBon was supposed to marry me). Not sure what's next. I did read "gods in Alabama" by Joshilynn Jackson this week...

Blush - I just put that on request at the library this morning. Sounds really cute. Let me know what you think. I liked Glass Castles but definitely not a fun read.

I don't want to jinx myself but I did have a good reading weekend: Learning to Swim - Sara Henry *** Panic Attack - Jason Starr *** Red Hook Road - Ayelet Waldman *** Not sure what's next as I finished Red Hook Road right before bed. Probably Gods in Alabama by Joshilynn Jackson as its due next at t...

I decided to go really light and fluffy to break my funk (don't laugh!): Cum Laude by Cecily Von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl author). I also got: Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich Diamond Ruby - Joseph Wallace Learning to Swim - Sara Henry Panic Attack - Jason Starr Red Hook Road - Ayelet Waldman Mellen, ...

Ugh. Thanks Mellen. I'm just not in the mode to struggle through a book. Guess I'll have to shoot to the library after work. Hopefully I can find something really great.

Yesterday I read 29 by Adena Halpern. It was one of those Freaky Friday type stories where a 75 yo grandmother becomes 29 for a day. It was ok, not great but readable which in my funk was welcome.

I have Freedom by Jonathan Franzen in my pile next. Has anyone read it?

Wah! I'm in a book funk. I finished The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman this weekend (which wasn't good) and haven't been able to get into anything since then. I had gotten Being Polite to Hitler from the library but the character/intro just didn't grab me so I dumped it. Mellen, I put A Disco...

Room is an easy read, Blush. You'll speed through it.

Bugsy, I loved Room. Definitely one of my favorites from last year - hope you like it. I finished The Neighbors are Watching and thought it was really good. Definitely a quick read as I started and finished it last night although I was up to midnight because I needed to finish it. Not sure what's ne...

Yay! Mellen, I'm so glad it was good. Now I can harrass the library into getting it. I wish I could get put on the book picking committee there.

I have The Neighbors are Watching next on the pile. Not sure if I'll get to it before its due back at the library.

My reading has suffered due to Netflix streaming - I'm addicted!

That sounds interesting, Blush. Let me know how you liked it when you finish it.

Yay! That way if its good, I can harass the library to get it.