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So Mellen... Bill or Eric?

Eric for me.

Definitely Team Eric! Love his character!

Careful not to say anything that could be a spoiler! I'm probably going to sort of take my time with that series, just because they're light reads that make good "in-between" type books. Also, I'm getting them from the library, and there are big hold lists for all of them.

I started "The Diviners" by Margaret Laurence last night and am already sucked in. I really really enjoy her books. We had to read "The Stone Angel" in school last fall semester, and since finishing that one I've read three others by her (this current one is the 4th). They're all the ones revolving around the fictional town of Manawaka, Manitoba; once I'm through with this one I'll have to get into some of her other works.

I'm reading Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy and OMG, it's bad. I mean, she's usually trashy, but some of her books are good trashy, like Tara Road and The Glass Lake. This one's boring. So I got The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and have been reading both, but mostly the latter. The former I just pick up for a few pages every night to see if it got any better. No luck so far. But The Glass Castle is amazing! Anyone read it?

I just started "The Unlikely Disciple" based on Blush's recommendation. I'm still in the middle of the last Dark Tower book, but I got the other one from the library so it jumps the queue. So far I'm enjoying it.

I finished up The 19th Wife. It was decent but I feel like the author didn't quite tie everything together at the end.

4 of my requested books at the library all became available at the same time! So I'm going to be reading:

Julie & Julia 365 days, 524 recipes and 1 tiny apartment kitchen by Julie Powell - this is what the movie (or vice versa?) was based on. I started it last night - it's fun and light.

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audry Niffenegger

Last Words - George Carlin

My Horizontal Life - Chelsea Handler

I just finished "The 13 and 1/2 Lives of Captian Blue Bear" by by Walter Moers and HATED it. I made myself finish it (700 pages) because my boss lent it to me, telling me she just knew I was going to love it.
Next up is "Home Safe" by Elizabeth Berg, a book another cowoker lent me saying she tought I would like.

I just finished "Home Safe" by Elizabeth Berg and loved her writing.

Mellen, I felt the same about The 19th Wife. It was okay, but unsatisfying somehow.

Crystal, I think you'll really like People of the Book when you get a chance to read it.