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Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:06 am
by Crystal Meth
I think it's really good, so far. She writes really well, and throws in a sucker-punch every once in a while so you're like "OMG, what??"
All the stories have this woman Olive in them, so it doesn't really feel like short stories because they're all connected.
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:23 pm
by Rachael
I loved "The Help". I highly suggest it, if you haven't read it.
I think I've ready about 65 books this year. Not sure what I'm going to start next.
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:29 am
by Rachael
I just finished "I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood " by Phillip Gulley. It was okay. Barely okay. Now I'm reading some Nicholas Sparks (they're all pretty much the same). It's my 64th book this year.
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:48 am
by Spudd
I finally finished "Song of Susannah" and now I'm on to "The Nanny Diaries". It's a decent quick read so far. It says on the cover it's "diabolically funny" which I must say I disagree with. But it's entertaining enough.
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:09 am
by Sílvia
Spudd, I didn't find that book funny at all. In fact, as a mom, I found it very sad.
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:28 pm
by Rachael
I didn't read Nanny Diaries, but Cary and I found the movie to be dark and unfunny.
I'm reading "The Story Sisters" by Alice Hoffman. I can't put it down, even though I feel like it is filling me up with sad darkness!
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:22 am
by Spudd
Well, I finished the Nanny Diaries. I can totally see how a mom would find it sad. I'm not a mom, so I didn't really (except for the part with the dog!) but it definitely wasn't really funny either. Meh, it was okay.
Now I'm reading "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood. So far, so good, although it's a little weird. But I guess you gotta expect that. I'm not very far into it yet.
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:47 pm
by Sílvia
I don't remember the dog part, but the part where the bimbo mom is away on vacation and won't answer her cell phone while her son is coughing his lungs out and crying for her just about broke my heart.
Also, when you finish The Blind Assassin, please answer my question!
Re: It's September - what are you reading?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:42 pm
by Crystal Meth
I'm not a mom, but I definitely thought parts were sad. The woman has all but abandoned her son! But I think it's important to show the ugly side of humans as well as the good, so I "enjoyed" seeing it addressed, if that makes any sense.
I'm starting "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee." Finding it a little slow, so far...