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I finished "World Without End" finally. It was OK.

I read "Before I Go To Sleep" this weekend. Holy page-turner. I really enjoyed it.

Spudd, "Before I Go To Sleep", is that SJ Watson? I had that in my hand at the library on Sat and put it back for some reason....

Well, I finally finished "The Alchemist," and well, it's safe to say that I did not enjoy it. Its message is great, excellent, even somewhat timely for me, but it just seemed really hokey in lots of places. The underlying Christianity also bothered me, as it was not a crucial part of the story. I can see why many people like it so much, and I can also see why so many kind of hate it. Not my favorite for sure.

Also, I never posted that a few weeks ago when Jason and I drove 4 hours north, we listened to "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" by (and read by) Bill Bryson. He is such a pleasure to listen to! This one is about his childhood, so it explores the 1950s in the US and how times have changed, while also being completely hilarious. There were lots of times that both of us were literally LOLing. He's a really witty writer and a captivating reader as well. Highly recommended.

Next I think I'm going to catch up on magazines for a couple of days and then dive into the 2nd in the "A Game of Thrones" series.

Rowan wrote:Spudd, "Before I Go To Sleep", is that SJ Watson? I had that in my hand at the library on Sat and put it back for some reason....

Yes, SJ Watson. I really liked it.

I did not finish Luca Spaghetti's book--boring.

Now I'm reading Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann and I'm loving it. His style is completely compelling.

Bugsy wrote:Also, I never posted that a few weeks ago when Jason and I drove 4 hours north, we listened to "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" by (and read by) Bill Bryson. He is such a pleasure to listen to! This one is about his childhood, so it explores the 1950s in the US and how times have changed, while also being completely hilarious. There were lots of times that both of us were literally LOLing. He's a really witty writer and a captivating reader as well. Highly recommended.

I love Bill Bryson, and I agree that he's a great reader. I enjoy his books most when listening to him read them -- he has such great delivery.

Finished up Bond Girl by Erin Duff. Rowan, you read this, right? It was a decent, fun, chick lit book. It was amusing enough but I'm not understanding why there is so much chatter about it.

Not sure what I'm reading next. I have Beat the Reaper at home so probably that and then I can hit the library this weekend.

I've now started "The Mad Cook of Pymatuning" which was recommended to me someplace (don't remember where). I'm enjoying it so far. I have a goal to get rid of some of my paper books, of which this is one. I can't get rid of ones I haven't read, obviously, so I must read them!

Mellen, that's exactly how I described Bond Girl. Honestly I felt the same way about The Goon Files a few years ago - the buzz was just crazy and the book was just "fine".

I've been slacking in the fun reading these days - work is just so crazy!

Change of plans, as "Food Rules" by Michael Pollan came in for me at the library. That first, then "Game of Thrones."

Started Seizure which is the 2nd in a YA series from Kathy Reichs. Good easy YA reading.

I've got a bunch of "Improving Employee Engagment" books that I need to start reading for work. Blech.

I set "Let the great world spin" aside until I get back. I just read "The news where you are" by Catherine O'Flynn. It was about an aging news anchor in the UK. It was all right. Next is a Jodi Picoult book on my PlayBook. I'll decide which one later.