New Books
So for those of you who didn't know this already about me, I am a geek for books. My attention span, however, isn't such a geek for books. Actually, I should say that it's hard for me to find the right book. I guess it's like finding a right song. Maybe it has to find you? I don't know. The point is, I went to the library, and came back with five new books to read. I have been trying to get myself to read as many of the "classics" as I can because it just seems like I should read those books. They didn't attain "classic" status without being good. So, even if it's not my usual, or preferred, genre I'm going to give them a chance. That is, if I can pick which one to read first lol. Typically, it is my style to read several books at a time. I get bored easily, and it's nice to have another book waiting in the wings.
I don't know if I have said this before, but I will tell you that to date the hardest book I have read is The Last Exit To Brooklyn. Has anyone else read that book? I think to really get the point of the book, I would have to read it again. The punctuation and grammar in the book....well, it's practically non-existent. Therefore, if you decide you would like to read this book, be prepared. My youngest sister is probably the smartest person I know (I'm not kidding), and she couldn't finish it. Guess in this capacity I'm smarter than her? Yay me lol
Anyway....I wanted to pick up a copy of The Time Traveler's Wife because every time I see a trailer for it on TV, I want to break into a movie theater to go see it! It looks SOOOOOOOOO good. Helps that I ♥ just about everything that Rachel McAdams does. Seriously, who didn't cry when they saw The Notebook? If you didn't, we're not friends, just so you know. Anyway...of course, the copies my library has are all checked out, and there is this huge waiting list to get my paws on it. Sooo, it looks like I may have to break down and buy a copy. It would probably be a wise investment, since I've read The Notebook about 12 times already.
So what did I get? I'll tell you, but it's under the cut so as not to eff your flist any more than I already have :)
1. The Edge of Pleasure by Philippa Stockley
Gilver Memmer is a hottie who has it all, but when his successes start to fade, he finds himself fading away into oblivion. Then two women come into his life: one wants to push him into the early grave he seems to be digging for himself while the other might just be the one to pull him back from the brink.
2. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Travis Parker has everything a man could want in life: a good job, loyal friends and a waterfront home in small town North Carolina (surprise, surprise). He does all the things he wants to do: boating, swimming, bbqs with his buddies. He holds a slight conviction that a serious relationship with a woman could only cramp his style. Then Gabby Holland moves in next door, and his views start to change. The problem is she's not exactly interested, AND she already has a boyfriend. Of course, that won't stop Travis from trying to get in Gabby's life...
3. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The story swings to the rhythms of fifties underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns, drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveler and mystic, the live epitome of Beat.
4.The Memory Book by Penelope J. Stokes
Phoebe Lange is engaged to be married, but she's not sure she's really ready to be married. So she goes home to her Grandmother's house where she was raised after the death of her parents. She finds a Memory Book, and begins to sort through it. There are photos and all sorts of things in the book, and she finds a woman that could be her twin with the very same name. Suddenly, Phoebe is sent back to the 1920s to the life of the Phoebe in the Memory Book to unravel the many dark secrets of her family's history.
5. The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Ethan Hawley, a descendant of proud New England sea captains, works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian immigrant. His wife is restless, his teenaged children are troubled and discontented, hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.
If anyone has read the books below the cut, please feel free to spam me with comments on them! I would LOVE to hear what you think! Oh, and recommendations on kick ass books are always welcome!
Later lovelies ♥
P.S. Lucas Scott is so reading The Winter of Our Discontent in that icon. It's like I planned that or something ;)
I don't know if I have said this before, but I will tell you that to date the hardest book I have read is The Last Exit To Brooklyn. Has anyone else read that book? I think to really get the point of the book, I would have to read it again. The punctuation and grammar in the book....well, it's practically non-existent. Therefore, if you decide you would like to read this book, be prepared. My youngest sister is probably the smartest person I know (I'm not kidding), and she couldn't finish it. Guess in this capacity I'm smarter than her? Yay me lol
Anyway....I wanted to pick up a copy of The Time Traveler's Wife because every time I see a trailer for it on TV, I want to break into a movie theater to go see it! It looks SOOOOOOOOO good. Helps that I ♥ just about everything that Rachel McAdams does. Seriously, who didn't cry when they saw The Notebook? If you didn't, we're not friends, just so you know. Anyway...of course, the copies my library has are all checked out, and there is this huge waiting list to get my paws on it. Sooo, it looks like I may have to break down and buy a copy. It would probably be a wise investment, since I've read The Notebook about 12 times already.
So what did I get? I'll tell you, but it's under the cut so as not to eff your flist any more than I already have :)
1. The Edge of Pleasure by Philippa Stockley
Gilver Memmer is a hottie who has it all, but when his successes start to fade, he finds himself fading away into oblivion. Then two women come into his life: one wants to push him into the early grave he seems to be digging for himself while the other might just be the one to pull him back from the brink.
2. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Travis Parker has everything a man could want in life: a good job, loyal friends and a waterfront home in small town North Carolina (surprise, surprise). He does all the things he wants to do: boating, swimming, bbqs with his buddies. He holds a slight conviction that a serious relationship with a woman could only cramp his style. Then Gabby Holland moves in next door, and his views start to change. The problem is she's not exactly interested, AND she already has a boyfriend. Of course, that won't stop Travis from trying to get in Gabby's life...
3. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The story swings to the rhythms of fifties underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns, drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveler and mystic, the live epitome of Beat.
4.The Memory Book by Penelope J. Stokes
Phoebe Lange is engaged to be married, but she's not sure she's really ready to be married. So she goes home to her Grandmother's house where she was raised after the death of her parents. She finds a Memory Book, and begins to sort through it. There are photos and all sorts of things in the book, and she finds a woman that could be her twin with the very same name. Suddenly, Phoebe is sent back to the 1920s to the life of the Phoebe in the Memory Book to unravel the many dark secrets of her family's history.
5. The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Ethan Hawley, a descendant of proud New England sea captains, works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian immigrant. His wife is restless, his teenaged children are troubled and discontented, hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.
If anyone has read the books below the cut, please feel free to spam me with comments on them! I would LOVE to hear what you think! Oh, and recommendations on kick ass books are always welcome!
Later lovelies ♥
P.S. Lucas Scott is so reading The Winter of Our Discontent in that icon. It's like I planned that or something ;)