Right now, I just cannot get into The Pursuit of Happyness, so I am going to read 'Tis by Frank McCourt, since I LOVED Angela's Ashes so much. Have you all read this continuation? Is it as good as his previous book?

Book #70
Book Title: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Author: Tracy Chevalier
Genre: historical fiction
# of pages: 231
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best].: A+
Short description/summary of the book: (taken from amazon.com): The scant confirmed facts about the life of Vermeer, and the relative paucity of his masterworks, continues to be ( Read more... )

This is my list of books that I have read so far this year. I started out with a goal of 50...I am now on book # 70. I hope now maybe to do 100, but it is my first year really counting my reads, so I am pleased with my results thus far. I will post my list every time I read 5 additional books. If you have any questions about any of these reads, ( Read more... )

Book #69
Book Title: The Birth of Venus
Author: Sarah Dunant
Genre: historical fiction
# of pages: 391
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best].: B+
Short description/summary of the book: (taken from amazon.com): In this arresting tale of art, love and betrayal in 15th-century Florence, the daughter of a wealthy cloth merchant seeks the ( Read more... )

I went to my little cousin's wedding shower today. It was so much fun!!! She was all clingy and hugging me a lot...LOLz!!! She is so cute! I am glad that I am a bridesmaid. ;) She got so much stuff, and a rice steamer, and I want one now! We're going to the mall tomorrow, so I hope to get one... :D

I am now reading EMPEROR: The Field of Swords by ( Read more... )

Banned Books Week 2006 is September 23-30.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htmRead more... )

Television friending memes, general friending memes, multi-fandom friending frenzies, icon friending memes, the list goes on. But what about books? Books are the forgotten interest on LJ. Many people remember to list their favorite tv shows, favorite celebrities, and favorite movies, but few of us remember to list our favorite books. I don't think ( Read more... )

Work today went by pretty fast, surprisingly. I got a lot done in the afternoon. My cable connection went out in the morning, so I went to the post office to mail some things ( Read more... )

I quit reading I Know This Much is True...that narrator is WAY too whiny for my taste...I got 50 pages into it, and it's just not WORTH it!

I am now reading My Friend Leonard by James Frey....I'm trying to ignore the fact that he is a liar. Maybe I should just read it as fiction, eh?

I am having ADD again....LOLz!!!

I am TRYING now to read I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. I have NO CLUE what is going on. Yes, I just started it a few pages ago, but am I supposed to be clueless?

Also, is it worth the read?