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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to read. I just don't get people who say they don't like reading. Reading is the ultimate escape. It's relaxing. It's entertaining. It's informative. I'm sorry non-readers but you baffle me. What's not to like about reading?
Anyway, I wish I could list all the books I've read this year but there's so many I can't remember them all (not braggin', just sayin'). So, I'll list the ones I've read since I've been on holiday with a rating: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down or Switzerland (get it? neutral?) and a short note for the ones I didn't like.
I'll add to the list as I finish a book. Feel free to agree or call me a moron. I welcome spirited discussion. Earlier this month (4/08) I joined a book club through Meetup and I'll note which books were for the club.
In no particular order:
The Girls' Global Guide to Guys
Theresa Alan- Thumbs Up
Goodnight Nobody: A Novel
Jennifer Weiner- Thumbs Up
The Red Hat Club
Haywood Smith- Thumbs Up
The Red Hat Club Rides Again
Haywood Smith- Thumbs Up
Dreamboat
Judith Gould- Thumbs Down (Cliched and predictable)
My Favorite Mistake
Beth Kendrick- Switzerland (Cute, fast read but characters were formulaic)
Suburbanistas
Pamela Redmond Sutran- Thumbs Up
The Pact
Jennifer Sturman- Switzerland (Chick Lit mystery, predictable)
The Chinchilla Farm: A Novel
Judith Freeman- Thumbs Up
Wife in the Fast Lane: A Novel
Karen Quinn- Thumbs Up
Between, Georgia
Joshilyn Jackson- Thumbs Up (Way, way up)
Tales from the Crib
Risa Green- Thumbs Up
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky
Jeanne Ray- Thumbs Up
Pug Hill
Allison Pace- Thumbs Up (Despite my dislike of small, yippy dogs)
Gods in Alabama
Joshilyn Jackson- Thumbs Up! - Methinks she's going to become one of my favorite authors
The Ivy Chronicles
Karen Quinn- Thumbs Up
Promise Not to Tell: A Novel
Jennifer McMahon- Switzerland (I was expecting more creepy and scary)
The First Assistant
Clare Naylor/Mimi Hare- Thumbs Up the The Second Assistant
the first book, was also good
Just Between Us
Cathy Kelly- Thumbs Up (A little too long)
Rescuing Rose
Isabel Wolff- Thumbs Up (Stay away if you're tired of the Bridget Jones knockoffs)
Always and Forever
Cathy Kelly- Thumbs Up (Again, a little long)
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd- Thumbs Up
Awake
Elizabeth Graver - Thumbs Up - Her writing style is a bit flowery. There were times when I got tired of it, and others where I loved her sentences
Oh My Stars
Lorna Landvik - Thumbs Up - This was very good
Weekend in Paris
Robyn Sisman - Thumbs Down - Couldn't finish it
Adventures of an Ice Princess
Liz Maverick- Thumbs Down (Vapid)
The Almost Moon
Alice Sebold- Thumbs Up
Remember Me?
Sophie Kinsella- Thumbs Up Finished 4/20/08
Naked
David Sedaris (for the book club) - What's between neutral and Thumbs Down? I didn't hate it. There were parts that made me laugh out loud. But it was weird. It's in essay format, but I didn't feel like I was learning about his life. Read at your own risk. Finished 5/10/08
Love the One You're With
Emily Giffin- Thumbs Up
Flirting with Forty
Jane Porter - Thumbs Up Finished 6/17/08
Water for Elephants
Sarah Gruen - Thumbs WAY Up - This was for the book club. I didn't expect to like it because of the whole circus thing but it was great!
Love Monkey
Kyle Smith - Thumbs Down This was for book club. Smith has a way with words, but I didn't connect to the character at all. (Finished 7/23/08)
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger - Thumbs WAY Up For book club. SO, so good!
Certain Girls
Jennifer Weiner- Thumbs Up
Savannah Breeze
Mary Kay Andrews -Thumbs Up - This was the second in a (sort of) series. I also read Savannah Blues
which was good too. Both are light reads.
Dream When You're Feeling Blue
Elizabeth Berg - Thumbs Up
Family Baggage
Monica McInerney - Thumbs Up
Swapping Lives
Jane Green - Thumbs Up
The Center of Everything
Laura Moriarty - Thumbs Up
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Elizabeth Buchan - Thumbs Down - I rarely put a book down without finishing it, but I just couldn't get into this
Speechless
Yvonne Collins/Sandy Rideout - Thumbs Up
Home to Big Stone Gap
Adriana Trigiani - Thumbs Up - I've loved all the books in the Big Stone Gap series
The Family Tree
Carole Cadwalladr - Thumbs Down - Could barely make it past the first chapter
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
Joshilyn Jackson - Thumbs Up
Sweet Revenge
Dianne Mott Davidson - Thumbs Down I usually enjoy this series despite the plot similarities, but this was so formulaic and almost painful to read.
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