Hey Older Sister

How long do you think Whitey Bulger would last in Azkaban?

Just Read

I finished the 400+ page novel Pure by Julianna Baggott in about 24 hours.  As all the reviews and even the back cover will tell you, it is a "Hunger Games" for adults.  I think it's more gruesome albeit very engrossing.  The heroine is a tough, scrappy survivalist who must provide for her disabled grandfather who was once a healer (ahem, Katniss and her mother).  There is an outspoken, intuitive character whose dangerous ideas about his peoples current predicament make him an exciting hero (aka Gale).  There is also a boy who at first seems sheltered, privileged, maybe even spoiled but his extraordinary circumstances prove to be more of a curse then a blessing (sort of Peeta).  Yes, I know that these are the ingredients for the post-apocalyptic genre but still...portions seem a little too similar to Hunger Games.  Nevertheless, I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys this genre.  Sadly, you will have to wait until 2012 for it to be published, although the movie rights have already been sold.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

The lovely and wise Older Sister turned 30 this weekend! I wonder how many books she has read in her 30 years...

Dear Older Sister,

I am going through my current book way too fast! I need some good summer reads lined up!!

What I'm Reading Now

I just bought Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel.  I haven't gotten far enough in to form an opinion, but I did really enjoy the bookstore I purchased it at!  Check out Porter Square Books, a nice small indie bookstore with food and parking!

What I'm Reading Now

I am now in the process of reading Little Bee.  I have never once in my life flipped to the back of a book to see how it ends (unlike someone I know) but I might have to do that with this one.  There is so much mystery surrounding the contents of the book that it's driving me to distraction.  I can't enjoy or even concentrate on the current story line because I'm so anxious to know what it is the author is hiding.  It's certainly well written and intriguing though.  We'll see how I feel by the end

Just Read

Water For Elephants


 I love the circus! I am very impressed by authors who can write convincing first person narratives in the opposite gender.  Wally Lamb is a perfect example- I felt almost cheated when I found out that the author of She's Come Undone was a male.  My thoughts on the books I've read recently are dominated by the imminent movie releases.  I just saw "Winters' Bone" which stars the actress slated to play Katniss Everdeen.  I haven't seen previews for Water For Elephants yet but I don't have high hopes