No Kindle, no online newspapers, no sifting through emails. I'm talking about turning off the electronics and reading an actual book. Pleasure reading goes out the window when in school because textbooks and papers take away that privilege. Working full time certainly occupies a great deal of time, and then there are usually errands, exercise, dinner etc plans that fill the evenings. But if you have the time for it, nothing beats escaping the everyday doldrum like picking up a great book.
My goal for unemployment was to read some classics that I didn't get a chance to read in high school. I attempted to read "The Sun Also Rises" by Hemingway, but could only get through 2/3 of it. So the classics are on the shelf at the moment as I read the Steig Larsson series that have become huge hits this year. Thanks to my friend Jeff, I am now addicted to them. I finished the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Girl who Played with Fire and have begun the third book in the series. I’m not used to reading a lot of suspense thrillers, but these are well-written and intriguing.
I couldn't leave Jeff hanging so I gave him the push toward the Dan Brown books that I am surprised he hadn't read before. After enjoying Angels and Demons, he's moved onto the Da Vinci Code.
Here are some other good book recommendations:
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns - not light reading but beautifully written. Both were really moving reads and also a great glipse into life in Afghanistan.
The Catcher in the Rye - I never read this in high school surprisingly, but I did finally read it 5 years ago and it really is amazing.
The Shopaholic series - great girly books and quick reads
Here's something I don't recommend:
I recently read the original “Sex and the City” book by Candace Bushnell. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve seen all the TV episodes or if the book just sucks on its own, but I basically wish I hadn’t bothered to read it.
Random info for the day:
As of today, the number one best-seller in hardcover fiction is "The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Steig Larsson (what I'm reading now).
As of today, the bestselling children's book is "Lego Star Wars" by Simon Beecroft.
The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
There is such thing as the International Coffee Agreement and the US is a part of it.
Wahoo. Tuco-tuco. Reebok. All real animals.
Song of the Day: "Til the Dawn" by Drew Sidora
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