Okay...it is a few weeks late. One of my New Year's resolutions should have been to keep up with this blog better than I do. Once a week...at least once a week I should update what I am reading. So...I will need to get you caught up!
My audio over the holidays was RUN by Ann Patchett. I had read mixed reviews of the book, but decided to listen to one CD and if it didn't grab me, I would stop. Needless to say I listened to the WHOLE book. I liked the book, I liked the characters...some of the criticism involved the reality of the characters...and I felt like there was a realism to them. Now, I did disagree with some of the directions the book took...but it did make it messy and complicated enough to keep me wondering. I would recommend it.
Next...I read Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. I had been anxiously awaiting this book. I was a huge fan of THE CORRECTIONS. This proved to be just as messy and involved. I saw the development of the characters...I liked them, I hated them. I couldn't believe some of the things they did. The book follows a married couple, Walter and Patty Berglund. Their courtship, their marriage, their kids, their friends, their neighbors....all very interesting, twisted and complicated. I laughed out loud, I felt uncomfortable and I am not entirely sure I was satisfied with the ending...but all in all a great read.
Finally, I caught up on my teen reading by reading Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia. It was on my to read list and I figured I could squeeze it in before my classes started. Supernatural powers are at work when Lena and Ethan work. They live in a small Southern town. Ethan has been counting the days until he can leave the town when he meets Lena. Yes, they are in high school...but odd powers are at work. Lena has come to the small town of Gatlin for a reason...and Ethan is both intrigued and smitten by her. Meet the fun cast of the town...the Caster family, Ethan's father, their housekeeper, the town librarian...it was creepy and definitely left you hanging...yes there is another book in the series Beautiful Darkness...I will have to check it out as well!
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