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Lets do a Book Rec Post
Since there's a few reading related threads below, I thought it'd be a good time to share with the class what has had you interested lately.
I am almost finished with a book called Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson. It was a super cheap book on B&N for my Nook so I got it without really looking at it. I had forgotten what it was about so I went and checked on Goodreads and saw that it had over a 4 star rating, which is pretty unheard of for cheaper books.
It's set in New Zeland (which is something I've never read about, so that was interesting) and is about a girl growing up in a rural community after her mother died and she's left with her father and two brothers to take care of. It's all about her dealing with growing up, awful adults, falling in love, etc. It's a longer book, but I've absolutely flown through it and am eagerly looking forward to buying the sequels (there are several).
The next book I have to read is Decision Points by GWB. I'm super curious about it and hope it's thought provoking (my political beliefs aside).
Re: Lets do a Book Rec Post
I can actually participate! I'm not a reader at all. I am reading The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. It is about all the people who made money off of the financial meltdown and how. It is really interesting and it makes me wish I was just 1/2 as smart as them! Here is the google synopsis:
The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking. Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller Liar's Poker. Out of a handful of unlikely-really unlikely-heroes, Lewis fashions a story as compelling and unusual as any of his earlier bestsellers, proving yet again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our time.
I just finished Hide by Lisa Gardener last night. It's the second in her D.D. Warren series. I read Alone the first book in July. Hide follows Boston Police detectives trying to unravel a case when the bodies of six girls are unearthed in an underground pit on the grounds of a deserted mental hospital. One of the presumed victims turns up very much alive and an adult, and so it spins from there as to how she is connected to the murderer and the bodies in the pit. This book seriously had me scared. I couldn't sleep well for two nights after staying up late reading the very detailed descriptions of the corpses and the thrills, twists, and turns of the book. Of course for a criminology major and someone who has worked in the field, I found the portrayals of the detectives very interesting, and the story itself fascinating, even if it was fiction. Alone was good, but Hide just seriously had me hooked. I can't wait to read the next in the series.
Prior to Hide, I raced through Matched by Ally Condie, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, and To Hold the Crown: The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York by Jean Plaidy (had to further my obsession with The Tudors). All of these were fantastic and like I said, I raced through them in a matter of days.
Next up for me will most likely be Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, since it looks like my hold is going to finally be available soon. I can't wait to delve right into this one after loving The Hunger Games so much!
I finished Jodi Picoult's new book a few weeks ago - Sing You Home. I love everything she writes, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. It is a fairly easy read, and touches on a lot of good points.
I am currently reading The Help, but like I said in another post, I am having a hard time getting into it. Perhaps it will be easier after busy season when I am not quite so exhausted at night.
Just wait until you get to Live to Tell! It's so freaking creepy.
My recent favs have been Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions and Delirium (Delirium, #1). Predictably Irrational is non-fiction - economic sociology. It sounds so dry but the author has a great sense of humor. It's great on audiobook. And, I'd recommend Delirium to anyone that liked Matched - it's in the same vein.
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I loved many of the above, but one more suggestion is Divergent. It was sorta similar to Hunger Games. It was awesome, and fast.
On a book aside... I bought the Art of Racing in the Rain at a library sale, and was so excited. It was out on the side table, with a bunch of other books. Of all the books, Maggie choose the one about a dog to gnaw on. LOL it was so funny I could hardly be mad. It's still readable, just not presentable. hehe, stinker.