Update

Finally finished The Book Thief. What a lovely heartbreaking amazing book, well worth the weeks I spent on it.

Started reading This Book is Overdue and so far so good. Might have to check out the previous work on obituaries the author wrote. I also checked out Greyhound which came highly recommended by an adorable customer at the library who walked in and said, "I have to give a book review! This book was so good."

Hopefully she's right. Well I gotta go, husband is awake and needs attention.

Oh school.

Well, just jotting a quick note to say that I fished a third book, Free to All by Abigail von Slyck. I had to read it for class and busted it out in two days. Go me.

A pretty interesting take on the way public libraries formed due to Carnegie philanthropy, the thoughts his personal secretary Bertram and the architects of the time.

Anyhow, still trying to get through The Book Thief. I got Return of the Dapper Men and picked up another book You Say Tomato, I say shut up! I should meet my 4 book minimum by the 28th.

Well. I better get back to school time.
 

Superfreakonomics done!

Blahhh. School has started and I already feel behind. I hate seeing the syllabus with all the due dates on it.

I'm behind on my resolution already too!

Need to finish Book Thief by tomorrow to stay sort of on track. My husband took the day off on Friday which is usually just me time so I blame him for not letting me get my reading done. :) Oh well. Hopefully I'll have time to blog more next week and write the two reviews.

Until then.

Happy reading!

Late New Year's Resolution

So I decided to give myself a late new year resolution. Read a book a week/52 books this year. No audiobooks either. Mostly cause I hate those.

So far..
1. Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi

A book I've read!

In Progress
2. Superfreakonomics - Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
3. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

(Books I am currently reading.)

On the shelf
4. This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All - Marilyn Johnson
5. The return of the Dapper Men - Jim McCann
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
7. Something by Mary Roach
8. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress -Rhoda Janzen
9. Matrimony - Joshua Henkin
10. Self help: Stories - Lorrie Moore
11. American Splendor - Harvey Pekar
12. The Sky is Everywhere - Jandy Nelso
13. Blindness - Jose Saramago
14. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris

(Culled from friends and preference here are some things that I hope to read this year.)

I'll probably be using this to blab about other stuff I'm interested in. I'm just getting my career started in the library world. I'm also in grad school and listen to too many podcasts and watch too many movies and Netflix on demand. :)


Coming soon! A review of Unbearable Lightness.