I love to read. No, really. I LOVE to read. That's part of why I studied English - it gave me an excuse to read more books and to be told what to read. But I've always loved it. When I was really little, my mom would read bedtime stories to my two older sisters and me (we all shared a room at the time). I still remember looking forward to that each night. As I got older, I devoured whatever I could get my hands on. Some of my favorites as a kid were the Ramona Quimby series (or anything by Beverly Cleary), the Great Brain series, the Babysitters Club series and Judy Blume books (although technically I wasn't supposed to read those - sorry, Mom). As an preteen/teen I loved Jack Weyland. But at the time, I wasn't living in Mormonland, so those books seemed so unique. And there was always a new one coming out.
Now, I read just about anything, but it's not always easy to find something new to read that's good. In fact one of the things I fear and dread the most is finishing a book and not having another one ready to start. Bah! What am I going to read now? I'm in a book club with sweet Nichole and some other lovely ladies, so that helps, but we only meet once a month, so what do I do the other three weeks of the month? Most recently, the most interesting thing I've read is a brief history of the British monarchs, from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II, which was good, but now what?
I need suggestions all the time, but I'll take whatever you can give me now. Really. What have you read that you've loved? Even just liked a bit? And if you read a great book sometime in the future, will you leave a comment on my blog about it? I will be eternally grateful.
I just wish it was still as simple as reading the newest Charlie Brown book about Valentines Day. Oh well.
2 comments:
Have you read anything by Leon Uris? He writes historical fiction. His book, "Trinity" is my all-time favorite - although my study abroad in Ireland may have something to do with that since it is about Irish history. It is a little slow going in parts but is completely worth it. If you like it, there is a pseudo-sequel called "Redemption" and Uris also wrote about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in "Mila 18".
OK so I've been racking my brain trying to come up with recommendations but I'm really struggling. Have you read A Girl Named Zippy? I'm guessing you have. Feel free to scour my bookshelves when you come over for book club- maybe that will prove more helpful. Oh and all our childhood favorites are the same! Precious. Did you ever read the Anastasia Krupnik series? I really loved those as well.
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