What A Card: But I like it to be EASY!

Monday, March 11, 2013

But I like it to be EASY!

Darn it, I remembered how to change things. I just have to start doing things differently, and not stop even if it's annoying or more difficult.

Ugh.

Alternately, I could decide I like to be 15 lbs overweight. And I like never to find the time to write as much as I'd like. And I'd really prefer to live in a messy house.

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What I've been reading

Here, There Be Dragons (The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica #1) by James Owen. Pretty good quest fantasy that pulls in tons of history of the genre. Beautiful illustrations. Main character is a little annoying to me, though. Will probably look for sequels...
Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. Great! May even be better than the Thursday Next series. Loved it!
Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore. Not my favorite Moore novel, but not bad.
Leviathan (Leviathan #1) by Scott Westerfeld. I'm not a fan of steampunk, so I'd passed by this book with a steampunk-y cover many a time, even though Westerfeld is one of my favorite YA authors. Finally decided to give it a try. Westerfeld is a true master of world building. Really enjoyed this; can't wait to pick up the next book in the series!
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli. Another weird YA dreamy surreal story. Not my favorite Spinelli, though he does have a way to pull you through a story. However, this one kind of felt like one long prologue that ended just when the story was about to start.
The World of Karov by Elyse Salpeter. The author is a friend of my SIL, and this is a fantasy novel, so of course I gave this a try! As a mom of twins, I have a particular distaste for good/evil twin stories, but I was able to put that aside for this book.
Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places by Bill Streever. I caught the author promoting his new book, Heat, on NPR. It sounded great, but was too expensive on Amazon for me to try out. But, as I added it to my "look for at the library" list, I saw he had an older book about Cold that was less expensive. So I picked this one up. It was good. I tend to like non-fiction/memoir-ish natural history combos. This was no exception. A realitively quick read, with many interesting spots, though like many pop non-fiction works, has a big "I'm repeating myself, again and again" problem.
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman. I find Sarah Silverman to be absolutely hilarious in very small doses. Ten, fifteen minutes of Sarah Silverman makes me crack up. More than that makes me feel like her humor is overly forced, and that she's kind of annoying. But for those first 10 mintues, LOVE her! That's what this book was like for me. Awesome, as long as I read it in small chunks. She is very, very funny...
Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States by Pete Jordan. An interesting premise for an autobiography. However, I don't know why I was surprised--the author spends the whole memior saying how he never finishes anything and just walks out of jobs--why was I surprised when the book just kind of pooped out and ended? Well, overall, not bad if a little repetitive.
Wool (#1) by Hugh Howey. Dystopian? You're speaking my language! Heard this was a must-read for dystopian fans, but honestly, this was a mixed bag for me. It's a short story, or part of a longer story, or a series of short stories? I don't know. It was too confusing to figure out on Amazon, and I haven't bothered to seek out a source to explain what to read next. Maybe some day I will, because I did like this, even if I didn't love it.
Home to Oblivion by Roger Whittlesey. Picked this up as it's by a local author. Love to see people achieving their dreams! This book had a surreal, dream-like quality. Kind of LOST island meets people stranded from various wars.
Nightingale by David Farland. I picked this up during a "book bomb" to support the author's injured son. So I didn't really buy it because it interested me, just to help somoene out. Well, I was immediately paid back by karma--this book was AMAZING. A real joy to read, tore right through it. Can't wait for a sequel. Handed it immediately off to my husband.
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. Unlikable characters are always a turnoff to me, so that was a big strike against this book from the get go. And the cutesy, aren't I smart ending was unbearable.
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) by Richelle Mead. I'll probably try to take all of this series out of the library. A diversion.
Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) by Richelle Mead. Took this out from the library. Not a bad read, somewhat a guilty-pleasure-ish kind of read, but I glad I didn't spend money on it!
Cabal of the Westford Knight by David Brody. Written by a local author, so I picked it up. Not particularly a genre I enjoy, but I liked this enough that I passed it on to my dad who likes mystery/thrillers.
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. Tells the story of the US ambassador to Germany right before the start of WWII. Interesting!
The Infernals by John Connolly. Picked this up at a used book sale--didn't realize until I had already started that it was a second book in a series. Enjoyed it anyway--need to look for book 1!
Just After Sunset by Stephen King. I like short stories, I tend to enjoy King's short stories. This was kind of a mixed bag for me, though.
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. A story of a dysfunctional family. Didn't love it, didn't hate it.
Reamde by Neal Stephenson. A sci-fi thriller. Better than some of his other recent books, but still BLOATED. Suffers from pacing issues, in that it's a 1000+ page thriller that never takes a breath.