This is Not Chick Lit - Elizabeth Merrick

This is Not Chick Lit edited by Elizabeth Merrick

It caught my eye when I was buying 4 other books ... I have a problem. Unfortunately, I don't think short stories are my style. I get too invested in the one narrator/character and I find it very jarring to switch to a new narrator/character so quickly ... It's still on my bedside table but I only read three of the stories. Not really enough to rate it.

Harry Potter 7 - JK Rowling

Harry Potter 7 by JK Rowling

I spent an absurd amount of hours reading this puppy on my day off. But I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't finish it. And subsequently, I have been having dreams about Harry Potter all week. Snape cursing the Wang Center, Jason and I running though Hogwarts, Hermione being my new officemate ...

I digress. I also won't spoil. Let's just say: fantabulous. Love Har Pot.

Five bookmarks. APPROVED.

White Teeth - Zadie Smith

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

August book club book -- a book that I think came out when I was abroad in London in college. The title appeals to me so I always pick it up, but I am always surprised by the synopsis so I never end up buying it ...

I ended up not reading this -- it was Harry Potter month ... General consensus of book club was "eh." We're going super chick lit next month ...

Moloka'i - Alan Brennert

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

I've been eying this book for a while now and I finally just bought it (along with 4 other books that are now on my "to read" shelf). It's about the leper colony on Moloka'i in 1890s Hawai'i. Jason and I flew over the place where the leper colony used to be on our helicopter tour -- there are still something like less than a hundred people who live there. The only way to get to the peninsula is by steamship of helicopter. Anyhow, it is the story of a 7 year old girl who is banished to the leper colony. So far has well developed characters, an almost easy to follow narration that jumps from person to person (in the third person), and beautiful mental pictures of the scenery ... Ahhhh Hawaii. No leprosy for me, please.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Saw the 5th movie (VERY well done) and had to reread the 6th in preparation for the 7th this weekend!! I forgot nearly all the details of this book -- I must have read it at lightning speed!

Call me crazy, but I love these books. Five bookmarks!

The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Yup, another.

Four and a half again!

Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon

The Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

As I was reading this book one night, Jason asked me when I'd be done with the Outlander Series. I told him I had two more left -- he asked if he could have his wife back once I was done. Ha ha. I guess I get really engrossed in these books and become unable to respond to questions. Whoops.

Four and a half bookmarks -- I love these books.

Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

This was our July book club book. It is titled as "One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia." The writer basically goes through this terrible divorce and life crisis and heads out for a year of traveling to "find herself." I really liked her writing style and self-deprecating humor, but the last section got a little too spiritual and metaphysical for me.

This squeaks out maybe three bookmarks. Closer to 2.5.