Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Books in July, Again!!!!


!!!Funk has lifted, now the humidity is sucking the juice out of me!!!Add Image Time to read some books.
Started T.C. Boyle's, The Women, in Chicago. Can not get enough of Frank Lloyd Wright, honestly!!! People fascinate me.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender, have a slice.
Sloane Crosley's new book, How Did You Get This Number, charming, intimate.
But my big surprise came from the New York Times Bestseller, Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern. Hilarious!!!! Seldom does a book, make me howl with laughter, and curse my brothers at the same time. You see we have said for years, that we needed to write down what my father has said to us, or others, or about others!. Now this young Justin has a book about his dad's ability to not mince words!!! Really, did his dad ever ask his date, if he had ever seen a dog shit a peach pit!!! or better yet...would one of my dates like to go to the back room, to watch us lance a boil on my brothers leg!!!!!or tell the policeman, in his underwear, that they could keep me, he was going back to bed!!!( long story, we were throwing eggs, and I was just riding in the car???!!!). We should have a book deal, Homerisms!!! Maybe all families could write a book, I happen to think ours would be a best seller!!! Read Justin Halpern's book, it is just too funny to miss, or call my dad!!!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

It's all in a day's work!!!


Reading is not unusual for me. Three books in a week, maybe four!!! Its Spring Break, and I'm turning the pages. People keep suggesting that I get a Kindle, what would I turn?? What would I do with all my bookmarks, and highlight pens? I have pushed the idea, way back in my cluttered mind. Maybe one day???
As of right now, I'm on spring break, and on a reading roll.
I finished Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, I had recently finished, The Help, so maybe this was too similar. I did not love the book, and I don't know why exactly. Could have been timing, but I'm guessing, NAH. (Loved The Help)

Am finishing up Chelsea Handler's, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, loving this hilarious book. She has one chapter that talks about her Hoo-Hoo!!! looking like a pin cushion!!!! I have never heard anyone in my life compare their PRIVATES!!! to a puffy pin cushion!!! I can see my mother's old tomato shaped pin cushion !!!! What a description, I screamed. She writes without filters, and each page is a joy. (Mom you can skip this one!!)

Tomorrow I will start The Surrendered, by Chang Rae Lee. Totally, sharp turn ahead. I have read several reviews that praise him, so we will see. I'm looking forward to it.
My eyes are hanging out of their sockets, and the massive pollen in Atlanta has found a new home on these tired green eyes!!! I have four more days left of spring break, maybe I can squeeze one more "read" in.

I'll let you know!!!