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books!

i haven't updated you on my read list for awhile so i decided to send a list and just highlight my favorite.
naked  by:  David Sedaris
funny, funny, funny
freedom  by: Jonathan Franzen
literally when i finished this one i said, "that was twisted" out loud
my enemy's cradle  by: Sara Young
this one has anticipation, sadness, fear, and happiness all tied in together.  this book was a way for the author to address how babies were treated in germany and occupied countries during world war II.  i really liked this one.
I mentioned that i read something borrowed a few months ago.  then when it came in at the library something blue.  then followed by baby proof and love the one you're with and finally heart of the matter all by emily giffin.  first i will say these are all super girly books.  so know that going into it.  they're all fast, super easy reads.  
least favorite:  something blue.  honestly, i didn't like the character darcy so i didn't want to read a whole book about her
favorite: baby proof.  although second would be a tie between something borrowed and love the one you're with
so what happened with heart of the matter (the only one i didn't mention)?  #1 i think i need space between these books and i read this one directly following love the one you're with.  could've been too much girly reading too close for me.
they do get you thinking about your love life
year without made in china   by: Sara Bongiorni
a vintage affair  by: isabel wolff
great expectations  by:  charles dickens, of course
the weird sisters by:  eleanor brown
yeah, at the end i still hadn't really connected with the sisters in the way that i wanted to.
who moved my cheese?  by:  Spencer Johnson, M.D.

out of all these what was my favorite?  maybe predictable?  great expectations
and no.  this was my first time reading it.  please feel free to gasp.
you know how people compare the books they "had" to read in high school.  oh so many classics.  i never realized until these conversations how many i didn't read in high school.  we never had a summer reading list or any of that stuff so i figure no better time than the present.
it took me a second to get used to that style writing, but then it totally drew me in

i'm a quote person when it comes to books, always jotting down quotes in my journal.  i reach a point though, when the quote gets long, where i ask myself if it's worth all that writing.  i wrote down a 2-page quote from great expectations.  yes, that good.


and now.... I'm reading the help by kathryn stockett
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