latest in book reading

the lacuna - barbara kingsolver

this ended up being such a wonderful book.  it's a historical fiction book that i loved.  the setting is in mexico (mostly mexico city) and the east coast of the us.  i loved when HS (the main character) described areas of mexico city and i could see them.  this book was more than that though.  it took looks at so many different historical events.  this is just how i like to read history.  it's weaved into a story.  and it has a lot of parts to get you thinking about humanity, which is a bit scary, but necessary.

the most important part of a story is the piece of it you don't know.

if i loved you, i would tell you this - robin black

a book of short-stories about tough love.  no, not the love you see in movies.  and many different types of love.  full of was in concluding, heartbreaking love stories.  this one wasn't an uplifting one.

ghost world-daniel clowes

i decided to try out a graphic novel.  it is definitely different than what i'm used to.  i know graphic novels are generally referred to as comics.  comics have the connotation of being funny.  what did i learn through this experience?  graphic novels aren't necessarily funny.

bossypants-tina fey

yes, it's an autobiography.  i laughed out loud several times.  i liked her feminist perspective and presentation.

sisterhood everlasting - ann brashares

when i was younger i read the whole series so why not find out where the foursome was 10 years later?  i was warned, but it's just so sad.  i literally cried off and on for half of the book.  when things started to look up with one character, things crashed down for another.  it was an endless cycle.  when i wasn't reading i thought about the worst possible outcome for the characters because i felt like that's the direction the book was taking.  but.  i thought about it while i wasn't reading.  does that make it good?  and.  i liked the ending.  yeah, it talked about some trials of life, but in the end, i'd say it was beautiful.