October books
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christianreaderLove the One You're With - Emily Giffin
Ellen is newly and happily married to a great guy, but her emotions are thrown for a loop when she encounters Leo, her ex-boyfriend, several years after he broke her heart. Out of guilt and a desire to get space from Leo, Ellen agrees that she and her husband should move back to his hometown. But there she finds discontentment, which drives her thoughts back toward Leo and what might've been. This was really good, despite some frustration with the main character and some of her stupid choices. I feel the topic was handled appropriately with a lot of thoughtful conversations and struggles that should be felt in a situation like this. Giffin knows how to add layers onto characters and relationships so that you can begin to understand their motivations to an extent, even if they are making wrong decisions. Her books also tend to be interesting from start to finish, even if they are also frustrating at times.
Life's Little Instruction Book - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I listened to this while doing chores one day. It's very short--just a list of 511 things you "should" do to have a happier, healthier and more organized life. I guess the guy wrote it for his son, which is fine, but it's not really all that clever or unique. I'm not sure how it was a NYT bestseller. It had a lot of normal stuff, some eyerolling stuff, and even included the line about how on your death bed you won't wish you had spent more time at the office. Really? Are you trying to act like you came up with that, H?
The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
Socially-challenged but brilliant genetics professor, Don Tillman, decides he will obtain a wife the way he is used to tackling problems--with a logical questionnaire to narrow down prospects. Meanwhile, his friend sends Rosie along to shake things up. She fails to meet Don's criteria for a wife, but a friendship develops when he volunteers to help her determine her biological father through genetics testing. This was really cute. It took a bit for me to get into it--i.e. to like the main character--but he grows on you. Also, I've known guys who weren't very different from Don, so this book gave me a bit of understanding for them.
Books for October: 3
Books for 2014: 34
I was trying to think of why I got barely any reading in, and I guess it's because I did less driving, plus I started several that I didn't continue (yet).
Hey, don't forget to post your book lists here! Please. :)
Ellen is newly and happily married to a great guy, but her emotions are thrown for a loop when she encounters Leo, her ex-boyfriend, several years after he broke her heart. Out of guilt and a desire to get space from Leo, Ellen agrees that she and her husband should move back to his hometown. But there she finds discontentment, which drives her thoughts back toward Leo and what might've been. This was really good, despite some frustration with the main character and some of her stupid choices. I feel the topic was handled appropriately with a lot of thoughtful conversations and struggles that should be felt in a situation like this. Giffin knows how to add layers onto characters and relationships so that you can begin to understand their motivations to an extent, even if they are making wrong decisions. Her books also tend to be interesting from start to finish, even if they are also frustrating at times.
Life's Little Instruction Book - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I listened to this while doing chores one day. It's very short--just a list of 511 things you "should" do to have a happier, healthier and more organized life. I guess the guy wrote it for his son, which is fine, but it's not really all that clever or unique. I'm not sure how it was a NYT bestseller. It had a lot of normal stuff, some eyerolling stuff, and even included the line about how on your death bed you won't wish you had spent more time at the office. Really? Are you trying to act like you came up with that, H?
The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
Socially-challenged but brilliant genetics professor, Don Tillman, decides he will obtain a wife the way he is used to tackling problems--with a logical questionnaire to narrow down prospects. Meanwhile, his friend sends Rosie along to shake things up. She fails to meet Don's criteria for a wife, but a friendship develops when he volunteers to help her determine her biological father through genetics testing. This was really cute. It took a bit for me to get into it--i.e. to like the main character--but he grows on you. Also, I've known guys who weren't very different from Don, so this book gave me a bit of understanding for them.
Books for October: 3
Books for 2014: 34
I was trying to think of why I got barely any reading in, and I guess it's because I did less driving, plus I started several that I didn't continue (yet).
Hey, don't forget to post your book lists here! Please. :)
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Date: 2014-11-05 07:30 pm (UTC)