It's my first time joining this weekly meme hosted by
Book Journey.
What I read last week:
I finished Water for Elephants last Friday, bringing the total of books read in 2011 to 19. I'm still trying to figure out how I felt about it overall, but I definitely recommend it. The animal cruelty is a little hard to read, though. I'm planning on seeing the movie this week, so I'm excited to see how it compares with the book.
this weeks, I'm reading two books. I usually have one novel and one non-fiction book going. Both of these are for two different book clubs.
The novel I'm reading is Finny by Justin Kramon (exciting update on that coming later). I'm really enjoying the book so far. It's a coming of age story about a girl named Finny and her peculiar family.
I'm also reading Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body by Jennifer Ackerman. I'm reading this for a science book club that I joined. I'm enjoying this so far, though the books is less technical and less scientific than I'm used to; this isn't necessarily a bad thing, because it's a nice break from the last book we read, which involved quantum physics. (My mind is still reeling, by the way.) It just takes a little getting used to coming from a research background. That being said, anyone can read this book. The verbiage is very friendly and requires almost no scientific background save from a few high school biology classes.
Up next:
I can't decide if I want to read The Glass Castle or The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie next.
What do you think? Which one should I read first?
Love and (a book) light,
~Dorothy
