I found it hard enough to resist all the books I'd never heard of when my sister gave me the list of the best books of 2011 according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. I immediately looked them all up on Amazon trying to figure out the least expensive way to get them on my Kindle. In case you haven't figured it out yet, my Kindle has become my new bookshelf and is quickly filling up with unread books. At least they don't take up as much space as the paper versions and aren't visible to those who think I spend too much money.
And then the USA Today came out with their list of best book of 2011. Surprise! It's a completely different list than what they're reading in Cleveland. I examined the list. I know Stephen King is an excellent writer, but I don't really feel like reading about the assassination of JFK. I would probably learn alot from 11/22/63 since I was 8 years old on that day and still vividly remember that day but from a child's point of view. I had to watch a funeral on TV instead of Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade during that long weekend off from school.
The Leftovers is a book I've often browsed at the bookstore. A story about who's left after the rapture has little interest for me. I fully intend to go along when the rapture occurs. And as much as I love Tina Fey, I can't stand that cover of her on Bossypants, with those great big arms. It reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Jerry can't get past the man hands on his new girlfriend. I'm a cover girl after all. If I can't get past the cover, there's not a chance I'm looking inside the book.
Three down, seven titles left on the list. Not wanting to be left behind, the rest magically drew me in. I loved The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga so when I realized a new title, Last Man in Tower was written by him, it immediately went on my list. As did a couple other books like, To Be Sung Underwater and Catherine the Great. Once the longing for a new book started, I couldn't stop it's pull on me.
Now I'm left with a Kindle and a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, I got for Christmas. Oh why do they have to make this so hard for me! Bound books that need room on the shelf, or secret digital editions that no one will know about except me. Gifts card or credit card charges. Decisions. Decisions.
And then the USA Today came out with their list of best book of 2011. Surprise! It's a completely different list than what they're reading in Cleveland. I examined the list. I know Stephen King is an excellent writer, but I don't really feel like reading about the assassination of JFK. I would probably learn alot from 11/22/63 since I was 8 years old on that day and still vividly remember that day but from a child's point of view. I had to watch a funeral on TV instead of Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade during that long weekend off from school.
The Leftovers is a book I've often browsed at the bookstore. A story about who's left after the rapture has little interest for me. I fully intend to go along when the rapture occurs. And as much as I love Tina Fey, I can't stand that cover of her on Bossypants, with those great big arms. It reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Jerry can't get past the man hands on his new girlfriend. I'm a cover girl after all. If I can't get past the cover, there's not a chance I'm looking inside the book.
Three down, seven titles left on the list. Not wanting to be left behind, the rest magically drew me in. I loved The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga so when I realized a new title, Last Man in Tower was written by him, it immediately went on my list. As did a couple other books like, To Be Sung Underwater and Catherine the Great. Once the longing for a new book started, I couldn't stop it's pull on me.
Now I'm left with a Kindle and a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, I got for Christmas. Oh why do they have to make this so hard for me! Bound books that need room on the shelf, or secret digital editions that no one will know about except me. Gifts card or credit card charges. Decisions. Decisions.
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