So it's been a while since my last post, mainly because Rosalind's two top front teeth took TWO MONTHS to breath through and so Dan and I have spent the last two months not sleeping...Oh yeah, did I mention the stomach flu she also got at the end of the teething extravaganza?
And oh, before I forget, two weeks after she FINALLY started sleeping again, her "eye" teeth decided to start coming in.
I've discovered that sleep deprivation isn't good for a marriage, or for trying to edit a final cut of a book, or for trying to work out four times a week, or for...anything.
I have been reading, however, you know, in my somewhat coherent times. I just finished "Guilty Pleasures" by Laurell K. Hamilton and I was not impressed.
First of all, I figured out the mystery half way through the book and was thoroughly annoyed by Anita Blake's inability to figure out what was relatively easy to see. Plus, I heard so much about how sexy the series was, but was disappointed to discover that in the first book there was NO sex. Now, usually it's not a big deal for me, but when you're in the mood for some sexy Vampire slaying action with a mystery twist and there's no sex, and little mystery it's a keen disappointment.
However, the BEST erotic book I've read thus far was "Everything Forbidden". It wasn't written porn, it had a truly interesting love story. The sex was integral to the story and STEAMY. Though short, the story developed quickly and the main characters became endearing and real very fast. I highly recommend it.
Before I sign off, I wanted to let you all in on one of my New Years' goals:
50 books in a year:
*3 of them classic Sci-Fi; I've decided on "Dune", the first of Asimov's "Foundation" series, and "Stranger in a Strange Land", I may add an anthology of Bradbury shorts.
*2 of them classics: "Northanger Abbey" and either "Wuthering Heights" or "The Picture of Dorian Grey"
That leaves 45 books, and I'll go ahead and count "Guilty Pleasures" as one since I finished it in 2011 and I'm about to start "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".
Any suggestions on the other 43?
Yes, Guilty Pleasures was pretty dead in the
ReplyDelete"sexy" department. The series does heat up later, but the plot can be a little transparent, as you noticed.
For your goals, I think "Stranger in a Strange Land" is a good pick. I'm also a big fan of both Wuthering Heights and Dorian Gray, but the latter is an easier read. (If you read Wuthering Heights, let me know and I'll send you a copy of something that really helped me when I read it in college - it's an amazing, AMAZING book.)
Other books that I've read that I consider necessary reading: "The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test," "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"(or anything by Hardy) "Anna Karenina" "Brave New World," "Atlas Shrugged," and anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Just ideas!
Thanks Meredith. I think I'm gonna go the Dorian Gray route only because I've already got it in ebook for my nook. And I believe stranger in a strange land is on my list. Great suggestions, I'll have to come back when I'm looking for the next thing to read. Right now trying to get through Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...It's a little slow.
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