It's Monday! What are you reading? -- 4/20

Happy Monday!


I had a very productive weekend. I read two books by Lisa Kleypas (Devil in Winter and Suddenly You), they were fun reads that were perfect for this weekend. I also read The Girl She Use To Be by David Christofano and will post my review tomorrow.


The books I am currently reading:


God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: I am about four chapters in and dragging my feet on this one. I usually do not read non-fiction and I am finding it very dense. I will continue to work on this.


Matrimony by Joshua Henkins: This is our book club selection for May. I am 20 pages in and so far it is great.

What are you reading?

What are you reading on Mondays? -- 4/13

This week I am reading:



Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens

I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti

Friday Finds -- 4/3

I have two Friday Finds this week. The first is God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. Mr. Hitchens will be giving a lecture at the university I work at in a few weeks. I am planning on attending the lecture, thought I would read his book and then blog about his book and appearance. I found this quote (which I love) on the Barnes and Noble website:

The New York Times - Michael Kinsley
… Hitchens has outfoxed the Hitchens watchers by writing a serious and deeply felt book, totally consistent with his beliefs of a lifetime. And God should be flattered: unlike most of those clamoring for his attention, Hitchens treats him like an adult.

My second Friday Find is Skeletons of the Feast by Christopher Bohjalian. For book club I read both Before You Know Kindness and The Double Bind (which is one of my all time favorite books). We also had a chance to speak with Mr. Bohjalian when we discussed The Double Bind and were very impressed with the insight he gave in regards to his work. This sounds like a fantastic romance and I am very much looking forward to reading it.

Just some programming notes: Next week, I will have reviews on November 22, 1963 by Adam Braver (I was hoping to have it done this week, but time got away from me) and Anyone Out There by Marian Keyes. I am also making progress on selection 2 of the 1% Well Read Challenge, I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti . If you have a chance, check out my recent reviews of The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, and my DVD reviews of Henry Poole is Here and The Duchess.

Have a great weekend,

Jess