secret stalker?

a few weeks ago i started a book club. before we all go patting me on the back, there were only 3 members (now 4, as of last night!!) so not really a crazy big book club, but it should be a good one. the ladies in it all love to read and as we sat around before the opening night of the hunger games movie (don't be jealous) we tried to pick what book to read first. i had just started 50 shades of grey after i saw a little segment about it on the today show and lp read a few articles about it in the ny times. so i told them what i knew about (supposedly racy, lots of sex and some s&m type stuff?) and we decided that we would read it. unfortunately, i read fast. like, really fast. so not only did i read the first one but i read all three. these books were....interesting? i have to say i thought the writing itself was shit, the content was intriguing and the overall story was kind of lame. the sex scenes were a little racy, but definitely not as crazy as i thought they would be. i would go more into detail but my grandma looks at this blog. so anyway, i had talked about it with several people throughout the time i was reading all these books. after talking about it, several people (including lp) told me to read the story of o, which apparently is a super racy french book that was written anonymously at the time. fast forward to last night: i get home from work and there's a package for me. i open to find this:

i think "oh i have the best boyfriend, he sends me books." so i text lp and ask him if he sent the book. his response? "nope." so what we have here is a super sexy book sent by someone that i have not identified. i don't know if i should be excited for the new book or creeped out that some rand-o sent me a sexytime book. if anyone knows who sent me this book, please feel free to let me know so i'm not freaked out anymore.

ps- my favorite review of 50 shades of grey is here. this website is the bomb.

Book it!- update

k-rab, this update is for you as you have been so diligent in posting to your blog (which i LOVE reading!!). finished the room and let me tell ya, it is sad. not the story itself, as it's told from a 5 year old's point of view, but the meaning behind all of the things he knows and doesn't know. kind of makes you want to punch all those creeps in the world who do things like this. BUT, that being said, it's good. i read it in about a day and a half. lp got me a kindle for my birthday, so i am now able to buy books with the click of a button (yikes!) and carry all my books with me in one little handy-dandy piece of machinery. let's see if i can stay out of debt to amazon!!

Book it!

i have always been a total book nerd. always. maybe it's because i was an only child, maybe it's in my genes- who knows, but i LOVE reading. as i started college, my reading slowed down (oh who am i kidding. i stopped reading because i was studying ALL the time) but after college i started reading again. now it kind of comes in waves where i'll read a lot and then i won't read much for a while. lately, i've been a reading machine. like, can't hardly put books down. and i've read a lot of really good books, so i thought i'd let ya'll in on what i'm putting my nose in:

1. The Hunger Games series (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay)

oh. my. gaaaaahhhhh. these books are so good. i think i read them in like 2 days or something. they are young adult novels (don't judge) but they are really really really good. not sappy, super well written and very insightful. if you are looking for some great books, these are your choice.

2. The Passage

this is another book about the future, but much different than the hunger games series. it involves a little girl, mutated vampire-like humans and a future society. it's long and it spans many decades and is definitely worth the read.

3. Freedom

this book is not about the future, and actually it starts in the past. it's the story of a family and the paths they each take and the effects they all have on each other. i read this book and then found out that it is now on oprah's book club! so if ya don't believe me, trust oprah!

4. Super Sad True Love Story

this was probably my least favorite book of late, although it does have an interesting take on our culture and future. i would say read, but i would also say to read these other books first.

i am still in the middle of my reading craze, so i have more books here to read! my future readings will include:

Room

Cutting For Stone

One Day

Never Let Me Go (i've seen this movie so i know the plot, but i'm the kind of book dork who loves reading the book even if i've seen the movie)

happy reading, ya'll!!!!