Been awhile

Sorry about the lapse in postings. Life has been pretty hectic & I have managed to read a lot of books, just kept forgetting to post about them. The move has been totally complete and I have to admit that I really do love this new apartment, especially without the drunken manager. I finally got my deposit back a few days after California law says, but I finally got it. Grr has decided that it's fun to go for walks around our new apartment complex. If we leave the front door open she slips out and saunters back in about 10 minutes later. It's kinda funny. We've even had two houseguests already.

I had a wonderful 4th of July. We went to Nantucket for the week to visit some of Ben's friends. It was such a wonderful place. I had the best time there, but it was nice to get home, back to my bed and back to Grr. One of our new neighbors was nice enough to get our mail and water our plants for us, so it was pretty cool. I think Grr had fun at my Mom's. My Mom thinks she's such a funny little cat, which she is (not so little though).

So, let's see I really can't remember all the books I've read, so I'm only going to speak about what I remember. A History of Love by Nicole Krauss was a wonderful book. I really, really enjoyed it and was totally gripped by the stories. I also re-read Illusions: Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach. This was supposed to be for my book club, but the meeting was the day after I got back from Nantucket. After I ran a bunch of errands & picked up Grr from my Mom's, I was not able to go anywhere and especially not able to coherently speak about a book. So, I didn't go. I emailed a few people & found out that the discussions were great. So it sucks I missed it. I did like this book again. It's really short and sweet. You don't have to think too hard, but at the same time the book makes you think. It's well worth the read.

I finished that book Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. Thought it was good. It was a nice snapshot life of a girl in a boarding school that just wanted to go. I liked it, but wouldn't thoroughly recommend it unless I knew that's what someone was looking to read. I did also read Save Fish From Drowning by Amy Tan. What can I say? Amy Tan delivers yet again. She's amazing. The story was fabulous, well written, wonderful characters and just a great read. And the story is not like any of the other Amy Tan books. I highly recommend it.

Now, I'm reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. So far, it's a mystery. One that I'm enjoying. I think I'll read my next book club book once I find out what it is. I also put another book on hold at the library, just in case...

That's it. I tried to cram a lot into this posting, but hope it's okay. I promise to try and post again a little sooner this time.