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Friday, March 19, 2010

What to Read Next?

I stopped by the library last week and found an interesting book by Sara Nelson, So Many Books, So Little Time. I couldn't wait to read it. Sara was on a mission to read 52 books and chronicle a year's worth of reading. I just new I would have a great list of books, I expected to be overwhelmed with book ideas.  Didn't happen;  However,  I give her an A+ for writing a very interesting book combining her life and literature choices.  However, I was disappointed in her lack of passion for any one or two personal favorites. She never once said, "this is a book you just have to read," I was so waiting to hear that phrase. To me, she never showed any great enthusiasum or passion for a book. I would say, Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird was perhaps her favorite.  She did say it was the best self-help guide she had ever read and she read it in a single day, that says a lot.  I read Bird by Bird a few years ago so that didn't help my list. She seemed too layed back about the books she read for a true bookaholic.  When I read a great book I'm shouting it from the rooftops, wanting everyone to get a copy, wanting to share that pure pleasure of a great read with all my friends.  I did pick a few books she mentioned that I thought I would enjoy.  So I'll let you know if she chose any good books that we need to shout from the rooftop about. Stay tuned for some great read ideas!

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