Book #10: The Shack

I am starting 'The Shack' by William P. Young today. I read the inside cover and the story sounds really interesting.

Book #9: Handle With Care

I am starting book 9 tonight: 'Handle With Care' by Jodi Picoult. I read 'My Sister's Keeper' and liked that the story kept me interested, even though I didn't like the ending of the story. I read a chapter of this at the end of the other book and thought the story sounded interesting, but terribly sad. I am going to give her writing another chance, because a lot of people tell me they love her stories.

Book #8: A Little Bit Wicked

I am starting 'A Little Bit Wicked' an autobiography of Kristin Chenoweth today. I only saw a couple episodes of 'Pushing Daisies', so I wasn't really familiar with her. She was on 'Ellen' one day promoting this book and I just thought it might be an interesting read.

Finished Book #7

I just finished my 7th book, 'When you are Engulfed in Flames' by David Sedaris. I liked most of this book, but still don't think it was as good as some of his earlier work. I prefer more stories about his childhood and relationship with his family. I still laughed out loud a few times, just not as much as I did in 'Naked' and 'Me Talk Pretty One Day'. I also didn't care for the last chapter of the book, but his show was so good. And I still find him one of the most hilarious people ever.

Finished Book #6: Pigs in Heaven

I just finished 'Pigs in Heaven' by Barbara Kingsolver. I loved this story. It was so sad and heartwarming to see the lengths a mother can go through for her child, whether adoptive or biological. I really enjoyed the relationship between Taylor and Turtle. I am looking forward to reading 'The Bean Trees' to learn more about this relationship.
It was such a good read from the beginning. I was so surprised to have a happy ending. It seems like there aren't enough of those now days.

Books 6 and 7

Today I am starting 2 books to count as books #6 and #7. One is 'Pigs in Heaven' by Barbara Kingsolver and the other is 'When you are Engulfed in Flames' by David Sedaris. I have read the first essay in the Sedaris Novel and am already laughing at his sarcastic humor about his life. I will probably start the Kingsolver tonight as I am excited to read it because I have heard a lot of good reviews about it.

Book #5: The Art of Racing in the Rain

'The Art of Racing in the Rain' by Garth Stein is a book club selection by the Grove City Library for October. I can't go to the discussion since it is on Thursday nights and we have swim lessons plus good tv night, but I thought I would give the book a try. I have read a couple of the other books they had previous months and have a mixed review of the selections. I have never heard of this book before. It is also listed as one of the favorites by the library staff, so I hope it's good.

Book #4: Barrel Fever

The 4th book I am reading is 'Barrel Fever' by David Sedaris. I am a huge Sedaris fan after reading a few of his other works, my favorites being 'Naked' and 'Me Talk Pretty One Day'. Levi surprised me and ordered tickets to see Sedaris in Columbus in a couple of weeks, so I thought it would be a great time to pick up another book of his.