One Hundred Years of Solitude

Today I am starting One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  This book was suggested by a friend a long time ago.  The library had lost their copy and the Book Shoppe didn't have one.  I added my name to the list at the Book Shoppe to be called if any used copies came in.  Right before Thanksgiving I got the call that a copy came in, so now I am finally getting to read it.

The book description on Goodreads says it is the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo told through the history of a family.  It says the story features love, lust, war, politics, and more.  I hope I enjoy this novel.

Finished #10

I just finished Hot Six.  This book was very action packed.  Just when you think Stephanie can't get into any more trouble, she almost gets herself killed 3 times.  I'm a little annoyed with the dialog in the book as everyone is starting to sound the same when they talk, but these books are always a good quick read.

Hot Six

Tonight I am starting Hot Six by Janet Evanovich.  It's book 6 of the Stephanie Plum series.  I liked that the 5th book ended with Stephanie torn between hooking back up with Morelli or giving it a shot with Ranger.  Can't wait to see what happens in this book.

Finished #9

I finally finished The World We Found.  When I first started reading this book I thought the story was interested.  3 friends traveling to America to visit an old college friend who is dying of cancer.  The story was a little slow going at first, but I liked learning a little about all the girls and their lives.  As the story progressed I felt that the the story shifted away from the friend with cancer, Armaiti, and started to focus more on Nishta, the one who married a Muslim.  If felt like instead of visiting Armaiti, the friends were looking for a way to save Nishta.
I understand that there were a lot of political messages in the book, but I felt like the story diverged too much from the original main idea.  There were so many things mentioned in the book (like the relationship between Armaiti and Kavita) that were left unsolved/unanswered.  I really wish we would have seen the friends be reunited with Armaiti rather than just seeing the events that led up to it.

The World We Found

The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar is one of the books that I won from Goodreads.  It's about 4 friends from India who didn't keep in touch after college.  The girl who moved to America found out she has cancer and wants the other girls to come visit her before she dies.  There are lots of secrets and political messages in the story.  It's an okay book, but not holding my attention well.  I feel like I've been reading it forever.  I need to just sit down and focus on it so I can be done and move on to something else.

Finished #8

I finished Gone Girl last night.  This was a really good book.  I especially loved the 2nd part of the book.  It didn't end like I expected it too, but it's always good to not be able to guess the ending.  Hard to discuss this one without giving too much away.  :)