#19: Paper Towns

I was reading a book called A Case of Curiosities from my bookshelf.  I was ok, but a little slow.  I realized I could actually go to book club this month, so I decided to read the book they are reading, Paper Towns by John Green.  I will go back to the other book later.

Paper Towns started out kind of interesting.  The characters were really unique and I liked the conversations and interactions that had.  I also liked how interesting and mysterious Margo seemed.

I was still interested when Q started to look for Margo.  It was a fun little treasure hunt, but then much like Q's friends, I started to get bored with it.  I really just wanted the book to speed along and find Margo.  And don't want to give away spoilers, but once she was found, totally boring.

Anyway, this was no The Fault in Our Stars.  Good characters, but kind of boring book overall.

Up next:  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 
PS. Finally.  I have had this on reserve since before Spring Break :)

#18: A Load of Hooey

I read A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk a few days ago.  This was one of the books I received from the McSweeney Book Club that Levi ordered for me.  I didn't really know who Bob Odenkirk was, but it turns out he is Saul on Breaking Bad.  A plus I saw when first opening is that I received an autographed copy of the book.

This book was a series of short stories/poems.  It's done in a very sarcastic tone.  I didn't really get the humor in some of the book.  Some was kind of borderline offensive, but that seems to be the theme with comedians nowadays.

There were a few stories/poems towards the end that I enjoyed.  I really enjoyed the "Obituary for the creator of Mad Libs" and the story about getting a tattoo.  I found these really funny.  I liked the one about "the gluten free future" as well.  The rest of the book was just kind of blah for me.

Currently Reading:  The Case of Curiosities by Allen Kurzwell

#17: The Girl on the Train

I finished The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.  I had really good things about this book.  While I really enjoyed the book, but I didn't have that "I can't put it down feeling" like I do with some books.  I felt it was a little slow moving at first.  I would read a little at night, but fall asleep.  Once I got about 170 pages in it finally hit me.  Boom.  I did not want to put it down last night and stayed up reading until past midnight to finish it.

It's about a girl named Rachel who rides the train every day past her ex husband's house.  Instead of looking at his house, she focuses on a different house and imagines the lives of the couple who lives there.  One day she notices something unusual and then things spiral even more out of control.

I felt that I really couldn't trust any of the characters in this book.  All of their lives seemed so messed up.  You were constantly left wondering who was telling the truth and what could happen next.  I had my guesses about what happened to Megan in the book, but my thoughts on how she disappeared kept changing throughout the book.  I agree that this was a page turner, but not right away.  Good crime/mystery book.

#16: House of Sand and Fog

I just finished House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dunus III.  This is the story of 2 people, Kathy and Mr. Behrani, fighting over a house.  Both feel they are the legitimate owner of the house and things get really complicated when Kathy has an affair with a police officer who tries to help her get the house back.

I really didn't like any of the characters in this book.  I thought they were very self centered and greedy.  I wanted to like Kathy, but her affair with Lester made me despise her.  I felt sorry for Behrani at times, but he was just too focused on money.

I think this book had a good story line, but it just made me really mad.  Everything the characters did drove me crazy.  I especially hated the ending of the book.

I didn't care for the characters at all, but I kind of want someone else to read this book just to see what they think of it.

Up Next:  The Girl on the Train