#49: Julie & Julia

I started Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell last night. I caught part of the movie a few months ago and really liked it. So far we are learning a lot more about Julie's childhood than we did in the movie. I usually don't ever watch a movie before I read the book, but since the book is usually better, maybe I will enjoy the book even more.

Finished #48

I finished Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls yesterday. This was the story of Jeannette's grandmother Lily's life. She had a very full and interesting life. It was filled with even more adventures than Jeannette's childhood. While I liked reading her story, I didn't find it as intriguing as The Glass Castle.

390 pages

Book #48

3 more books in 15 days? Hope things slow down so I have time to read.

I started Half Broke Horses by Jeannette wills on Friday. I've only had time to read a few pages, but I'm really liking what I read so far. It's the story of Jeannette's grandmother Lily as a child. It talks about her life growing up on horse ranches in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Finished #47

I finally finished Here We Go Again by Betty White. I really like Betty White from The Golden Girls and some of her recent comedy appearances. I never new she had some many shows while she was younger and didn't even realize there was a sequel to The Golden Girls called The Golden Palace. It seems that Betty has had a very full life filled with lots of love and loss. It was great reading about her life, but this book was very boring at times. This may just be because I am too young to know any of the actors and shows from the first 3/4 of the book.

289 pages

Here We Go Again

Today I started Here We Go Again, a biography by Betty White. I loved the Golden Girls and like seeing Betty White in lots of star roles lately. I thought it would be interesting to learn more about how she got started in show business.

Finished #46

I finished The Pilot's Wife last night. This book was really hard to put down. I kept wanting to see what would happen and what new secrets would be revealed. I liked the book, but didn't care for the ending. I just think a lot of things were left unresolved.

293 pages

The Pilot's Wife

I started The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve last night. This is the story of a pilot who dies during a plane explosion leaving a wife and 15yr old daughter behind. As they investigate the crash, they begin to learn more about the life of this pilot. Right now I'm a few chapters in and we are getting present story (where the wife is dealing with the death of her husband) and flashbacks (about how they met). So far I am really liking the book and am interested to see what secrets they find about his life.