I've been reading nothing but brain candy

[secretlyevil]

for weeks and now I'm bored. Time to go back to my IRL book club.

[charminglife]

I was too. I think I got so into the total number of books that I was reading (for my goodreads challenge) that I was picking lighter fare just so I could fly through it and raise my total. I intentionally picked up some non-fiction and actually feel a lot more engaged with what I'm reading.

[2curlydogs]

I'd been reading mainly historical fiction and murder mysteries, with the occasional light non-fiction thrown in (Founding Gardeners, for example).

Then I picked up The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. OMG. I'm pissed I haven't read this earlier. I'm only halfway thru and completely absorbed by this book.

[sporklemotion]

I'm the opposite. I've been reading some pretty heavy stuff lately (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the Orphan Master's Son), and I'm ready for a brain break. I have one more library book to go and then I can switch to something lighter-- I always feel like I have to get the library books done first.

[Pippin]

This will be me in a few weeks. I'm determined to finish up the three YA books I started awhile ago and they just aren't very good even by YA standards. I'm also trying to get caught up on my Goodreads challenge that I started kinda late.

[whitepicketfence]

I'm actually the opposite. Aside from Insurgent last month, I haven't read much YA at all this year (which is probably why my GR goal is suffering, LOL). I did just check out The Maze Runner and The Daughter of Smoke and Bone from the library though.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Has anyone read "The Art of Forgetting"? It's my IRL book club selection this month, and the description makes it sound a little fluffy (but interesting). I'm trying to determine if it's one I can fly through in a few days or if I should give myself the month to reflect.

[chicacocodrilo]

Jun 3, 2012 12:00:03 GMT -5 ChillyMcFreeze said:

Has anyone read "The Art of Forgetting"? It's my IRL book club selection this month, and the description makes it sound a little fluffy (but interesting). I'm trying to determine if it's one I can fly through in a few days or if I should give myself the month to reflect.

It is a bit fluffy. I got through it in about two days. It wants to trend toward deep, but it kind of reads like chick lit a little. I liked it well enough, though, for what it was.

[sam20]

Me too. I'm not up for anything too intellectual just 4 days before my c-section. My brain can't handle it right now. lol

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Jun 4, 2012 8:21:49 GMT -5 chicacocodrilo said:

Jun 3, 2012 12:00:03 GMT -5 ChillyMcFreeze said:

Has anyone read "The Art of Forgetting"? It's my IRL book club selection this month, and the description makes it sound a little fluffy (but interesting). I'm trying to determine if it's one I can fly through in a few days or if I should give myself the month to reflect.

It is a bit fluffy. I got through it in about two days. It wants to trend toward deep, but it kind of reads like chick lit a little. I liked it well enough, though, for what it was.

Thanks. Sounds like a good summer read.

[secretlyevil]

May 31, 2012 9:36:58 GMT -5 charminglife said:

I was too. I think I got so into the total number of books that I was reading (for my goodreads challenge) that I was picking lighter fare just so I could fly through it and raise my total. I intentionally picked up some non-fiction and actually feel a lot more engaged with what I'm reading.

This is me to a T, I have yet to meet my 50 books in a yer. Last year I came so close! I think I had 48 / 50. Anyway I am determined this year so I've been reading super easy reads (I mostly finish in a few hours). I'm definitely reading for something to give my brain a challenge. Some of these sound really interesting.

I need to start expanding my Kindle friends so I can "borrow" some stuff and vice versa.