it's no secret i'm a nerd so i figured i may as well broadcast over the internet just a bit more.* here's a complete list of books i've plowed through thus far in the summer of 05.
* that, and i really dont feel like cleaning my room.
Prep by Curtis Sittenfield
hilarious peek into the collar popping world of $30 grosgrain belt wearing you-know-whats at a fictional boarding school that may have well been my life... in another life. if you went to la salle, i suggest you read this book.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
ficticious inside look at war torn afghanistan. the author has lived through this, though, so it's actually very accurate. repulsingly graphic - had to put it down and walk away for a bit - but an elaborate work of art.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
it made me cry. a lot. considering i am on medication so that i don't do that, it's pretty amazing. if you have a soul, read it. if you have read it already (madeleine), dont bother with her other book because i heard it's atrocious.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult
weird. the medication worked for this one, i didn't shed a tear. it's actually frightening: picture a family with three children. the oldest has cancer, the second oldest doesnt have matching bone marrow and thusly cant prolong her life, so they genetically engineered the third child specifically to save the first kid. when the girl turns 13, she sues her parents for the rights to her body so that she doesnt have to constantly be poked and prodded with needles for the sole purpose of giving her sister another few months. don't read this book because i'm giving away the ending right here: the cancer patient asked her sister to sue the parents so that she could just up and die. terrible, terrible book.
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
because i love this dude. seriously, my favorite historical figure. jon and i want to go back in time and be best friends 4-ever.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
superb nonfiction mystery that makes me want to visit savannah, georgia for an extended weekend, aimlessly wandering the windy streets and visiting the park with my camera.
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
depressing, yet awesome. told from the point of view of a mentally challenged woman, chroncling her downward spiral into a hellish marriage to a mentally deranged man.
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
lovely, exquisite. author's imagined story behind the vermeer painting. at the suggestion of a good friend, i rented the movie afterwards because it is exactly the same as the book. yum, colin firth.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
yeah, shut up. you read it too. and you've preordered the sixth one.
Gossip Girl #7: Nobody Does It Better by Cecily Von Ziegesar
blair got into yale. fuck that bitch. in fact, all the main characters are going to yale next year. fuck them all. fuckity fuck fuck fuck. that will be the last gossip girl i ever read.
i'm not bitter. $#%#!@$^! i swear.
also i take back what i said about not ever reading these trashy sex in the city esque novellas. it's kind of like an addiction.
now i'm off to borders to pick something up for when i hit the lovely floridian beaches next week.