Book Chatter

For the past week or so, I’ve found myself struggling to get my reading in. Certainly not because of the books I’m reading, but because work and personal stuff continue to stretch me into a thin, cardboard version of myself. Sort of reminds me of Flat Stanley except that a bulletin board fell on him. That did not happen to me (thank goodness). You get the idea though.

So to keep it all straight.. here is my immediate “to-read” list:

1. The Terror by Dan Simmons (reading this now but it is 700+ pages.. will take awhile)

2. The Bone People by Keri Hulme (for my Feb book club meeting, on order from the library but not here yet!)

3. The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad (For a One Book, One City discussion, on order but not here yet!)

4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (I don’t even have it yet, but plan to buy it this weekend)

Ahhh. I feel better now. Somehow putting it down in writing makes it all better.

Some of you have been following my posts about the One Campus, One Book selection for the university that I work for. The decision meeting was today and I had to miss it! However, my feedback was part of the decision process and the panel decided to go with The Soloist by Steve Lopez. Some of you wanted to know the end result so I thought I’d share.

Personally, I would have gone with True Notebooks by Mark Salzman, but I am happy that one of the two I reviewed was chosen. I suspect that the movie tie-in had a role in the decision as well but I really enjoyed them both, just in different ways.

For my reviews, click here and here. It will be interesting to see how this book is discussed and if Steve Lopez will come to campus as a guest speaker.

Chatting with friends about books and life…