What are you reading?

Posted by Lanel on October 13, 2009

So, I mentioned last week that I bought myself a Kindle.  Other than briefly mentioning it, though I didn’t say  much about it.  Well, this weekend I read. Man, did I read.  From Friday night to Sunday night I read 3 1/2 books.  I finished the 4th Monday night.

I LOVE to read.  Unfortunately, I’m also cheap and lazy so I hate going to the store and buying books (because they’re expensive PLUS then what do you do with them after you read them). But, even more I don’t like going to the library — it’s a hassle.  So, I bought the Kindle and I read this weekend.

First, let me review the Kindle this thing ROCKS!  I was a little worried about how I’d like seeing the pages on a screen vs. on a page.  I also worried about how comfortable it would be hold it and “turn” pages.  Plus, I have a tendency to enjoy reading in bed laying down so I wondered how that would work.  You know what, this makes all of those even easier.  Seriously.  I can read one handed, I can eat while I’m reading, I can read laying down even more comfortably.  It ROCKS.

When I was buying the Kindle I was going to order a cover at the same time but decided to wait.  There were so many options with different colors, fabrics, styles, etc. that I was overwhelmed.  Plus, honestly, I hadn’t really touched the Kindle yet so I wasn’t sure what I wanted.  I’m glad I waited.  The cover I originally picked out is not the one I think I’m going to get.  I definitely want one to make it easier (safer) to carry the Kindle in my purse but I’m still trying to decide which design I want based on how I hold/use it.

So, on to my title.:  what are you reading?  Well, here’s what I read this weekend with some thoughts.

The Noticer by Andy Andrews I read this as part of my Book Reader Blogger for Thomas Nelson and wrote up a review here.  In short, the book was OK.

sTORI Telling by Tori Stelling I heard good things about the book and it delivered.  The book is Tori Spelling’s biography.  It’s interesting.  I’ve always like her as an actres and after reading the book I have respect for her as a person.  It’s worth reading.

Stories from Candyland by Candy Spelling After reading Tori’s biography the natural next move would be to read her mom’s biography, right?  WRONG.  OMG, I said it best here:  “Not a good book, not a nice person, not worth your time to even bother.  I knew Candy’s review (my friend Candy) and still thought she HAD to be wrong.  Nope, Candy says it best. This woman doesn’t even try to cover up the fact that she is a materialistic shallow person.  And, her writing is atrocious. After reading the book I’m convinced she paid them to publish it for her, and I’m sure she paid them a lot. Too bad she didn’t include a payment editing.”

I Heart Bloomberg (86 Bloomberg Place Series #1) by Melody Carlson this book was good, it was a free Kindle book and worth it.  I’m not quite ready to buy Book 2 in the series because it wasn’t that good.  No, I’m not that cheap but I just didn’t like it enough to buy book 2 yet.  I might some day.  I will read something else by this author but am not pushing buttons in a mad rush to buy book 2.  So, if you have a Kindle it’s worth getting this one but don’t expect awards from the book.

And, now a peak at my reading list.  (There are currently 25 items on my reading list, this is just a few to give you an idea on where my reading trend is going.)

Mommywood by Tori Spelling I’m reading this tonight because it’s short and I’ll probably be able to finish it tonight.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Little Women by Louis May Alcott

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Now, I will tell you the one negative (OK, two) things about the Kindle.  1.  I feel like I have a to-do list and I don’t like to-do lists.  There are 25 (oops, I just synced so there are actually 27) items on my Kindle to be read (I delete them when I’m done) so I feel like I have things to do.  It’s OK, just my one complaint.  Oh, wait I mentioned that there were two… 2. I don’t have time to watch TV because I’m too busy reading.