Reading

This is my "to be read" bookshelf. I had the delight of ordering a bajillion books from Amazon with that gift card I won from Pioneer Woman. And everything has arrived! Here's what is on the shelf: The Southern Vampire series- first 7 books. I love "True Blood" on HBO (haven't watched any of season 2 yet, though) and I've heard great things about the books so I took a risk and bought the set! The Life of Pi- There is a mom friend I've made at church and she selected this book for our book club. I don't attend the book club but most of our music team does so I kept hearing about it. This particular mom is someone I really like... so I decided I'd go ahead and read it because she was so passionate about it. I kept hearing negative things from other people who didn't seem to "get it" and that makes me want to read it even more! The Shack- I loaned out my copy to someone and Mrs4444 sent me a copy with my bag-o-swag that I won. I love, love, love this book. I'm eager to read it again- slower this time. Couldn't hardly put it down the first time! Dr. Sears' The Discipline Book- This was very inspiring when Teagan was around Zach's age. I'd borrowed it from the library and kept meaning to buy it to have as a reference. So now I own it! The Time Traveler's Wife- I'd been hearing about this book prior to the movie. And I have to admit that the ads for the movie reminded me that I wanted to read it. So here it is! The Help- Read about it on Amazon while shopping around and it sounds really good. ** I have to admit that I am currently doing something I rarely do. I'm reading 2 books. One is more serious and is my bedtime book. I mentioned Rage Against the Meshugenah (by Danny Evans) earlier this week and promised I'd fill you in on my thoughts. I am not even halfway through the book... but I recommend that anyone who has dealt with, fought through, or is currently suffering depression to read this book. Danny gives words to the feelings, the weight, the frustration. Oodles of "adult" language- you've been warned. But he's so real and brutally honest about so much. And as much as I admire him for it, I really want to hear from Sharon (his wife). I think she may be a personal hero of mine now. I was going to try and find a favorite passage to share with you... but I can't pick one! So much is hilariously funny (I enjoyed greatly a paragraph where he describes his love of fast food) and also grippingly real and then so tender (the virtual ice bath that kept him alive, for example). ** And then there is my bathroom book. It's something I can pick up and read 2 pages of and it doesn't matter much if I retain any of it when I pick it up again. I carry it around the house sometimes but it mostly stay on the bathroom counter. It's far more entertaining than I had thought it would be... it's not well written and it's not as "exciting" as I thought it would be.

I have to admit that I was a Tori hater back in the day. But I was a huge fan of 90210. And Tori grew on me as her character, Donna, developed. And then I got hooked on many of her TV movies- still love to see her when Lifetime airs them. My personal fave is the cheerleader one with Kellie martin, I think. And the events of her life over the past few years and her little reality shows with Dean... well, I've become something of a fan, I have to admit.

Anyway... Stori Telling by Tori Spelling is a fun little fluffy book. If you were ever a fan of hers- either from 90210 or TV movies or So NoTorious or Inn Love or whatever- it's an easy read. It's totally in her voice- I can literally hear her saying the words on the page as I read.

So there you have it. My current reading status and my list of what I will be reading!