More Books!

I just finished reading two books. First up, I'm Not the New Me by Wendy McClure. Very funny yet cynical look at her own weight struggle. If you're a blogger, you'll enjoy seeing how McClure starts a blog to start writing about her weight loss. Her interest in her blog goes up and down as things happen in her life. She also talks about her "fans" who write her. I thought it was interesting and could really relate to both her weight issues and her blogging issues. She's also from Chicago, which is very cool. Check it out!

And I started and finished Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi in one night. Yeah, yeah. I know I go on and on about her, but I think she's great!

Just started Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. This book has gotten a lot of attention and I can see why. I could hardly put it down last night even as my eyes kept closing while I continued to try to read. More later. . .

Comments

[laurel]

I can't wait to read Embroideries - I go back to Persepolis time and time again. I was a child in Iran (I'm American, not Iranian) just before the revolution and I'm about the same age as Marjane - I feel like she showed me what was going on at the time that I was unaware of. I understand Embroideries is a different type of book - so looking forward to it!

[Deb]

I just read "Never Let Me Go" last week, and thought it was realy interesting. I kind of wished I hadn't read the Amazon reviews and had the meaning for the school spoiled for me, and yet, I kind of liked knowing, so that I picked up some hints I would have missed. (I don't know if you know about Hailsham's "secret" yet and am not going to say one way or another!) Good book, though!