I have been reading a lot lately, both with my friend at work and on my own. I attempted to read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, and I have to say, I was not up for the challenge. I wanted to appreciate the interesting writing style and realize how important the book was, but I just didn't.
So...I moved on. Since, I am all into running and finding peace in it, I took the suggestion of the lovely Elise Blaha and read Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World has Ever Seen by Christopher McDougall. It was amazing and inspiring and made me feel small and like an uber small time runner (I still struggle with whether or not to call myself a runner). I loved learning more about running and what I could be capable of.
From there, my pal and I moved on to Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It was petty darn good. I liked following Ender through Battle School. Parts were hard for me to read though. The brutality of it all (yes, this is the same girl that loved the Hunger Games). I guess I didn't like children that young fighting for a cause they didn't understand.
Now we have moved on to Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card. So far I like it. It is more involved than Ender's story, but follows a different young boy and his journey to save the world and find out more about himself. Sometimes the stres of the book makes me not want to read it. I think it is a summer thing. I love reading random love stories and calm "beach novels" once summer hits.
As a result, I am slowly plugging my way through Ender's Shadow while also re-reading The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It is possibly one of my all time favorite books. It does a great job of mixing romance with the impossibility of time travel. It can be crude sometimes, but the story captures my heart.
So, what have you been reading? Where do you get ideas on what to read next? I have been checking out this site and making a list of other books I would like to read this summer.
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