So today I went and got my haircut (nothing really, just a trim and bangs...HOTT!) :) So the salon is kind of close to downtown, so I decided after I was done that I was going to go downtown. I had no reason to go down there, I just really like going down there. I watch people. I wonder what people are doing down there. I go into crazy Colorado shops to look around, etc.
So today I'm downtown and go into Barnes and Noble. B&N is a happy place for me. I love to look at all the books. I often pick up books to buy and then decided that paying $14 for a book I'll only read once isn't worth it. I do buy books that I know I'll read multiple times. As I was wondering around B&N I wondered how people could treat it as if it was a library.
There are people inside with their latte's and frappaccinos, and reading books. Some people are just reading the first chapter--which I can understand. Others are in the middle of the book, which says they have either been there a long time or they come back routinely to read their book of choice. This is odd to me. That, friends, is what a library is for!
I shared my thoughts on B&N as a library with a friend of mine tonight. Said friend informed me that they knew someone who read books and then returned them. Knowing this makes me feel bad for getting on Anne's case for wearing a pair of shoes one day and then returning them (they gave her a blister).
In other book news...I read some reviews about The Corrections. This is the title of the book that Matt gave me to read. I must admit that I didn't finish it. I tried...oh did I try. I wanted to, but couldn't. This review from a reader on Amazon.com summarizes my thoughts on the book:
"I was determined to finish this, because I thought surely, with all of the praise it gets there
must be a point somewhere. I thought wrong and 500 pages later I was left annoyed by a
plotless story, gratuitous sex, and a host of bratty characters. This is by far the worst book
I've ever read. If one should INSIST on reading it, I recommend starting at page 400, trust
me, you won't miss a thing. "
Let's see...what else is new here? For those of you who read this and don't know, my little brother is now engaged. No news on any wedding date, but pretty exciting.
Well, that's all for now.
3 comments:
Here's a summary of "The Corrections": Crazy family, crazy dialog, everyone is screwed up, manipulative parents, manipulative children, lots of sex that leads nowhere, hurt feelings, guilt, and then some guy jumps off a cruise ship. Its a deconstructional novel...meant to tear apart the basics of human life: the family. While I wouldn't call it a horrid book - it is good as a deconstructive novel- its not a fun read. My suggestion for the summer: The Poisonwood Bible. BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with Colleen on the Poisonwood Bible. I read it Senior year and again this last year (and somehow have lost both copies of the book due to it being lent out).
I would NOT however, recommend Barbara Kingsolver's book Prodigal Summer. I was about 200 pages in and still waiting for the plot to emerge amongst all the gratuitous (and unecessary) sex.
Anyway, hope you're having fun in Nebraska! See you in Orlando AND in Colorado!
Shoot! I loved Prodigal Summer. What does that about ME?????
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