What I’m Reading

I just finished “Jemima J”, which I thought was a very good book. I had read both of the “Bridget Jones” books – the first was pretty good but I didn’t really care for the second. It felt like she had to really stretch to create a story in order to capitalize on the success of the first. But “Jemima” was great – a funny cute story and I liked how the people (like Geraldine) didn’t fit the stereotype they started out in.

I also just finished “The Wolves of Calla”, the fifth Stephen King novel of the “Gunslinger” series. This has always been one of my favorite series of books by him. Since they’ve been written over a period of 20 years, its interesting to see how his style has developed over the years. I am really looking forward to the final two books of the series.

I’m not a big magazine reader, but I had a chance to subscribe to some for $2 a year when I used active.com to register for the marathon. I got a backpacking mag, plus something else (some girly thing – Shape or Self or something). And I always buy “Runners World”, and keep meaning to subscribe to that one.

My MIL gets “Working Mother” at my house. I find it generally amusing – it seems to cater to wealthy moms. I mean, I’m no slouch, but I don’t buy $150 purses either! The June issue is doing a profile of a lady that works here – I know her and she’s a great lady and I’m thrilled that she is getting featured. So that should be cool.

I am headed by the library today to drop off Jemima & Calla and pick up a couple of new books. One on nutrition and one in the same sort of genre as Bridget & Jemima. I have always been an avid reader, generally leaning toward sci-fi (true sci-fi as opposed to a lot of that fantasy crap that’s out today. Some of it is decent but a lot of it is drivel), and horror. The usual Koontz & King but also some other authors not so famous but equally excellent.