Tuesday, September 8, 2015

The Gila Reads

Hello, fellow book nerds! It's the best day of the month, in which a bunch of us bloggers link up and find out what others are reading and inevitably lengthen our lists of books to be read.



Life According to Steph


This month I only read three books. I blame Angry Birds 2. Don't judge. It appeals to my violent side and it's much better for me to be taking that out on those stupid pigs than on, well, people.


The Divers Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida - I read this for an In Real Life book club. I've never been part of one before but this one meets at a bar so it blows away the "let's pretend we're talking about books when we're really drinking" facade. The book is a quick read. It's about a woman who leaves behind her screwed up family life and travels to Morocco, where she immediately loses her passport, money and credit cards when someone steals her backpack. The narrative is second person, which was a little tough for me because I had JUST finished reading You. We never find out the main character's name, but she uses about five aliases. It seriously annoys me to not know a protagonist's name. I will admit, though, that initially I gave this book two stars but after the book club discussion I bumped it to three.


Bossypants by Tina Fey - I really enjoyed this lighthearted, easy read. While I didn't listen to the audiobook, it was almost like I was listening to Tina because I could hear her voice in the writing. If your a Fey fan, it's a safe bet that you'll like this, too.


W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton - I've read every single book in the alphabet series, although I think my first one was G and then I went back to the beginning. Kinsey Millhone is never a disappointment to me. I love that she's still stuck in the 80s with no cell phone and limited computer assistance. Her PI business relies on her Smith-Corona typewriter and her index card system. The only reason I gave this four stars instead of five is the length of it. In fact, I've owned this book probably since it first came out and only just got around to reading it because of how long it is. The first handful of books in this series are pretty short and then Grafton seemed to hit her stride, but with W I felt like there was a lot of unnecessary narrative. Nevertheless, I'm still a fan and I'll stick it out till the end. (X just came out and I won't wait as long to read it.)

What have you been reading?


9 comments:

  1. I was totally thinking about the no cell phones or computers when I was reading X last week.

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  2. I commented earlier to Steph that I've never read a Sue Grafton book. I think I need to fix that!

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  3. I could hear Tina when I read Bossypants too! I love her. I have a real life book club too and they actually talk about books. Boring. Haha!

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  4. I read Bossypants but only thought it was okay. I've never read any of the Grafton letter series mysteries.

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  5. I love the Alphabet series I can't believe it's almost over. I listened to Bossypants and totally enjoyed it.

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  6. For some reason, I really like Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, but I've not been enticed to read their books. I really don't know why. Everyone seems to enjoy them.

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  7. I tried the A book and just thought it was okay, I'm going to give B a shot jsut to see if I like it any better.

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  8. I've never read a Sue Grafton book. I might put them on my TBR since both you and Steph like them.

    I enjoyed Bossypants. More than Mindy's first book and probably just as much as Amy's.

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  9. Bossypants has been on my TBR list for a hot minute. One day I'll get to it.

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