One and a half thumbs down

(Is that even possible?)

I just finished reading, "How to Buy a Love of Reading" by Tanya Egan Gibson. Pretty bad. It it had a few humorous moments tucked in among the pages or else it would've gotten the full two thumbs down from me.

Quick synopsis: Spoiled, wealthy, and slightly overweight girl is told by her English teacher that she's a moron because she doesn't like reading. As "THE" Sweet Sixteen gift for her, her parents decided to have an author commissioned to write her a book. (Which, they hope the girl takes an interest in.)

Premise is not bad, but way it's written? Oy vay. Wordy, wordy, wordy. It could've been 50-100 pages shorter. It's ironic (?) because while the commissioned author is working on the book, the girl tells her not to waste so much time/space on random details. Apparently, Tanya Egan Gibson doesn't take her character's advice.

Now I'm onto "Eat Pray Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert and I already love it!

Freaky Friday

OK...it's not really freaky, I just couldn't think of a better title. (Although, a Billy Mays commercial just came on the TV and it's turning a bit freaky!)

It is so HOT HUMID MUGGY SOUPY here in New England. I am trying really hard NOT to complain. When I go to complain, I just visualize shoveling off my back stairs and I quiet right down!

I think I've decided that if every month could be like April or May in New England, I love it.

Christmas in August

I was giving my stepdaughter a hard time the other day for listening to Christmas music on her iPod.

Well, now I'm reading Six Geese-a-Slaying by Donna Andrews, a Christmas mystery. I really didn't know it was a Christmas story and if I had, I probably would've held off on reading it.

I guess the title should've been my hint. Hmm.