What a nice surprise to come home to.
I think I will indulge in reading today. Just to get my brain back into the feel of forming words. I know if I tried to write it'd be rubbish today, (having read a lot of posts I'd missed on Go Teen Writers, reading Jenny's convention-posts on Scribblings, and generally stuffing my head full of How It Oughter Be Done.) so I'll just let myself off this once and read something.
This brings to me the question, "what am I reading?". Here's the latest:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Freddy Goes to Florida by Walter R. Brooks
I am reading this as a love-gift to Abigail. Because honestly, I'd never have thought to pick it up. But Abigail--being the wonderful sister-ish person she is--decided I needed a break from classics and taking my writing seriously, and sent me off on an improbable winter "migration" with a bunch of daft farm-animals. I've laughed. Truly.
A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
An autobiographical book by Sheldon Vanauken about his relationship with his wife, their friendship with C.S. Lewis, their conversion to Christianity, and a bum-bum-bum-bummmmmmm which hasn't come up yet. This book has made me laugh, touched me, and will doubtless make me cry by the end. It reminds me of Jenny, somehow, and one of the reasons I like it best is because it deals with C.S. Lewis...and any book with him inside it is automatically that much better. I love true books.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I picked this book up for two reasons: 1) The plot intrigued me, 2) I'd been looking for a modern novel to read and enjoy, and I'd heard this one was better than most. Boy were they right. An entire review is forthcoming, but know that if you are of the age of 16 and older, I highly highly recommend it. It does have a couple issues such as language, but over all I think it was an instant classic.
What are you reading? How is your Have Read List for 2012 shaping up?
2 comments:
I have just finished reading *The Scarlet Pimpernel*, and I LOVED it!!! It was SOOO good! I love *Freddy Goes to Florida.* :) Have you read any other Freddy books?
You never read the Freddy books? Wow i would have thought they were right up your ally. They 're just so funny and comfortable.
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