One of the things I love to do in cold weather is curl up on the couch with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. Unfortunately, with all the required reading the last couple of years, I haven't been able to do this in quite a while.
I've decided that it's time to bring back the tradition, with a few minor changes. As I write this, I'm curled up on the couch with a bar prep book beside me and a warm Sprite in my hand. This will have to do for now.
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Monday, January 10, 2011
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
I don't know if anybody has read "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," but apparently people (i.e., critics) seem to think it's a good book. I'm going to have to disagree. It's the book currently on my nightstand, and it's driving me crazy.
Have you ever started reading a book and just couldn't get into it? Have you ever had a book that you didn't like but couldn't put down? Well, that's this book for me. I didn't like it from the start. It might be because it's obviously translated and the dialogue just doesn't flow. It might be because the characters have the strangest names (and there are A LOT of characters) and at first it's hard to keep everyone straight. It might be because it's just boring.
I think one of the biggest problems I have with this book is that I have this feeling I'm just missing things. It's based in Sweden, and there are a lot of cultural references that I just don't get. And I have a feeling that those references are important to the story. I understand what's going on and can follow the storyline, but I feel like I'm only following it superficially.
Aside from that, this book is driving me crazy because I can't put it down. It's just interesting enough to keep me reading, to make me think, "This is about to get really good," but I never get to the really good part. I keep thinking that if I turn another page, there's going to be some plot twist and I'm going to love it. Well, I still don't love it, it's still hasn't gotten really good, and there hasn't been some plot twist, and every night I still reach for it and read a few pages before going to sleep. Maybe tonight will be the night something interesting happens.
Have you ever started reading a book and just couldn't get into it? Have you ever had a book that you didn't like but couldn't put down? Well, that's this book for me. I didn't like it from the start. It might be because it's obviously translated and the dialogue just doesn't flow. It might be because the characters have the strangest names (and there are A LOT of characters) and at first it's hard to keep everyone straight. It might be because it's just boring.
I think one of the biggest problems I have with this book is that I have this feeling I'm just missing things. It's based in Sweden, and there are a lot of cultural references that I just don't get. And I have a feeling that those references are important to the story. I understand what's going on and can follow the storyline, but I feel like I'm only following it superficially.
Aside from that, this book is driving me crazy because I can't put it down. It's just interesting enough to keep me reading, to make me think, "This is about to get really good," but I never get to the really good part. I keep thinking that if I turn another page, there's going to be some plot twist and I'm going to love it. Well, I still don't love it, it's still hasn't gotten really good, and there hasn't been some plot twist, and every night I still reach for it and read a few pages before going to sleep. Maybe tonight will be the night something interesting happens.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Things I Miss.....
Since starting law school, I've had to temporarily give up a few things that I truly love. One of those is reading, or better put, reading for pleasure. I love to read and I always have. I think I may even have been born reading.
For the past 2 years, I've been a little too busy with law school reading to get in much of the fun reading. I haven't given up fun reading completely; long ago (so long ago I don't even remember when), I started leaving a book on my nightstand and I read a few pages every night before going to sleep. But what I miss are the lazy days of curling up on a couch with a good book and reading all day long, especially on cold or rainy days. I miss not having to remember every detail of what I was reading. Back then, when I remembered it was because it was an interesting book or an interesting detail, not because I might get called on the following day in class.
Over the past 2 years, I have slowly read a few really good books a little at a time, but I'm looking forward to having an hour or two at a time of pleasure reading. In 5 months, I'll be done with school. In 7 months, I'll be done with the bar. Until then, I'll just have to keep reading a few pages at a time.
For the past 2 years, I've been a little too busy with law school reading to get in much of the fun reading. I haven't given up fun reading completely; long ago (so long ago I don't even remember when), I started leaving a book on my nightstand and I read a few pages every night before going to sleep. But what I miss are the lazy days of curling up on a couch with a good book and reading all day long, especially on cold or rainy days. I miss not having to remember every detail of what I was reading. Back then, when I remembered it was because it was an interesting book or an interesting detail, not because I might get called on the following day in class.
Over the past 2 years, I have slowly read a few really good books a little at a time, but I'm looking forward to having an hour or two at a time of pleasure reading. In 5 months, I'll be done with school. In 7 months, I'll be done with the bar. Until then, I'll just have to keep reading a few pages at a time.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The Voices in my Head
I love to read and for as long as I can remember, there's always been a book or two or three on my nightstand. I find reading to be very relaxing, and I usually read for a few minutes each night before going to sleep. I started a new book a few days ago and last night I noticed something a little odd. The oddity isn't in the book, it's with the voices in my head. The book is set in London, but only one person actually speaks with an English accent. For some reason, everyone but this one character appears to be American. Even when they say something Englandy (yes, I know that's not a word), they don't sound English. And it's not even the main character; it's actually her husband. Up until now, he seems to be a really good guy, but I'm thinking he's really not. If he is, why wouldn't he just talk normal like everyone else?
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