Some Light Reading

I had a few weeks in between semesters at school.  I decided to indulge in my favorite past time-- reading mindless drivel!  10 years ago, I was a history major at BYU and had to read so many heavy, tedious texts that it became a treat to read some Nicholas Sparks and Danielle Steel (gag) in between semesters.  Sadly, this became a habit.

So, with my precious two weeks of freedom from insipid education textbooks, I indulged in the following:

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling


I stumbled across this book at Target and laughed so hard at the Introduction that I had to buy it.  It did not disappoint.  Mindy is hilarious and easy to relate to.  She really hits her high in the first 4-5 chapters of the book.  After that, it gets a bit slow.  But those first chapters are so funny that its still one of my favorite new books.  (Beware, there is some language)

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
 

This book isn't as mindless as I generally prefer.  A friend told me that the book was written from the point of view of the family dog and I knew I just had to read it.   It is good-- not great.  Its a bit sad and heavy at times-- but overall a well-written story.

Now You See Her by James Patterson


This is James Patterson at his absolute best!  I have read just about every James Patterson book ever written (except for his young adult books) and I still did not know how this was going to end.  LOVED it!  (Again-- some language)

Crossed by Ally Condie


I had forgotten that I had read the first book in this series, "Matched".  The sequel is pretty good.  To be honest, it is not that different from all of the other post-apocalypse utopian young adult novels (Hunger Games, Pretties, The Giver, etc).  Intriguing, easy read.

Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult

Picoult is a good writer-- but kind of bugs me sometimes.  This is an interesting story-- but not an amazing book.  Her other books are better.

Now I'm back in school.  And instead of these delightfully shallow reads, you can find me scouring the pages of this: