I have read three new books. All from very different genres with very different themes. Each was good in it's own way. But honestly when have I found a book I didn't like for at least one small reason. I can be reading a book and be hating it all along and there will be just one small but significant part that I find phonaminal and that will sway my whole opinion. I feel this happens in life too. We go along on any given day and it can be rotten to the core and then just a little tiny ray of sunshine will come through and it's that much the better. So on with the three books.
'The Lipstick Chronicles' is a collaborative piece of work by Kathryn Shay, Fiona Kelly, Vivian Leiber, and Lynn Emery. The book is all about working woman balancing their love-lives while still staying true to the strong, independent, woman that they are. Some parts were all about making the men fit into their lives, while others were about how they were going to make their lives fit with a guy. The book gets a bit steamy at times and has a Sex and the City-esque sort of feel to it. There are sequels to the book but I'm not sure I'd read them. While I liked this one I also liked how they ended and feel that another would just be over-kill or toeing the line of the smut world and I don't feel that this book was in that class.
The next book I read was called 'The Time Traveler's Wife' by Audrey Niffenegger. It was a different sort of book because you start out in the middle somewhere and then expand out in both directions until you have the whole story. You are bouncing around a lot but always know at what point in these two character's lives that you are. This books was most intriguing because it brings up a questions like "what comes first, the chicken or the egg?" That's how I felt when reading this. Because when the male character met the female character it was when he was in his forties and she was six. So it was his future and her now. But her past is completely molded by his future. When they discuss these things parts of conversation don't quite make sense until later when he's had the experience that she did when she was younger. At this point the tables switch for them. When she was younger he had all the answers and was the mysterious know all. Now she is because even though it was his future self he has no knowledge of things yet to come in that respect. The the hint on science advancement that makes this book both a romance and a sci-fi is perfect. I enjoyed this one immensely.
The third and final book I read was called 'It's kind of a Funny Story' by Ned Vizzini. I think this book is a great book that all teenagers should be required to read in high school. I think it is a great realization book. This teenager worked his butt off to get into a prestigious school then depression sets in. Is it because of stress? Is this what he really wants? Is this the path he should choose because society says he should? This book has a lot of great personal discoveries for a teenage boy. The process that he had to go through was very well depicted and I think that a lot of teenagers would benefit from this book. Both from know the process and for it being an example. If this one person could follow this route, why can't I? Just knowing there is help out there is a big deal. So a different point of view but a good book all the same.
As a bit of a preview I am now reading 'The Perks of being a Wallflower' by Stephen Chbosky. Enjoy!
