Another post about books

March 10th, 2008

Twelve and I went to Borders tonight. I had $15 in Borders Rewards Bucks, and I really did intend to just pick out one or two items and use up my bucks before they expired… what is it they say about the best laid plans? Almost $100 later, here’s what I came home with:

	Everyone keeps telling me I need to read Jodi Picoult, so I figured I’d give this one a try.
	I’ve been wanting to read this one for a while; it’s been on my Amazon wish list, and I just hadn’t gotten around to ordering it.
	I read Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, by Marian Keyes, just a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it — it was a light read (not that I do a lot of heavy reading, per se) — and figured I’d pick up another Keyes novel the next time I was at the bookstore. I’ll make my way through all of them eventually.
	I love Stephen Lawhead. I read Taliesin when I was just a teenager, and devoured the Pendragon Cycle as quickly as they were released. I think they’re in a box in the attic… Anyway, I finished the Song of Albion series around Christmas, and now I’m looking forward to the King Raven trilogy. I really think I have a weakness for serial books. Is that wrong?
	I’ve been waiting to see the movie until after I read the books. I didn’t even know it was a series until a friend mentioned that his eleven-year old daughter couldn’t wait to see the movie and see how it compared. I love children’s fiction, so I’m excited to see if I like this as much as I’ve enjoyed others (see Harry Potters 1-7, His Dark Materials series, Anne of Green Gables, A Series of Unfortunate Events, etcetera).