As you may have guessed, I've always been a pretty big dorkasaurus, even as a small child. I'm pretty sure I won the award for reading the most books in 1st grade, and I used to ask permission to alphabetize the classroom bookshelf while my teacher read a book aloud before lunch. I would still ask to do that, given the chance. Alphabetizing is fun!
As a young laddess I had a massive collection of Babysitter's Club books, and I think I also liked the Boxed Car Children. I used to also try to watch the Babysitter's Club TV series on the Disney Channel even though we didn't get it, because sometimes it would be only a little fuzzy. Looking back, this is pretty desperate. Of course, right after I stopped caring about that, Disney became a standard cable channel. Great. All I remember from the show/movie is "the brain, the brain, the center of the chain". I do not know why.
As an older laddess, I just remember reading a lot of books for school in the summer, most of which were always really stupid. My least favorite ever: The Old Man and the Sea and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Hated. Them. (PS, I heard that Lindsey Lohan was requesting TOMATS (haha tomats) in jail-clearly she never went to HS) The only two books I enjoyed reading for school were The Great Gatsby (stereotypical I know, but baller nonetheless) and A Raisin in the Sun. Sadly, the ladder became a Broadway play featuring P.Diddy, which makes me embarassed to say I liked it, but it was actually pretty interesting. It was also very short. Finally, I remember reading White Oleander over a five-day span at the beach because the owners had it out. It is insanely long and I finished it because it was so good, and I remember being really proud of myself for reading a book that long so quickly.
Most Recent Favorites:
1-The Help
2-Sarah's Key (I've always had a strange obsession with Nazi books)
3-Love the One You're With ( and all Emily Griffin)
I don't feel like thinking of any others
Finally, what is on my list to read:
1- Saving CeeCee Honeycutt (just started this one)
2-Saving Gracie (about a Cavalier puppy mill)
3-Firefly Lane (because Melissa says it made her ball hysterically and I'm a sick person and this makes me want to read it)
4-South of Broad (my mom rec'd it and it takes place in Charleston)
5-Uncharted TerriTORI--Tori Spelling's new book, because I've read her first two and they were funny and I like her even though most people hate her
Two recent ones I didn't like:
Eat, Pray, Love--really not impressed, did not keep my attention-do not have high hopes for the movie either
Chasing Harry Winston-with a title like this, I figured it would be a good read like all typical girly books, but this one has not kept my attention at all. I've been "reading it" for like 3 months and am now just giving up and moving on
Any other good book suggestions are welcome!
PS-I purposely did not take the time to properly underline/italicize book titles. A-too much effort B-see disclaimer
I read that book last year, and I agree LAME! But since I really ONLY read when I fly without the kids, I read like 1 book a year, so I'm pretty sure you've read everything I've read . . . except maybe: Air Penguins, The Pout Pout Fish, The Fidgety Fish, etc.
ReplyDeleteNatalie, I share your strange obsession with Nazi books...maybe it is the history part of it I enjoy, I don't know. I will have to read Sarah's Key.
ReplyDeleteI was a nerdy kid too...I spent my summers reading as many books as possible and I think I earned a free personal pizza through Pizza Hut every month I could get one...