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I finished this book in about 3 hours this afternoon. If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You by Kelly Cutrone, Meredith Bryan I have seen about 5 minutes of Kelly Cutrone’s show on TV so I only vaguely knew who she was - a very successful fashion PR woman who is generally thought of as being a bit of a bitch. I mistakenly thought this book was a memoir.  It does describe her life but it’s mostly full of advice from a woman who has ‘made it’ to young women just stepping out of college.  In other words, it was not really aimed at someone like me who is a fair way up the corporate ladder already.  But if you are aged 20 - 24 and intent on a successful career then there is no harm in giving this book a whirl.  I give it one thumb up. I really do enjoy a good memoir so if you have any good recommendations, please send them my way.

I finished this book in about 3 hours this afternoon.

If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You by Kelly Cutrone, Meredith Bryan

I have seen about 5 minutes of Kelly Cutrone’s show on TV so I only vaguely knew who she was - a very successful fashion PR woman who is generally thought of as being a bit of a bitch.

I mistakenly thought this book was a memoir.  It does describe her life but it’s mostly full of advice from a woman who has ‘made it’ to young women just stepping out of college.  In other words, it was not really aimed at someone like me who is a fair way up the corporate ladder already.  But if you are aged 20 - 24 and intent on a successful career then there is no harm in giving this book a whirl. 

I give it one thumb up.

I really do enjoy a good memoir so if you have any good recommendations, please send them my way.

I finished reading Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham this morning. As you can probably guess from the front cover, this book is a bit of chick lit trash.  I used to devour trashy books like this but now that I am so mature (ha!) I don’t read them very often. This book is written entirely in emails.  I thought that might be annoying but it was surprisingly enjoyable.  It was a very typical and predictable plot-line but the writing made me chuckle throughout.  I can sum this book up in two words - Bridget Jones. I give it one thumb up.  Purely for entertainment purposes, nothing more. If Baby Girl doesn’t come soon I am going to go broke from buying books to keep myself entertained.

I finished reading Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham this morning.

As you can probably guess from the front cover, this book is a bit of chick lit trash.  I used to devour trashy books like this but now that I am so mature (ha!) I don’t read them very often.

This book is written entirely in emails.  I thought that might be annoying but it was surprisingly enjoyable.  It was a very typical and predictable plot-line but the writing made me chuckle throughout.  I can sum this book up in two words - Bridget Jones.

I give it one thumb up.  Purely for entertainment purposes, nothing more.

If Baby Girl doesn’t come soon I am going to go broke from buying books to keep myself entertained.

I finished reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult this morning.  I have read every single Jodi Picoult book - she is the only author that I will buy hard covers for because I can’t wait for the paperback version to be released. Jodi Picoult novels all deal with some unusual ethical-type issue centering around a court case. Having read all of her books, I figured out too quickly what the ending would be when I read her last two releases but this one actually had me guessing for a while.  House Rules is about an autistic boy accused of murder.  I think she does a great job of getting inside the mind of a person with Asperger’s, as well as describing the impact it has on an entire family. Conclusion: Two thumbs up.

I finished reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult this morning.  I have read every single Jodi Picoult book - she is the only author that I will buy hard covers for because I can’t wait for the paperback version to be released.

Jodi Picoult novels all deal with some unusual ethical-type issue centering around a court case. Having read all of her books, I figured out too quickly what the ending would be when I read her last two releases but this one actually had me guessing for a while.  House Rules is about an autistic boy accused of murder.  I think she does a great job of getting inside the mind of a person with Asperger’s, as well as describing the impact it has on an entire family.

Conclusion: Two thumbs up.

Buying Books For a short time I attempted borrowing books from the library.  Unfortunately it’s inconvenient for me to get to the library so I was always bringing them back late. I’ve gone back to buying my books and I generally use Amazon. Today I went into Borders and wandered around.  I love seeing the books they are promoting, picking them up, reading the back, maybe even reading the first couple of pages to get a feel for the writing.   I found a whole bunch of books that I would like to read so I pulled up my Amazon iPhone application, added them to my wishlist, went home and purchased them on Amazon for far less than the Borders retail price.  Sneaky, but fiscally responsible :-)

Buying Books

For a short time I attempted borrowing books from the library.  Unfortunately it’s inconvenient for me to get to the library so I was always bringing them back late.

I’ve gone back to buying my books and I generally use Amazon.

Today I went into Borders and wandered around.  I love seeing the books they are promoting, picking them up, reading the back, maybe even reading the first couple of pages to get a feel for the writing.  

I found a whole bunch of books that I would like to read so I pulled up my Amazon iPhone application, added them to my wishlist, went home and purchased them on Amazon for far less than the Borders retail price.  Sneaky, but fiscally responsible :-)

I finished reading The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain this morning.  I can’t remember how I came across this book but I’m guessing I spotted it on another blog or one of my readers recommended it.  From the back cover: In 1977, pregnant Genevieve Russell disappeared. Twenty years later, her remains are discovered and Timothy Gleason is charged with murder. But there is no sign of the unborn child. CeeCee Wilkes knows how Genevieve Russell died, because she was there. And she also knows what happened to the missing infant, because two decades ago she made the devastating choice to raise the baby as her own. The story is a little far-fetched but if you can put that aside, the book is very enjoyable.  It’s not a Book Club type of book but would make a great relaxing-on-a-Sunday-afternoon book.   In the words of Siskel and Ebert I give this book two thumbs up.

I finished reading The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain this morning.  I can’t remember how I came across this book but I’m guessing I spotted it on another blog or one of my readers recommended it.  From the back cover:

In 1977, pregnant Genevieve Russell disappeared. Twenty years later, her remains are discovered and Timothy Gleason is charged with murder. But there is no sign of the unborn child.

CeeCee Wilkes knows how Genevieve Russell died, because she was there. And she also knows what happened to the missing infant, because two decades ago she made the devastating choice to raise the baby as her own.

The story is a little far-fetched but if you can put that aside, the book is very enjoyable.  It’s not a Book Club type of book but would make a great relaxing-on-a-Sunday-afternoon book.  

In the words of Siskel and Ebert I give this book two thumbs up.

I finished reading The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond in under 4 days.  It was a recommendation from Kristin based on some other books that I had blogged about.  It’s based in San Francisco (bonus points - love that city) and is about a woman who loses her fiance’s daughter.  Was she kidnapped?  Did she drown?  Was she murdered?  It’s very hard to give this book a good review without giving away too much but I can tell you that I very much enjoyed it.  

I finished reading The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond in under 4 days.  It was a recommendation from Kristin based on some other books that I had blogged about. 

It’s based in San Francisco (bonus points - love that city) and is about a woman who loses her fiance’s daughter.  Was she kidnapped?  Did she drown?  Was she murdered?  It’s very hard to give this book a good review without giving away too much but I can tell you that I very much enjoyed it.  

I finished reading True Colors by Kristin Hannah today - I finished it inside a week.  I read one of her books last year (Firefly Lane) and I remember feeling the same way about both books.  That she isn’t a great writer, has average character development, uses annoyingly cliche phrases throughout and yet she weaves together a saga that make her books unputtdownable.  If you are looking for a ‘beach read’ then I would recommend her books.  It takes very little brain power to digest but you will enjoy them.

I finished reading True Colors by Kristin Hannah today - I finished it inside a week.  I read one of her books last year (Firefly Lane) and I remember feeling the same way about both books.  That she isn’t a great writer, has average character development, uses annoyingly cliche phrases throughout and yet she weaves together a saga that make her books unputtdownable. 

If you are looking for a ‘beach read’ then I would recommend her books.  It takes very little brain power to digest but you will enjoy them.

I recently finished reading the The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.  I’ve picked up this book a million times in book shops but ultimately been turned off by the fact that it is an Oprah Book Club pick and I’ve had more misses than hits when it comes to her Book Club. When I was in Vail I had nothing to read and very little to do so I finally picked up this book in a local bookstore because there wasn’t much else on offer.  It’s been on the NY Times Bestseller List.  I figured it must be worth a read. I got stuck in and was immediately hooked.  I was intrigued by the characters but wasn’t really sure where the story was going.  It was enough to reel me in.  But the ending?  Oh, the ending annoyed me so much I threw the book down and wished I hadn’t bothered.  It’s hard to explain but I just felt so let down - as though I had stuck with the character and plot development and then none of it really came together for me.   Have you read this book?  Did you like it?    I am currently reading Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl and really struggling with it.  I’m halfway through and thinking about giving up.  I guess maybe I could put the computer down and go and pick up the book and give it another chance….

I recently finished reading the The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.  I’ve picked up this book a million times in book shops but ultimately been turned off by the fact that it is an Oprah Book Club pick and I’ve had more misses than hits when it comes to her Book Club.

When I was in Vail I had nothing to read and very little to do so I finally picked up this book in a local bookstore because there wasn’t much else on offer.  It’s been on the NY Times Bestseller List.  I figured it must be worth a read.

I got stuck in and was immediately hooked.  I was intrigued by the characters but wasn’t really sure where the story was going.  It was enough to reel me in.  But the ending?  Oh, the ending annoyed me so much I threw the book down and wished I hadn’t bothered.  It’s hard to explain but I just felt so let down - as though I had stuck with the character and plot development and then none of it really came together for me.  

Have you read this book?  Did you like it?   

I am currently reading Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl and really struggling with it.  I’m halfway through and thinking about giving up.  I guess maybe I could put the computer down and go and pick up the book and give it another chance….

Looking for a great Book Club book?  Then definitely add this to the list.  The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the NY Times bestseller list for a while but I only just read it recently.  After admitting to my friends that I had been invited to join another Book Club (you know, one that actually reads books) I was almost stoned to death, so we resurrected Book Club and I (being all bossy) told everyone to read this book. And I actually got a pretty good result, all things considered.  Three people read the book, one was halfway through and three people did not read the book.   Even though though less than half the group read the book we still managed to have a great conversation that focused mainly on racism.  I found this book to be thought provoking - not only did it help me understand the segregation and racism that existed in the South in the 1950s but more importantly, it made me think about where we stand today.  Yes, we’ve come a long way but I still think there is a long way to go.

Looking for a great Book Club book?  Then definitely add this to the list.  The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the NY Times bestseller list for a while but I only just read it recently.  After admitting to my friends that I had been invited to join another Book Club (you know, one that actually reads books) I was almost stoned to death, so we resurrected Book Club and I (being all bossy) told everyone to read this book.

And I actually got a pretty good result, all things considered.  Three people read the book, one was halfway through and three people did not read the book.  

Even though though less than half the group read the book we still managed to have a great conversation that focused mainly on racism.  I found this book to be thought provoking - not only did it help me understand the segregation and racism that existed in the South in the 1950s but more importantly, it made me think about where we stand today.  Yes, we’ve come a long way but I still think there is a long way to go.

After reading and loving Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld I decided to bring her other book American Wife with me to Paris.  I finished on the weekend.  I don’t love this author and yet I find her books quite engrossing.  This book is based on the life of Laura Bush but is definitely in the fiction category.  I really enjoyed it and raced through it just like I raced through Prep. I probably won’t pick up another fiction book until I get on the plane to visit my mother because I have birthing, pregnancy, and parenting books piling up on my bedside table and demanding my attention.  I can’t read fast enough these days!

After reading and loving Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld I decided to bring her other book American Wife with me to Paris.  I finished on the weekend.  I don’t love this author and yet I find her books quite engrossing.  This book is based on the life of Laura Bush but is definitely in the fiction category.  I really enjoyed it and raced through it just like I raced through Prep.

I probably won’t pick up another fiction book until I get on the plane to visit my mother because I have birthing, pregnancy, and parenting books piling up on my bedside table and demanding my attention.  I can’t read fast enough these days!