December Book List

First post of 2010. Woo!

Amanda Bright @ Home by Danielle Crittenden
A novel about a frustrated SAHM in Washington DC. It's an unexpected honoring and support of motherhood from the left wing. At some points I felt iffy about it, but overall the writing was good and the ending was satisfying. :)

Bitter Is The New Black by Jen Lancaster
I wasn't sure if I'd make it through this memoir, because Jen started out so full of herself. But it's the story of her fall from the heights of the pre-9/11 corporate world, so it got progressively better as she gained some humility and perspective. I'd like to read her other stuff, but it turns out our library has NONE of her books (I got this one at thrift). Figures.

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
A loan from my sister-in-law. I've only read two other Nicholas Sparks books (The Guardian and his memoir, Three Weeks With My Brother, which is wonderful). This one is about an American soldier in Iraq who finds a photo of a pretty woman that turns out to be a lucky charm. When he gets out of the military, he searches for the woman. I enjoyed it much more than I expected, although the ending felt a little abrupt.

Books for December: 3
2009 final tally: 71. I think this is my lowest year-end total ever - more proof of what a crazy year 2009 was.

December Book List

First post of 2010. Woo!

Amanda Bright @ Home by Danielle Crittenden
A novel about a frustrated SAHM in Washington DC. It's an unexpected honoring and support of motherhood from the left wing. At some points I felt iffy about it, but overall the writing was good and the ending was satisfying. :)

Bitter Is The New Black by Jen Lancaster
I wasn't sure if I'd make it through this memoir, because Jen started out so full of herself. But it's the story of her fall from the heights of the pre-9/11 corporate world, so it got progressively better as she gained some humility and perspective. I'd like to read her other stuff, but it turns out our library has NONE of her books (I got this one at thrift). Figures.

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
A loan from my sister-in-law. I've only read two other Nicholas Sparks books (The Guardian and his memoir, Three Weeks With My Brother, which is wonderful). This one is about an American soldier in Iraq who finds a photo of a pretty woman that turns out to be a lucky charm. When he gets out of the military, he searches for the woman. I enjoyed it much more than I expected, although the ending felt a little abrupt.

Books for December: 3
2009 final tally: 71. I think this is my lowest year-end total ever - more proof of what a crazy year 2009 was.