Sadie January 10th, 2008
A passport, as I’m sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between countries, so the officials can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly. ~Lemony Snicket
Sadie December 29th, 2007
I just finished reading In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner. It was great. If you have seen the movie you know the story line. It is about two sisters who are completely different, their mother died when they were young, they have a wicked step mother, and a grandma they didn’t know about. I just made the book sound awful, but it was really good. I think most women would like it. I’m glad it was recommended to me!!
Sadie December 6th, 2007
In this third story, written as a manuscript by Odd Thomas, a character who sees the dead who have not moved on from this world as well as ominous dark entities called bodachs, Odd keeps his sarcastic and witty humor while trying to save the world again. This time around the spirits are darker than before, and the pressure is on to save the monastery and the disabled children who are cared for there. It had an ending that I didn’t see coming, albeit a fairly weak ending which was left wide open for another of Odd’s manuscripts. Overall, however, It was a decent story. I wouldn’t recommend reading it unless you have read the previous Odd Thomas stories, Odd Thomas and Forever Odd.
Sadie November 29th, 2007
I just ordered 5 new books from BarnesandNoble.com. I clicked on their bargain-priced books and found tons more discounted books than you can find in the stores. Right now they have a special also, so I didn’t have to pay for shipping. 5 hardcover former best seller books for $30. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Sadie November 26th, 2007
On Saturday I finished reading Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz. It was pretty good in a murderous evil monkey kind of way. The main character, Chris, had a genetic disorder which kept him out of any kind of light in order to avoid skin cancer. It all begins when his dad dies of cancer and he witnesses the bodies being switched. From there the book takes place over two nights. Just about everything that could happen does, and yes there really are evil monkeys. I recommend it if you like suspense novels.
Sadie November 19th, 2007
As many of you know, I am an avid reader of true crime. Yesterday I finished Presumed Guilty by Matt Dalton. If you do not know, Matt Dalton was on the Scott Peterson defense team as Scott stood accused of killing his wife Lacy. Dalton obviously believes very strongly that his client was innocent. Although Matt Dalton (with his co-writer Bonnie Hearn Hill) writes a book like he defends a death row client, he raised some very interesting points. I have, from day one, believed that Scott Peterson was guilty. Reading the book Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson, by Amber Frey, only solidified my belief in his guilt. After reading Presumed Guilty, however, I do have some doubt.  Mr. Dalton writes of many twists that were not allowed in the courtroom. Also, I strongly believe in the media’s influence, if not in the jury, at least in the police who were uncovering ignoring collecting evidence.  Did any of the jurors write a book? I’d love to read it if they did. If you enjoy reading or following true crime, especially big stories like the Scott Peterson case, I recommend this book.
Sadie November 14th, 2007
I have a dream interpretation guide called A Dictionary of Dream Symbols, by Eric Ackroyd. I was really excited when I got the book because I like to always read several interpretations of a dream symbol. Usually that way I can find a common link from several interpretations and I do not focus on the wrong thing. Well, this book is great if your dream symbol starts with A-F. That is more than 1/2 of the book. How strange that the first 6 of 26 letters makes up that much of the book. I think the author got lazy. If you can find your dream symbol past the letter F, it is a very short, less detailed description. Jerk.
Sadie November 12th, 2007
This weekend I finished reading Mary Mary, a suspense thriller type (Alex Cross) novel, by James Patterson. If you’ve ever read an Alex Cross novel by James Patterson before, you’ll feel deja vou reading this one. As usual the killer has a silly title (such as The Mastermind, or The Weasel), The Storyteller this time, and Dr. Cross is dating an array of women, because no woman can resist. The story itself was decent though. Someone is murdering Hollywood’s A-list and leaving a very distinct pattern for the FBI to follow and of course at the end it had an almost but not quite predictable conclusion. If you are looking for a suspense thriller, Mary Mary was decent, but I prefer true crime myself.
Sadie October 30th, 2007
Last night I finished reading The Memory of Running, a novel by Ron McLarty. I haven’t decided yet if I liked the book or hated it. It is about a loser named Smithy Ide, who is on a quest after his family dies, although he doesn’t realize the extent of the quest until the end. It tells the story of his childhood and family, including the decline of the mental health of his emotionally unstable sister Bethany, while Smithy rides a bike from Rhode Island to California. He meets many unusual characters along the way, but he seems to relate to every one of them in some way. Maybe I can say I liked the book besides for Smithy’s (or is it the author’s?) deep obsession with breasts. Has anyone else read it? If not, you should.Â