Here's an update on my reading list so far:
*Just a note: the following comments are all my OPINION. I like or dislike books for reasons you may not agree with. I'm happy to have a discussion about our differences, but only if we can do it politely. Also, I'm not judging anyone who does like things that I don't.*
My Name Used to be Muhammad by Tito Momen and Jeff Benedict
This book was an interesting look into the life of someone who grew up in a radical Muslim environment. Normally we get books trying to show us that not all Muslims are evil and this book still did that, but also showed how scary it was to grow up surrounded by future supporters of Al Qaeda. I had hoped it would spend a bit more time on his conversion to the LDS church, but overall it was still a great book.
I am Number Four, Pittacus Lore
Entertaining. In my opinion, not very original; kind of reminded me of the Pendragon series. I'll probably eventually read the rest of the series, but I'm not in a huge rush to do it.
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
Way too sexual in a voyeuristic way for my taste, so I didn't finish it. Maybe the rest of the book gets better, but I just didn't like the way things were handled in the first 6 or 7 chapters so I stopped.
Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert
FANTASTIC book! If anyone is on a spiritual journey of sorts or trying to "find themselves", I highly recommend this book. While I don't agree with everything she says or does, she has a lot of good insights into life. Lots of great ideas about how to find balance in your life and become closer to God. I started keeping a list of ideas and you just might see a blog post completely devoted to this book!
Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James
I was impressed with how well the author stayed true to the characters and language of Pride and Prejudice (though I didn't like the portrayal of Colonel Fitzwilliam as much). I really liked this book and didn't want to put it down until I finished. Maybe other Jane Austen fans will hate me for this, but the author briefly mentions characters from Emma in the last chapter and I thought "Really?? You were doing so well! Creating a good spinoff of a classic book is an accomplishment, but combining an author's books should be left to fan fiction." That aside, I really did like this book a lot.
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