Most of the time, when I find myself watching a movie based on a book that I have read, I wind up likeing the book version better. This is because in my head I am able to make the characters and the story mine and my "in my head" version is infinitly cooler than any actor or special effects can portray on film. Sadly, in this day and age, people rarely read books anymore...and if they do, their not even reading the story from an actual book but an e-book or a Kindle or a Nook. (I had to google these names, since I don't have one myself and would refuse to use it if I did, since I actually really enjoy the feel of a "live" book in my hands.) Anyway...when I first started my job at this new location (about a year ago) I was coming from a very fast paced office and had NO IDEA what I was going to do with all my new found down time. I tend to get the reading bug in waves, where I will go through a period of reading numerous books one after another, until I get burned out and have to take a reading hiatus. Needless to say I did A LOT of reading during the first couple of months. This a list of some of my favorites from the the past. I know most people don't have a lot of free time on their hands these days...but If you get the chance, I highly recommend the following.
1. Life of pie by Yann Martel
2. Love in the time of cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3. The princess bride by William Goldman
4. The twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
5. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
6. Candy Girl by Diablo Cody
7. The shadow of the wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
8. Island of the blue dolphins by Scott O' Dell
9. The "bug man" series by Tim Downs
10. She's come undone by Wally Lamb
11. A million little pieces by James Frey
And the reason why at almost 30 I am still afraid of the dark...
Passing strange: True tales of New England hauntings and horrors by Joseph A. Citro
(Seriously...Just leave a light on okay? I'm just sayin)
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