| The Third Floor by Judi Loren Grace Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Autobiography |
A naïve fifteen-year-old girl, who wasn't entirely sure if she had even had sex, is smacked in the face by fate. After learning that she is pregnant, she is sent to a home for unwed mothers. Judi tells her story in first person narrative as she revisits this painful part of her past.
| Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne Genre: Classic |
I may have been a little harsh when I'd said this book wasn't very exciting. It does start off a little slow, as different countries and cities are mentioned in succession. I'm geographically challenged, these names are lost on me. I may have heard of them, but I have no clue where they are.
There are several plot twists as different obstacles get into Phileas Fogg's way that made me wonder if he would make his journey in the allotted time. I had always assumed he does succeed, I've never heard contrary, but does he? I'm not going to tell and ruin it for you, you'll just have to find out for yourself.
This book was the children's pick for my goodreads group last month. Better late than never right? This was one of those books that I had a low grade interest in reading, but that was the point in joining the reading group, to expand my horizons a bit and help give me some direction as to what to read next. I have such a hard time deciding sometimes, there are just TOO many books to pick from.
| Creep by Jennifer Hillier |
When Dr. Sheila Tao tries to break off her relationship with Ethan Wolfe, he becomes the creep that every woman fears. You can read my review at Oh My Gosh Beck!
| Behemoth by Jonathon C. Leicht |
Could dinosaurs still exist today in any of the unexplored oceans and/or jungles? That is the theory explored in this fictional story. I reviewed it for A Goddess of Frugality and you can read about it here.
Hang onto your hats while I blog about something that has nothing to do with books or literature in any shape or form. It's actually more of a rant and/or vent. Today one of my favorite bands announced they'll be in town in July. I haven't been to a concert in years and probably wouldn't have thought THAT much about it. However, tickets go on sale on my birthday and my best friend will actually be in town the week of the concert. If those two things don't just scream kismet, I don't know what does.
I discussed it with my friend and we make tentative plans to go. I did some research and found that nosebleed seats way up in the rafters START at $120! Oh MY God, seriously? I saw this same band when I was in high school and paid $25-$30 for MAINFLOOR seats. Today it would cost $1200 for mainfloor tickets. I went to several concerts when I was in high school, it was one of our favorite sources of entertainment. I could not imagine growing up today where concerts just are NOT affordable at all, except to the wealthy few. Even if I could scrape up the money for tickets, there is no way that I could justify to my conscience spending that much money for one night of entertainment.
Corporate greed and overinflated prices not only makes me nauseous, they make me feel OLD! My children are in awe as I regale them with stories of being able to buy a bottle of Pepsi for a quarter when I was a kid. We thought we were rich when we found a nickel because we could buy SOMETHING with it. My daughter has to put that nickel into her piggy bank and save up to buy a candy bar. Poor kids today, I feel sorry for them. Nuff said.
