Books read, Continued

Books Read in 2006

The Constant Gardener, John Le Carre
The American Way of Death Revisited, Jessica Mitford
Shopgirl, Steve Martin

Currently reading: The City of Falling Angels, John Berendt
Next Up: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt
On Hold: Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth Century America, Gary Laderman - currently on backorder


I finished Shopgirl in a day, I needed something to read. I'm the type of person that loves to buy books. I like the feeling of owning books. I'm not a big fan of library books. Since my reading taste is different then most people in the county, the books I want to read are never on the shelve at Waldenbooks. When I find something I want to read from Amazon.com, I write down the name of the book, author, and ISBN (book id number). I take my list to Waldens and they order the books for me. Yes, I could just as easily order them on line, but I like to use my Borders Reward cards. Within a week, I have the book in my hands.

Recently I just ordered three books. I have received two of them. The third book is on backorder. GRRRR! Over the weekend, I went to Walden's to check on the status of the third book. The manager Susan told me it was on backorder and she didn't know when it was coming in. Doesn't sound promising. BOO! I needed something to fill my Saturday night. My husband was at work and Comcast doesn't carry the CMT channel. I was disappointed because I really wanted to watch Miss America. I walked around the bookstore for a half hour and decided to go with Shopgirl. I read most of it Saturday night and finished it on Sunday morning.

I wanted to read another book, but I didn't have one. The book I want is on backorder so I went to the library in downtown Adrian. I was at the computer card catalog for 20 minutes. I was typing in code words for books that I like. Nothing. I gave up on the search. I was disappointed. I left the computer and walked over to the new non-fiction and looked over the titles. BORING! Could this library have the worst books ever? Then I found The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. I picked it up and read the flaps on the inside of the dusk jacket. It sounded interesting. After putting it back on the shelf three times. I finally decided to go with it. Once I got it home I read 150 pages. I guess that I like it, or maybe its the fact it has to be back at the library in two weeks? I don't know.

The City of Falling Angels, John Berendt is what I reading right now. It may not be the book that I really want, but it will have to do until my book comes in from being on backorder at Waldenbooks or finally break down and order it from Amazon.