reading 'til I'm sick.....

I ride Trimet to work every day - usually the bus.  It is super convenient, very reliable, earth friendly, and usually allows me to devour whatever book (or blog on the iphone) that I may be obsessed with at the moment.  The only problem is that I tend to get ridiculously car/bus sick.  Every day on the way to and from work I read and read and read right up until I am about to throw up on the passenger in front of me.   Sometimes I actually get all the way to work without having to stop reading and sometimes I only get a couple of miles.  I can't figure it out - I also usually get carsick faster on the way going home than I do on the way into the office.  Anyway, I realize that this is completely weird.  I am not in denial about it, but I just can't help myself when I find a book I love.  I thought I would share my latest spew-worthy and not-so-spew-worthy reading material:

The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas(thank you Courtney - this one was absolutely brilliant!)

This book was crazy and pretty thought provoking - it was about science, faith, the concept of space and time, facing death, and a ton more.  It was completely enjoyable - I couldn't put it down and would highly recommend it. 

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

I am a sucker for a good mystery.  Actually, I retract that. I am a mystery whore.  I prefer good to bad, but will happily read anything involving a crime and a solution (hello Patricia Cornwell, right!).  There is something about reading a book by a classic author, though, and this one offered some great plot twists!  

 

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

I am going to get completely lambasted for this, but I couldn't stand this novel.  I love the idea of it - some sort of life tragedy forces a woman to live out her dreams of traveling, eating, spending time meditating, etc, but I just thought this one was so tedious (and completely unspew-worthy).  It came highly recommended, though, so don't take my sourpuss review as gospel. 

I think next on my list is Popco by Scarlett Thomas.  If it is anything like Mr. Y, I will be finished with it in a couple of days, so I am hoping that some of you guys out there might be able to pass on some recommendations - let me know if there is something that is at the top of your book list!  

Also, I just got these two craft books, which will help me on my way to fulfilling my craft more and sew more New Years resolutions.  If anyone has tried any of Lotta's projects below - let me know.  The book seems to be filled with simple, quick and cute projects.  I will keep you posted on the progress.

 

Happy Monday!