The non-reader in me became very aware of what I had been missing one day at Panera when several girlfriends were discussing the books they were reading and wanted to read. Pride and Prejudice. The Fountainhead. War and Peace. (okay, so Pride & Prejudice was the only one really mentioned that I can remember). I had nothing to contribute. I was totally quiet for over 5 minutes. Yikes. I felt embarrassed. After all, I AM a college graduate. I know how to read. So, why wasn't I? The only reason I could come up with was laziness. I love TV and would rather spend my down time watching recorded episodes of Dave or Conan... obviously not challenging too many neurons to fire in the ol' gray matter!
I have a friend who is a lover of good books. To challenge myself, I challenged her to find a good fiction page-turner for me. She placed the everpopular Twilight in my hands. I was excited until I noticed it was 500 pages long. Zoinks! So I buckled up and drove to Forks, Washington w
ith Bella and enjoyed the ride. Me and a packed house of 17 year old girls and other Twilight moms celebrated this book by going to the midnight premier last night. It was pretty good. The experience was fun (even though I was fighting coughing fits the whole time) going with friends who had read the book and hearing the girls gasp when Edward was finally introduced to the screen. You couldn't pay me to go back to high school.My plan to expand my vocabulary further and keep my brain from turning to mush is to read Tell No One by Harlan Coben next, which has also been recommended. I will probably begin the 2nd Twilight book after that.
I've enjoyed many nights of falling asleep while reading a great story. If you have any suggestions for great fiction or memoirs, please let me know! Until then, I'll be catching up on Dave and Conan and reading like a real bonafide grown up! I'm just sayin'
