Book Sl*t. I will read anything but I am really looking for book love.

The group I started this goal with is gone.

I read a bunch of books because of this goal and read many books I never would have without the group doing this thing.

I have a new goal for 2007 and will work on that one instead.

I bid this goal and the friends I started it with a warm good-bye.

I hope 2007 brings as many new and good 43things friends as 2006 did.

I set the goal to read at least 12 books in 2006 and with the completion of The Fountainhead I have now read 12. I will probably read 1 or 2 books over the Christmas holiday making it 14 for the year.

Good year.

I think I will shoot for 24 in 2007.

I recently finished this book. It’s taken me a while to write an entry about it though. The book was okay but a bit unbelievable. There are many truths to the book though.

Don’t know if I would ever read it again but it was good to read once.

I finished Rudy Giuliani’s book called Leadership just a day or two ago. Took me a long time to get through it, but it was worth the read. I want to buy a copy of this book and send it to so many people I know. I want it to inspire them like it inspired me. I want it to teach them how to win the trust and loyalty of the people they lead. Most of all I want to send this book to people I know because Giuliani does such a good job explaining why being a Republican and believing in people is better than being a Democrat and believing in government. There are some issues I don’t agree with Giuliani on but I could vote for him for president in good conscience.

Not a novel but a great read. I highly recommend it.

Finished this Grisham book a few weeks ago but have not written a review. The reason I have not reviewed it is because It wasn’t that great.

Three slime-ball judges blackmail losers and draw the attention of the CIA. There is more to it than that but not much. Not one of Grisham’s better books.

Reading the book Leadership by Rudy Giuliani. So far it is a great book.

For a moderate republican he has some very good explanations why republicanism/conservatism is the better way.

I might have to send a copy of this book to George W. Bush.

Ok, first let me say that I have a dilemma with Ivanhoe. I really do want to read this book and give it a chance, I am just having a hard time getting into it. I shall continue to pluck away at it however. Today is library day, I am picking up Power of One and a copy of Cold Sassy Tree for Sharon, even though I think she is backed up on books right now. I didnt think there were any Grisham books that had escaped me, but I dont think I have read The Testament so I will be looking for that one too. I also want to borrow some Frank Peretti books from Rita. Woo Hoo! Book O Rama! I am so excited.

Finished another John Grisham book. I picked up three of them from the library and have now finished two.

Testament was another enjoyable read. I liked many of the characters and was cheering them on. I loved the journey up the river and through the jungles of Brazil. I would love to go there one day. Like Gump said, with John Grisham, you can see a bit of the author in the way he writes. I could see John visiting these places in Brazil and was not surprised to read that he had been there a couple of times and hence included it in one of his books.

The evil characters are so over the top evil that I wonder if rich people really are like that. There is a person on 43things who has posted enough that I suspect she is much like some of the rich children in this book. Unearned money has a way of bringing out the worst in people.

The ending of the book was not at all to my liking. Too many questions and a great big “Why did Grisham do that?” I would have done things differently. I can’t say more than that about the ending as I don’t want to ruin it for those who might read it.

I finished The Broker by John Grisham, last night. Very fun book, just like eating cotton candy. As with all Grisham books, this was an easy and fun read.
I was really surprised to find out at the end of the book that Grisham doesn’t know anything about spies and spy technology. He did a very good job sounding authentic. Only after I read his little revelation about that at the end of the book did I start to spot some things that in retrospect I know spies would not do and events that I know there is no way they could happen that way.

Nothing life-changing about this book. No uplifting moral. Just a fun read.

I had a nice entry about the last book I read and it got hosed. Now I have to write it all again.

Damn damn damn damn damn damn damn!

I am pissed.