I actually listened to/read a couple of books in the last couple of weeks! I haven't knit a stitch, nor been to the gym, the house is none too clean and I haven't made my eye doctor appt or taken Sophie for her checkup, but I did read a couple of things that weren't real estate related!
I listened to Gone Girl: A Novel via Audible. It had a lot of rave reviews and I needed to cleanse my palate after that unfortunate James Patterson experience.
Grandma Crabby's crabby opinion - definitely well written, though disturbingly unpleasant. The audiobook was excellent - the husband and wife were read by different readers, both were fantastic. The story of this very, very dysfunctional couple was intriguing enough to make it hard to turn it off and get to work. It's impossible to discuss the plot without giving away spoilers, so I'm being very vague on purpose. I will say that if you like a book with at least one likeable character and a happy ending, this is probably not for you. If you are intrigued by flawed people in a warped noir story, you'll love it. It's a book that stays with you, in my case because the ending pissed me off.
I think I should stick to non-fiction. I absolutely loved The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The author makes a complicated and seemingly dry subject - brain function as it relates to the formation of habits - fascinating. He pulls together seemingly random things like compulsive gambling, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the formation of the Saddleback Church to illustrate how inner and outer influences program our brains to behave in a particular way. It's excellent.
My copy of "Gone Girl" just turned up in today's post. I loved her first book , the second one not so much (no sympathetic characters) but her plots are inventive and that woman can write! Can't wait to have some time to sit down and read... Or knit!
ReplyDeleteThis was my first of her books, and I liked/hated it. An inventive plot and she certainly can write, but definitely no sympathetic characters. After you finish it, let me know what you think about the ending.
ReplyDeleteI loved Power of Habit too - utterly fascinating and even useful.
ReplyDeleteNot going to dysfunctional. I can find that without opening a book.