Monthly Archives: July 2007

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

My mom read this book, loved it, and then loaned it to me.  Well, actually she forced me to take it and demanded that I read it, insisting that I would, too, love it.  After two chapters I wanted to stop.  It was soooo slow and it sat there on my nightstand untouched for the next 10 days while I read the last Harry Potter book and my August book club book, The Handmaid’s Tale.  Then, due to a delayed flight and having nothing else to read, I finally started reading it again – and of course, my mom was right.

It was a beautiful book and I can definitely see why it’s on the best seller list.  I would highly recommend it.

Oh, and Mom?  I’m keeping it.

It’s true, I love many. Today I will declare to the world my love of Paul Auster.

Here is my favorite photograph of a younger Mr. Auster, that is on many of his book jackets.

Oh! Yes, of course he is an author. (What did you think?!) Of course, I have never met him. But, I like to think of him as he is in this photo. He is actually much older now, but I don’t care… his books are wonderful, by the way.

I’ve just finished reading Oracle Night. I literally couldn’t put it down.

Out of the several of his books I’ve read, this was definitely my favorite so far.

I’ve also read The Red Notebook, The Invention of Solitude, and The Book of Illusions. None are the same. None are similar.

According to Amazon, I may never be able to read all the books he has written.

Update: It’s a few hours later… I went out to Half-Price books because I had a coupon intending to buy one book and came home with three more Paul Auster books. I guess I’m just in a mood today.