Hey, everyone! I'm still going strong on my Project Read, although this month was a close one - I managed to squeeze in two books last week to eeeeek out my three for the month. Here's what I read this month:
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn – So…I
love Gillian Flynn books, but I will admit they are not for everyone. They are dark and they are graphic. And I’m not usually a dark girl, but I just
really love her books for some reason. Dark Places was no exception. Dark
Places is the story of Libby Day.
Libby was seven years old when her mother and two sisters were brutally
murdered. She managed to escape and
later testified that it was her brother, Ben, who murdered them. As an adult, she meets a group of people who
are obsessed with the case of her family’s murder…and they don’t think Ben did
it. Soon they have Libby questioning
everything about the case and she becomes desperate to find out what really
happened the day her family was killed.
This story is told from the perspective of present-day Libby, 1980s Ben,
and 1980s Patty Day (Libby’s mom). If
you love dark thrillers, I highly recommend this book!
The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
– How does one unknown author create a bestseller? How did “Sesame Street” become so
successful? How did hush puppy shoes
become so popular? Gladwell answers all
these questions and more in The Tipping
Point. This book talks about the
factors that create a “social epidemic” – those little things that happen that
make something ordinary tip into
something extraordinary. It’s a
fascinating read filled with multiple case studies that will leave you thinking
about ways to create your own epidemic to better the world.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell – This
book was recommended to me last month by Stephanie Ho and I am so glad
that I took her recommendation to heart.
After reading the other two books this month, I was looking for
something light-hearted, fun and most importantly feel-good. This book
certainly hit the mark. Lincoln is the
internet security officer for a newspaper, which basically means he reads
people’s emails while working the night shift.
If someone uses a word that is suspicious, the email gets flagged,
Lincoln reads it and then sends a warning.
However, when the system flags an email between Beth & Jennifer, he
has no desire to send them a warning; he finds their emails to be entertaining and funny. As the emails progress he finds himself actually
falling for Beth, without even knowing what she looks like. This is such a cute, cute story and highly
recommended. In fact, it was so cute and fun that
I finished it in just two days!!
As always, I am open to suggestions - please let me know: what should I read this year??
