On my nightstand

I finished Milkweed last night and wow - talk about a downer. The book was good but the subject (the Holocaust) was hard to read. However, considering the subject, it was an easy read but I just can't imagine...

So on to book number four - A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Yes, this is the book that author James Frey said was his "memoir" and went on Oprah's Book Club list, only for news to break that Frey had not been completely honest and some of the details in the book were made up.

The Smoking Gun first reported news of the embellishment which led Oprah to bring Frey back on the show as well as the publisher, who had never fact-checked the book.

The question I have is why didn't Frey just promote the book as fiction noting some aspects of the book were taken from his own life. Wouldn't that have been much easier on him and the publisher?

On My Nightstand

I haven't gotten very far in Letters from a Skeptic. I was excited about this book at first but after reading the first few pages...not so much anymore. I think my problem is that the book is a little "fluffy."

I mean, you don't go from being an Atheist to a Christian over the course of 3 years through only letters. I mean there must have been some late night phone calls debating the issues that were brought up, why not add those. Instead it is just page after page of letters that are really sweet sounding - it's fluffy.

Ok - so back to my original point of this post. I haven't gotten in to the book, I needed a break. A friend recommended that I read My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler. It's a book about her one night stands. Yep, that's it. No fluff here. It's Sex and the City on crack - and I am enjoying every single page! I'm half way through the book and can't wait to finish it tonight.

On My Nightstand

Rebecca and Anna (btw Anna - I figured it out!!) have an "On My Nightstand" feature on their blog that I just added on mine (ours, Joe - I meant ours).

I belong to a little book circle at work so I actually have books to read now!! I am currently reading Letters from a Skeptic. This is definitely not a book I would have choosen on my own and I am finding it a little hard to get into...