Top Reader Katherine is a great friend. However, I should have known better than to
take a book recommendation from her.
What was I thinking? This is a
person who – wait for it – has seen
and likes all of the Transformers movies. Also, when I was looking for her guest post
to reference on my blog, I did a search for the word “submarine” since there
was no way I would remember the title of the book she found/read. I just assumed it was about subs – I was
close, it was about Marines.
(Katherine, no offense but after multiple failed search
terms including “guest post” which is in the first sentence, I found your post
by searching “lazy.” Blame blogspot.)
Ok, so all that to say that when TR Katherine lent me The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman, I
should have known to politely say “no thanks” and ask if she wanted to eat
Subway sandwiches together. (The answer
is always yes.) I read about 50 pages of
this book and could not make a go of it.
Worse, I went on vacation with it and read zero pages. That’s
right. I used to plan vacations around
what was the most scenic place to read a book and drink a beer, and I read zero
pages on vacation. Sure, I have a 7
month old and had to entertain her for roughly 24 hours of travel time, but
still.
In conclusion, Katherine I trust your taste in the important
things: sandwiches, cocktails and dresses.
Not books.
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| Terrible place for book reading. Lake Tahoe - Tahoe City, CA |
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| Baby at DFW demands entertainment. One leg into the journey is not impressed by my material. |
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