No Time

Now that I'm working full time and as an auxiliary, I have no time to read. How can this be? Well, I still read before bed, during my lunch hour, during most meals and snacks, in the bathtub...but approximately 10.5 hours a day is now taken up by work and commute, and what little time remains is devoted to exercise, cleaning my apartment, a happy vegetative Veronica Mars watching state, conversation with friends, and most importantly my daily 9:30 webcam date with my supple scientist. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving the new job- I just don't handle change well - at first, stay tuned for more positive laments. In the meantime, here's a quick run down of the reading I mostly completed last week!

Karin Fossum - Calling Out for You! - Adult Mystery
This is the first mystery I have ever read with no resolution. Ooops, did I spoil it for you? Well you should be forwarned. I do believe I know who the killer was, and it was fairly obviously stated, but they good guys will never get him (I think)...There is a lot of psychology to this Norwegian thriller!

Alice I Think - Susan Juby - YA
The hands down funniest teen novel I have ever read (even beats Adrian Mole)...

The Royal Diaries- Cleopatra VII- Daughter of the Nile- Kristiana Gregory
Too bad Cleopatra actually ends up marrying her brother, rolling herself in a carpet to be delivered to her lovers chambers, and eventually kills herself (luckily that stage of her life wasn't reached in this diary - that might not be the intended shining example of female leadership for young girls). As one libararian said, "Yes, oh your reading one of those books we all recommend but no one has actually read!" - I still recommend it.

Paul Moves Out - Graphic Novel
Sweet, poignant, lovely ending. Can't beat anything from Drawn and Quarterly Press.

PS- due to technical difficulties, this old post is finally making it up! I'm sorry for the poor upkeep of this blog lately - I promise better blogging habits in future!