That was quick!

I finished Animal Dreams...I forgot how much that book touched my heart. It was so nice to read it again. I hate to say it, but I really enjoy Barbara Kingsolver's earlier books more than her more recent ones. It is not that I do not like them, I just found Animal Dreams, The Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven to be more to my liking than Prodigal Summer and Poisonwood Bible.

I also zipped through another book...not school related...yeah! Well, I can use it for school but that is not the original reason I got it! I finished The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. It is a interesting twist on the tale of Odysseus.

I am a fan of Margaret Atwood and I was excited to see that she was part of a myth project that involved the re-telling of well known tales. I will probably look into the others as well...but the semester is almost over so we will have to see how crazy life is.

I did like The Penelopiad. Then again I love the Odyssey so the tale from the point of view of Penelope was sure to appeal. I was hoping that there would be a bit more in depth view of the relationship with the twelve maids that were killed...but there wasn't. Oh well... I enjoyed it all the same. And it was a very quick read which helps with my crazy reading style right now!

Book List...

On my other blog page I added a list of books that I want to read...several I have been able to tick off the list, but there are quite a few classics that I need to get to. There are also so many more that I haven't even been able to note.

I guess this was a sampler...what I really need to do is keep a notebook with an ever evolving list since there are so many I read and want to read. This log is my chronicle for things read... I just need to get my self in gear and find new things I want to read!