Another month has gone by and more reading has been done. With graduate school officially starting for me, I have transitioned mainly to audiobooks for my personal reading time. While I prefer to physically read books, I can listen to audiobooks while I am driving back and forth to school and work and while I am working out. This allows me to get a lot more "reading" time in. I have made the decision to do it this way because I must dedicate my time that I would normally be reading focusing on my academic pursuits.
This will likely be how I will continue to enjoy stories that I choose to read (or listen to) while school is in and then will physically read books during school breaks.
And with that, let's look at August books.
I'll start off by saying that I tried to read this book several years ago and couldn't even get through the first few chapters. This time around I listened to it on audiobook. I did finish the story and only because I was determined to get through it. It was not worth it. I just kept hoping that it would get better. I was very disappointed because I've read other novels by Weisberger that I have enjoyed quite a bit. This one, however, was a pages and pages of dull characters, pop culture references and a predictable ending. I do not recommend this book. If you want to read something great by this author your better choices are The Devil Wears Prada or Chasing Harry Winston.
I first read Cocktails for Three nearly a decade ago. I really didn't remember much of the story when I grabbed it from the library. The story is from the perspective of three friends who meet monthly for cocktails to discuss life. Candice, Maggie and Roxanne work together at a high profile London magazine, but their lives are taking them in drastically different directions. Maggie is nearing the end of her pregnancy with her first child, Roxanne is a travel writer who is having an affair with a married man, and Candice is a reporter who is attempting to make up past wrongs. Through life and difficulties the women try to balance life, jobs and friendships. It is an enjoyable and at moments heart-wrenching novel. The older I get, the more I begin to identify with pieces of each of the woman. Well worth the read.
I don't think there is anyone who hasn't heard of The Hunger Games. What could there possibly be to say. Read it, listen to it, watch the movie. All enjoyable and totally worth your time.
Again, read it, listen to it, or watch the movie.
Be prepared to see the same advice next month when I finish up Mockingjay.
Those are my books for August.
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