For this quarter's outside reading, I'm having trouble deciding between two books, and will probably end up blogging about both of them. The first book is Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. I've already started this one and have been unable to put it down. I chose to read this book because I've been hearing so much about it over the past year or so but I haven't really had the time to get around to reading it. My friends and family are always loading me up with book suggestions, not to mention the required school readings. I'm glad I chose this book because since I've read it, it has consumed me. It's been a while since I've read a book that I've really been obsessed with. I think All The Pretty Horses is a good book. I like reading it and usually don't have too much trouble making it through the nightly thirty-or-so pages. However, since I've started Picoult's book, as I read ATPH, I'm dying to finish so I can get back to my new favorite book. I feel for John Grady Cole and his struggles but I don't get pulled into his character like I do for Anna Fitzgerald or her conflicted father, Brian. I think it'll be a great book to blog about, if I can slow myself down enough to make it last until next week.
My other outside reading book of choice is Nineteen Minutes, aslo by Jodi Picoult. I had never heard about it before last friday but what I heard the other students and my teacher say about it was enough to peak my curiousity. I don't have that one yet but it's coming on thursday. I've heard it's Picoult's second best book, only being beaten by My Sister's Keeper. I read an excerpt and it seems just as captivating as my current novel. I'm looking forward to reading Nineteen Minutes and can't wait to get started on it.
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