Posts Tagged ‘rant’

“Outlander” secured

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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Yippee! Thanks to a friend and faithful reader, I now have a copy of “Outlander” to read.

Okay, I’m going to do this one more time. I will put down “Backyard Giants” so I can finish “Outlander” in time for my book club meeting March 3. But I vow to return to the gargantuan gourds. It will not go unfinished like so many others before it.

But enough babbling about me.

What are you guys reading? Anything good?

What am I reading?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

I figured if I was confused, then most of you probably were, too. I’ve mentioned a handful of books lately in only a smattering of posts, but I haven’t really mentioned what I’m actually reading.

I guess it’s because I’m not even sure. I’ve started three books, and I’m faced with only 15 days to read my book club’s next selection, “Outlander,” which I haven’t even started.

I started “Gone With the Wind,” and even encouraged you to follow my “progress.” I was hoping for a triumphant finish, but my “progress” proved laughable. Although I like what I have read of it, I’m going to put it to the side for now.

Several months ago I started “Unashamed” in Francine Rivers’ Lineage of Grace series, and although it’s a book that could be finished in a weekend, I managed to make it only about halfway before abandoning it to start “Gone With the Wind.”

In the meantime, I started “Backyard Giants,” a nonfiction selection, and although I’m still reading on this one, I’ll admit that in the wake of my book blunder, I’ve considered abandoning it  so I have plenty of time to get through “Outlander.”

But this must stop. It’s driving me crazy. I need closure, people. These are not my usual reading habits, and I have all these half stories running through my head. (Imagine me screaming into a pillow right now.)

So for the record, I’m now reading “Backyard Giants.” I’ll let you know if I pick up “Outlander.”

Thanks for letting me vent.