"To Read" List

My 'to read' list stresses me the eff out. It's funny to me that reading is supposed to be an enjoyable activity, meant to decrease stress, and instead sometimes it has the opposite effect because I constantly feel I can never read enough. Just when I think I'm starting to make some headway on my list, I find a new author, book, series or topic I can't wait to delve into, and my list gets that much longer. I really try not to add to the list, but then I remember that I have multiple books on the table next to my bed, and I have books waiting to be lent to me by my friends that aren't even on the list. It makes me wish I had more time to read, or that I could read faster, or that maybe I'd stop hearing about so many good books!


So the other evening I'm at the grocery, minding my own business and certainly not looking for more books to read, but i'm stuck in a long line (seriously, how does a 40,000 sf grocery only have one-line open??), so I grab a magazine to flip through and of course, accidentally open it up to the book reviews page.


Out of four books listed, I write down two to add to the list.


Change in Altitude, by Anita Shreve, who can be really hit or miss with me, but one of her books was a huge favorite of mine, A Wedding in December, and if another of her other books is even close to being that good, I don't want to miss it! Also added was Half Broke Horses, by Jeanette Walls, whom I adored because of Glass Castles, her memoir. I just couldn't stop laughing at the book, which is non-fiction, so I'm interested to see how she'll do in a fiction account.


Then, while surfing the net (instead of reading and whittling down my list), I read about Chad Ochocino's new book, "Ocho Cinco", which was one of the funniest book reviews I've ever read. If nothing else, I know it will completely crack me up, and my husband follows him on Twitter, so it could potentially amuse both of us. Anyway, those are much further down the line - I still have loads more to read, starting now!