Isn’t that a cute guy? We’re putting our pouty faces on. As usual the picture has nothing to do with the blog, but I’m vainly trying to get your attention. The good news is that he looks very little like his father. Anyway, the family is out of town for a few days so suddenly I have a little time to read. If you’ve read my previous blogs you are familiar with this theme. I love those little people, but it’s hard to read as much as I want to when they are around. (of course I can read like eight hours a day – seriously – so reading enough may not be the best way to put it) At any rate, the point is that I obsess about what I get to read when I get to read. Here are a few things that I’m working on.

In a Heartbeat by Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy

I’ve actually finished this one but I wanted to write about it because the last time I wrote about it I hadn’t finished reading it. So… it gets a thumbs up. I really like these people. I liked the original Blindside book – it is one of my favorite pieces of non-fiction ever. I thought the movie was ok for a movie. (I don’t really watch movies) I was worried that the curtain would go down when the story was re-told in their own words, but it really didn’t – they are the real deal. As an aside – Sean owns all of the Taco Bell’s in Jackson and a bunch of folks that work for him came out to the signing – I tried to get them to say bad things about the boss but they just wouldn’t do it.

American Assassin by Vince Flynn

I’m not actually reading this one. It’s the same deal as when I was reading Harlan Coben and Lee Child – as soon as I heard we were having Vince Flynn for a signing I started reading them back to back. I’m on my second book. High action political thrillers. I’ve officially become a junky. I used to think that I could only read literary fiction – ha, what I was missing.

What He’s Poised to Do by Ben Greenman

I’m not really sure what made me pick this up. I’d heard of Greenman from The New Yorker, but I’m not sure if I had read anything by him before. I was looking for something that I wouldn’t normally have a chance to read with the kids in town – something that I don’t absolutely have to read, but want to read. I picked it up and read the first couple of sentences, “The man is not happy at home. When he sees his wife or his son, he knows that he should be, but he is not.” I just thought this was a good sentence. I read the first two stories last night and liked them very much.

Rasputin’s Legacy by Troy Carnes

There has been a lot of blogging about this book on our blog. John and Maggie both liked it very much. To be honest with you I wasn’t planning on reading it, but one night I sat up late and read the first page and thought “wow, this is really very good”. I’m almost finished – I’ll probably finish tonight and have thoroughly enjoyed it all the way through. It’s like a historical thriller. I agree with John that fans of Greg Iles early books would like this.

The Fall of the House of Zeus by Curtis Wilkie

I wrote about this in my last “what I’m reading blog” I’m actually reading it again. Yes it’s that good. I’m also working on some more extensive blogging about this book.

Hopefully I’ll read all of these and more. I love to read about parenting and education so I’m hoping that I’ll find something in one of those areas before the week is out. I also have a few chores though so…

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