Why This Blog?

As with any blog, this is a self indulgent form of expression.  I have always been an avid reader, and have voraciously consumed all things literary.  You remember that nerdy little girl with glasses who spent recess at the picnic table with her nose in a book while the rest of the class played kickball; that was me.  Well I’ve grown up now, but my appetite for books hasn’t really changed since I read my first book, A Pig Can Jig when I was four. I've gone from glasses to contacts and back again and own this t-shirt.  It is lovely and faded.  I wore it proudly to book club a few times, then thought better of it. I decided that it might be the equivalent to the concert rule. You can love the band and buy the t-shirt, but you can't wear a shirt of the band to their own concert. It just comes across as weird and needy.

It is difficult for me to classify or describe my taste in books. I occasionally enjoy best sellers, but mostly keep my interests in that hard to define category. It wasn't as if I had a go-to section in the bookstore. I suspect I'm not in the minority. I enjoy an array of topics and categories.  I like a little bit of every genre with the exception of chick-lit and airport paperback novels. There will not be any reviews of the latest James Patterson. I prefer books with some literary merit; but I also enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, spiritual, best sellers, classic (but hate Victorians), and what ever else piques my interest. Think of it as a well balanced diet. A friend did point out an unusual number of books on my goodreads shelf with the word "dead" in the title. But who doesn't enjoy a little something dark and twisty, once in a while.  I have a soft spot for the Sookie Stackhouse Vampire novels, but can only do it for so long otherwise it's like trying to live on Halloween candy.

I hope to share my bookish musings and reviews with others and encourage similar and dissenting points of views.