Books Worth Reading

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme about books and reading. I thought I would use it to inspire posts when I don’t have any ideas what to write about. Of course, I could write a review, but I’m just lazy right now. I actually have a whole pile of books I’ve finished that are waiting to be reviewed — I’ll get around to them one of these days.

Here’s this week’s question:

It’s a holiday weekend here in the U.S., so let’s keep today’s question simple–What are you reading? Anything special? Any particularly juicy summer reading?

Last night, I started Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris, which I recently mentioned was a book on my wishlist that I was looking forward to reading. In the middle of Chapter 2 and I’ve already laughed out loud a few times — a good sign. This may be the first (and only) book I’ve ever read that is written in the first-person plural tense.

I’m also reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. This was another book I was greatly looking forward to reading, but I can’t make much progress. I started it a few months ago, when I was still pregnant, but I had to put it down because it was depressing me so much. I picked it up again recently, read one page and remembered why it was so depressing. The statistics she provides on our whole food system and how precarious it is are frightening. Maybe I don’t need to read this. My eyes were already wide opened by The Omnivore’s Dilemma.

Here’s what else I’m reading: Squishy Turtle and Friends. That’s Not My Puppy. That’s Not My Monster. Duck in a Truck. The Foot Book. Going on a Bear Hunt. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Yeah, I have a four-month-old.