2019 Reading: King Lear

#31 A book about a family

This is another one of those that I think I was supposed to read for one of my previous Shakespeare classes in the early days of college, but never actually absorbed anything of the story or the plot so I might as well have not read it in the first place.

After reading this, I am very eager to see the new version of this that just came out with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.

2019 Reading: Waiting for Godot

#14 A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie

I have seen many people from many shows and movies reading this. Probably got this one from Gilmore Girls... Wouldn't surprise me.

This reminded me a bit of Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead in that it was just ridiculous and a little bit nonsensical, but ultimately sad and depressing when you get right down to it. I think I would like to see this play performed live. I've seen that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen have done it and I wonder if I can find that to watch anywhere. I think that would be amazing.

2019 Reading: Guru

Ugh, I still maintain to this day that I want to BE RuPaul when I grow up. I love her so much. This book is just little tidbits and life advice from Mama Ru and some of her fabulous outfits. Love love love.

2019 Reading: The Rules of Attraction

#17 A book set on a college or university campus

I have seen the movie for this book many times (hello Ian Somerhalder in his underwear) but I can honestly say that I understood absolutely none of it. It was actually brought to my attention that these books are in somewhat of an order and I read them completely backwards. But I think that's okay since there is no real link between the stories other than characters that show up in the books from time to time. I might read the other books when I finish with this one. But I'm not entirely sure.

This book was definitely one that leaves you feeling very... "Huh....?" and I kind of like that.

2019 Reading: Jacob's New Dress

This book was so cute and I hope that people read this and realize that everything is awesome when it comes to kids.

2019 Reading: The Dinner

#24 A book that takes place in a single day

This book really reminded me of a Bret Easton Ellis book. I don't really know how to describe it in a way that would make sense. It was just the way the narrative went. The main character and his thoughts, how they would bounce back and forth and sometimes go from one thing to another and often get angry or violent for no reason and how nothing seemed to really mean anything to him... It all just seemed like it was coming from another Patrick Bateman. Only this one was sane. And way more interesting.

I liked the ending. It was very dark and the whole book was just something that pulled me in and kept me on edge because you were never quite sure what was happening. Then, when you were told what WAS happening, you had to stay to find out what the result would be. I'm glad that I took a fellow Goodreads person's suggestion for this book because I don't think I would have ever found it otherwise.

2019 Reading: Feed

#20 A book set in space

From the very first page, I think I knew I was going to have a little bit of trouble getting through this one. It's not like it was very hard or long or anything, but there was a special type of "futuristic" teenage lingo happening that I had to mentally translate as I read. It can get pretty boring after a while until you can see one word and say another in your head as you read. I know that colloquialisms change all the time and that if you don't know the origins and they are just thrust upon you then you can have difficulty adapting to them, but given context clues and the way they are used, it's pretty easy to figure them out. Like reading A Clockwork Orange for the first time.

Having said that, I ended up REALLY enjoying the book. It gave really good insight as to the way the world is progressing and how humans interact with one another and I think that some of these things will definitely come to pass if we are not careful. The hopelessness of the characters near the end reflected the emptiness that the main character was feeling at the beginning, despite being sent a steady and overwhelming stream of data at all times of the day, every day.

I really enjoyed this book.