Food for the brain

And now for your reading pleasure...
I know what some of you are thinking, I am not really a reader so I will go ahead and wait until the next blog... TRUST ME... Below is a list of books that everyone from the avid reader to the avoid reading reader will enjoy!! I have taken the liberty of throwing out the traditional book categories and made up my own!! Some books may fall into many made up categories, some might be the only one in their category, so enjoy!! I hope some of you find a book you will love, and if you have already read a book mentioned here be sure and tell us all about it!!

Category: So funny you might actually pee a little

Title: Naked
Author: David Sedaris
Book report: This book is NOT for the faint of heart, I will be honest there is some pretty racy stuff, which is even racier when you realize it is true! This book is non-fiction and FUNNY!

Title: Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings
Author: Megan McCafferty
Book report: If you watch The Hills or ANYTHING on the CW, these books are totally like for you! They are for the teeny bopper, pop-culture junkie that live in all of us!
There are actually two more books in this series, Third Charmings and Fourth Comings, but as with many things too much of a good thing... you know what I am saying.

Title: Milkrun
Author: Sara Mylnowski
Book Report: Girl book! She rights the way girl friends talk! Very quick and easy read.

Category: You will ask for a puppy for Christmas

Title: Marley and Me
Author: John Grogan
Book Report: Very sweet, you will experience the full spectrum of emotion! Great for a "good cry"!!

Category: Cerebral Reading

Title: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Book Report: Amazing, you really have to pay attention, but it is worth it! If you like movies that you never saw the ending coming you will love this book!

Title: The Good Earth
Author: Pearl S. Buck
Book Report: Timeless, this book was written in the 30's about a family in rural China, but is such a great story about family and struggle that it is still very interesting!

Title: Secret Lives of Bees
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Book Report: Starts out slow, but give it time. Very sweet, you start to want only the best for the characters.


Category: People live like this...


Title: Liar's Club
Author: Mary Karr
Book report: Sometimes hard to read, but great writing!

Title: The Color of Water
Author: James McBride
Book report: Great book, very uplifting. Deals with multi cultural families, death, education.


Category: To good to categorize!!!

Title: Peace like a River
Author: Leif Enger
Book Report: Faith, family, cowboys!! Incredible story. This book has it all, it is sweet, loving, funny and heartbreaking! Please read it!!

Title: Love Walked In
Author: Marissa De Los Santos
Book: Funny, full of heart and soul. You will fall in love with the main characters. Especially the male lead!!


Category: THE BEST FOR LAST

Title: Eat, Pray, Love
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Book Report: I can not put into words how amazing this book is, if you have never read that wasn't assigned to you in school, if you never read another book again, PLEASE, PLEASE trust me when I say you will LOVE this book!!

Hope to see you all at Barnes and Noble, or Half Priced, or the library... you know wherever they have lots of books!!!