OTHER books part 3

Magical Thinking - Augusten Burroughs

Man, Burroughs is MESSED UP! This is another book I bought for $4 from Borders. It had me cracking up non-stop (and I love to laugh, so this book gets a thumbs up from me). Augusten is so strange and he writes with absolutely no shame. Some of the stories were a little disturbing, yet still humorous.

Me & Emma - Elizabeth Flock

Don't read this book. It was another loaned to me by my friend Beth, and it just disturbed me and made me depressed at the end. I can handle reading dark books and can handle the sadness that comes with reading of bad things happening to children, but this one just made me so sad. I can't recommend this one. I cried. Not in a good way. Read this at your own risk! *shudder*

Memiors of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

I really enjoyed reading this book. I usually don't like Asian themed stories (I don't know why...) but this one was amazing. It had me obsessed with reading about geishas for awhile (have I mentioned yet that I'm WEIRD?) I rented the movie right after I finished reading this but ended up falling asleep towards the end. I then forgot to return it for about 2 weeks and ended up with a $19 late fee. Whoops. I might has well have bought the damn movie, considering I didn't even get to finish it. Oh well. I own the book. Books are always better than movies, right?

Running With Scissors - Augusten Burroughs

Another book by the effed-up Burroughs (no offense, Burroughs). This one was made into a movie, which I have heard mixed reviews on. Again, this book is hilarious and disturbing at the same time. Brace yourself for some...awkward...subject matter.

Tender Is The Night - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Love him! I think part of my fascination with him is my deep love for the 1920s. Or maybe he inspired that love? Either way, I enjoy reading fiction from that period. What I would give to know what it was like to have lived through it. *sigh* I find it hard to recommend Fitzgerald to others, though. This one I have to admit, I picked up and started and stopped several times before actually sitting down to finish it, but I was glad when I did.

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

Halfway through this book, I became interested in what Plath was all about in real life and researched her on the internet. Reading about her mental illness and pain in real life, the book became even more intriguing for me. I think this book mirrored a lot of what Plath was thinking/dealing with at the time, leading up to her eventual death. It tells of a girl put into an asylum of sorts and she witnesses the ugliness of shock treatments and mental hospitals and patients. I didn't find the story depressing though, as you might expect, and I am interested to read Plath's other works.