Update #16: Not So Good

Hi everyone. So from the title of this post I guess you can tell I'm not doing so well. Yes, I meant to rhyme there, I thought it would make me feel better. It did not. I've been taking a lot of hits lately. But this isn't a life blog so I won't bore you with my life problems.

What really sucks is on top of all the shit I'm going through, I can't even find refuge in reading books. It started at the end of August when I requested the four books I wanted to read this month. I thought I had requested them with enough time that they'd come in time for the beginning of September and I would have one book to read a week. That was the goal. It's been three weeks and I've only checked out two of those four books and only read one of those two books. It's really disappointing because I was looking forward to reading those books this month. The one book I did read, How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper was excellent, but I had requested another one of his novels and it's still not in my possession. I started reading the next book I checked out, The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini. It wasn't what I expected and for a while I thought about not finishing it. But today, I decided to just keep reading it because I like Ned Vizzini, the chapters are short and quick and I'm not going waste this month by reading one book. Because half of my books took three weeks (and counting) to get to me, I requested four more books. Three of those books are a series by Meg Cabot and luckily enough for me, the last two books became available before the very first book of the series. So I can't even start that series when I finish The Other Normals.

This is the most disappointed I've been about books ever. I hate this feeling. All I want to do right now is escape in a good book. It seems like all the books I requested only have one copy and its checked out already. Just my luck, I suppose.

Sorry for the somber post, but I thought I'd keep you updated. I haven't been posting lately and now you know why. I hope you're doing better than me and really enjoying the book you're reading. I hope to get back on a regular schedule on the blog soon.

xx

Reading List!: September 2014

Today is International Literacy Day! (I did not know this was a day until today and apparently it was first celebrated on September 8, 1966!) Since today is a day to celebrate reading, I thought it would be perfect to post my reading list for this month. I was going to wait until I got all the books I plan on reading this month, but nah. No time like the present. I even started reading one of the books. 

In honor of the film adaption of This Is Where I Leave You being released this month, I've decided to read a couple more Jonathan Tropper novels. I thought about rereading This Is Where I Leave You in time for the film, but I loved the novel so much it's still fresh in my mind. I read it over a year ago! Check out my review here! I'm very excited for the film; I can't wait to see it! It comes out on September 19! Read the book and mark your calendars! 

(Here's the novel I just started reading.)

It was difficult to decide which Jonathan Tropper novel to read next. (I've read This Is Where I Leave You and One Last Thing Before I Go.) While reading the synopsis of his other novels, I was a bit put off. Not because they weren't compelling, but because I'm in a very emotional place right now. I'm months away from graduating and going out to look for a dream job in my chosen career and it is nerve wrecking. 

Most of his novels are way too real to life for me to be reading right now, in this fragile state. I feel like it's me reading into my future. It's amazing how This Is Where I Leave You and One Last Thing Before I Go are so different from the novels I picked (in terms of being more relatable to my life). But I'm sucking it up, remembering he's a great writer and reading Plan B and How to Talk to a Widower. I'm very excited to read Plan B.

Also thrown in to the mix are The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini and Hemlock Grove or The Wise Wolf by Brian McGreevy.

I haven't picked a number of how many books I want to read by the end of the year yet. If I mentioned it in a past post, I'll have to check. But I think reading about four books every month is a great monthly goal and whatever number I get by December will be fine with me. 

Update #15

Hey loyal readers! It's time for an update!

I had some time off during the end of August (twenty-one days to be exact) and I'm more than thankful for those blissful three weeks. During the last couple of weeks, I found myself reading in bed a lot. I was no longer taking the subway regularly and didn't want to waste precious time not reading. I got most of my reading done at 3am. I'd like to say I was up all hours of the night because I had a lot on my mind, but the truth is I took plenty of naps so my sleep schedule was wonky. I read until I felt a little sleepy and I managed to finish two books in less than five days. That's a feat for me as it takes me forever to read because I would only read on my way to school or work. I have to say I really missed reading in bed. It's quite a cozy feeling. I go out in any type of weather (except rain) so I cozy up to a good book in any type of weather-- not just in the winter like most people. 

Meanwhile, I'm not sure I want to read the Sookie Stackhouse series anymore. True Blood just ended and I kind of only want to have the HBO version in my memory forever. I know I was so excited to read it for months, but not so much anymore. I'm just not that into romance novels. I read a lot of Meg Cabot, she writes a lot of romance into her books and that's enough for me. Maybe I'll change my mind in a couple of months and read the series, but for now I'm not going to.

As for what I'm reading now? I'm currently waiting for a bunch of books I requested to be available for me to check out at my local library. I'll probably do a Reading List post as soon as I check out all the books. I'm so excited to read new books! Although, I probably won't be reading at 3am anymore. Unfortunately school started and I need all the rest I can get for the long, trying days ahead. 

What are you reading? Would you like to send me any suggestions? Email me at pullfromthebookshelf@gmail.com!