Greetings and apologies

1. I think it would be awesome if people greeted each other using the following format:

"Hey (insert name here), I'm currently reading (insert name of book here), I think it's (insert feeling here)".

Example:
"Hey Sara, I'm currently reading The Gargoyle and I think it's AWESOME!"

This example works exceptionally well if you great me because well, that's my name and because The Gargoyle is in fact, AWESOME

2. Sorry to everyone at work that had to deal with me today. I was headachey, grumpy, and complainy in general. In short I was a grumpy pants. And i didn't even make an attempt to pretend otherwise. Sorry. My dad's advice during our random email chats today was (and i quote): "If you're grumpy and you know it, have a drink."

Thanks dad.

Book review: The Lovely Bones

Wow. I just finished Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. An incredibly well-written book. I really liked Sebold's concept of heaven. But, wow, what an emotional ride. I pretty much felt "upset" the entire time I was reading this book. I can only imagine what it would be like to read this if you knew someone who went missing...

I definitely thought this was a good book, would I recommend it...not sure.

Saddest book EVER

I just started The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)today. I was waiting for a friend to pick me up at the subway station and though I was going to lose it. Seriously!! This is the most heart-wrenching book I have ever read-and I'm only on page72!It's almost as bad as watching P.S. I Love You. which I did for the second and final time last night. I must have cried-and I don't mean small tear running down my cheek-at least 6 times!

For those of you that read and/or saw the movie The Lovely Bones-how did you get through it!?!?!

Thrity Umrigar's novel The Space Between Us was really quite good. I won't say too much about it because i will be discussing it with my book club later this week. The issues of family, class, service, and loyalty were dealt with so honestly-this was quite a powerful book. I can't think of another book that left me appreciating the circumstances of both the servant and the mistress, as well as their relationship with each other, in quite the same way.

This book was definitely special.

What books have touched you in a special way?

Book Review: Wicked

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!

I was totally in the mood for a fantasy-ish novel after reading Lev Grossman's The Magicians-and this was the perfect book!!
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West was an interesting look into a well-known story (The Wizard of OZ!!). I look forward to reading the sequel: Son of a Witch, although I have at least 2 other books to read first!

Many people know Wicked because of the musical and I was EXTREMELY EXCITED to find out that it will be in Toronto in the fall!! I will definitely be going!!

Next up: April's book club novel---> The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

Canada's 100 Greatest Books

I just came across this new project to create a book listing Canada's 100 Greatest Books on facebook today! They are asking CANADIANS to email (canadas100greatestbooks@gmail.com) their top 10 Canadian books written by "Canadian authors and that involve Canada in some capacity" (fiction and non-fiction). They also have a blog: http://www.canadasgreatestbooks.blogspot.com/

Here are MY top 10 Canadian books in no particular order:

1. Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery (All of the Anne books really)
2. The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill
3. The Summer Tree - Guy Gavriel Kay
4. The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor - Sally Armstrong
5. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (not sure if it counts because I'm not sure if/how it involves Canada but I LOVE this book!)
6. Good To A Fault - Marina Endicott
7. Late Nights on Air - Elizabeth Hay
8. Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown – Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall
9. The Girls - Lori Lansens
10. Love You Forever - Robert Munsch (Again-not sure if it counts)

What are your top CANADIAN books??

happy easter!!

Happy Easter everyone!!! Here are a few pictures of our weekend! Dave's mom Doris and Ed came to visit. This is what we did:

Spadina wave deck

The Elora Gorge

West Montrose covered bridge-the last covered bridge in Ontario

Built an inukshuk at the brick works in the don valley

Flowers on behalf of my parents (mom)

Necklace and bracelet Doris designed and I made

Haven't done much reading this weekend :)