geekchick | January reading (Reply)

I got off to a really good start, and then my momentum disappeared in the last week and a half or so. Finished:

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Christopher Moore. Hysterical, as always, with lots of characters who should look familiar to anyone who's read his earlier work. There's Santa taking a shovel to the head and the resulting trauma for the boy who witnesses it, the titular dim bulb of an angel, a Warrior Babe unfortunately off her meds at the moment, a fruit bat, and the one thing no good holiday tale is complete without: brain-eating zombies. Go read this, then go read the book.
Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses, Isabel Allende. A lovely mix of thoughts on food and sensuality, complete with recipes. What's not to love? Well, okay, maybe her writing style here could possibly maybe a little bit annoy readers after a while.
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart/The Daily Show. I have to admit that towards the end I was skimming a bit. It's funny, but I think it works better in small bits than trying to read it straight through.

I started in on Hillary Rodham Clinton's Living History, but I have to confess that so far (which isn't all that far), I just can't make myself care. I'd imagine it will get more compelling later on (I hope, anyway), but it's just not working for me quite yet. And I like Hillary, so that's not the problem. I may finish this, I may drop it and move on to Fantastic Voyage by Ray Kurzweil.