What Are You Reading Monday

My friend Knitty takes part in this meme…and since I’m a reader, I thought I’d play along. If you want to join in, head on over to J. Kay’s Book Blog.  You’ll find the deets all nicely packaged there.

Books completed last week, due to the holiday, I didn’t get much reading in.

• Cleaving:  A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession by Julie Powell  Having read Julie and Julia, I was really excited to read Cleaving.  Oy Vey.  It was a struggle to get through.  I enjoyed reading about the time at Fleischer’s, the butcher shop where she apprenticed.  The folks were funny, witty and downright hilarious.  The rest was just…ehhhh.  About the two men she was struggling with.  Her husband Eric and D, the guy she’s having an affair with.  It’s around D that drives me nuts.  Frustrating.  That said, I don’t know if I’d recommend this book, but I’d eagerly recommend Julie and Julia.
• My Horizontal Life:  A Collection of One Night Stands ~ Chelsea Handler  I was laughing from the first story in the book…and continued to laugh to the end.  The one-liners and Chelsea’s sense of humor, it was a winner in my book!  All about her exploits with one night stands, or not so one night…Chelsea overindulges in alcohol and drugs, but it’s funny.  Laugh-out-loud-tears-rolling-down-your-face funny.
• I, Alex Cross ~ James Patterson  The latest installment in the Alex Cross series, it’s magnificent.  In my opinion, one of the best series out there.

Currently reading:

• UnSweetined ~ Jodie Sweetin  Not something I typically read, but it was there on the library shelf calling my name.  So far, so good.  Honest and witty.  I’m anxious to see how it turns out.

Up next:

• Black Friday ~ Alex Kava  A favorite Nebraska author.
• The Children’s Book ~ A.A. Byatt  The latest from the Booker Prize winning author of Possession
• April and Oliver ~ Tess Callahan
• The Killing Tree ~  Rachel Keener  A gift, from Knitty