Reading Update

I wanted to take a moment today to let you guys know what I'm reading. It's been a while since I've done a post like this, so I thought it would be something light and fresh and, hey, maybe you'll get some summer reading material right when you're reaching the boring part of the summer where you've realized, like you do every year, that there is nothing fun about tanning and that you actually have to get back to mowing the lawn regularly!

And as I feel obligated to do my part in helping the lawn-mowers of the world procrastinate on their chores, and I really have nothing better to talk about today, I'll let you guys in on what's made it's way off my bookshelf and into my ever-ready hands.

As far as fiction goes, I decided to take a look at my mom's copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This is going to sound totally ridiculous, but I originally picked it up because it smelled good. Am I the only person out here who smells books? And for some reason, my mom's old books from the 70s have a particular smell, which I have an extremely positive connotation with! I remember reading her copy of The Lord of the Rings for the first time in gradeschool (I wasn't actually able to finish it until Junior High, but hey, I was an ambitious kid! And obviously overconfident in my reading level...) and it smelled so good! And the pages were soft.

I can't read that copy of the trilogy anymore, because its been literally read to book-death (I have my own copies now) but I still love the smell.

Anyway, one flew OFOTCN is really a little disturbing, but still good. I recommend it to anyone who's game for a little R rated literature.

Nonfiction-wise, I picked Portia DeRossi's Unbearable Lightness back up for the second time. This book is very near and dear to my heart because it showed me a little over a year ago that I had a problem and really helped me see in myself my own issues. I deeply identify with Portia and her eating disorder and recommend it to any ED sufferer (as long as you're stable with triggering material).

Even to any non-ED sufferer. If you know someone with an ED, it can help you understand a lot of what thought processes are involved and what they go through on a day to day basis. I remember when my mom wanted to read it, and afterwards, I asked her what she thought. She said it made her sad that the author hated herself on such a deep and fundamental level. I think she saw the look on my face, and that's the moment that she understood how deeply I myself was entrenched in my disorder.

Again, disturbing and R rated, but definitely a read that is worth it.

Let me know what you think of the books! And if you want to let me know what you're reading, as always, feel free to comment below!