I am a book lover. I love the smell, feel, taste (no– not taste silly!) of books. My dream is to have wall to wall bookshelves with a stylish ladder. I dream of books. I live for books. When my brother and I were little we nothing to do so we read every single book in our school library. Seriously.
I have been resistent to e-readers for sometime but ironically enough I own two. When the first edition of the Kobo was released my brother was generous enough to give me his. He happily passed it to me because he had a newly aquired Ipad in his hands. I didn’t touch it. I had too many books to go through first so put Kobo1 on hold. In January, my girlfriends and I went to the Marliyn Denis show and lo and behold one the segments was on the different e-readers on the market. I could smell the giveaway in the air. Soon after my intitution and TV savviness was proven right as we were all rewarded with a Kobo e-reader. I was delighted and excited with K2. Sadly enough, it has been sitting in its’ box for the last few months but I finally pulled it out yesterday. The time has come. I will never give up real books but there is so much material out there that I like to read but really don’t need to keep. It’s a great commuting tool for me to keep in my purse. It’s great for bigger trips too on the plane and with the kids. It’s light and comes preloaded with 100 classics. So, I am taking the brave step today, figuring out my new reading toy and hopefully, will be e-reading tomorrow on the GO train.
As for some of my 2011 reads I have had a few great ones in a row:
The Lucky Sperm Club by Rebecca Eckler Pure silly entertainment. Right book at the right time. Dare I admit, Eckler’s writing has gotten better over the years.
Midnight at the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong I found this book on the street. My friend Anne Marie who works for TPL was giving copies away as part of the One Book Community Read 2011 campaign. Lucky me. Raw. Haunting in some ways.
Still Alice by Lisa Genova I’ve started this book twice before but couldn’t find it until recently. It was tucked under one my kid’s stroller. I was so happy to reunite with it and finish it. Worth all the praise. Intelligent. Emotional. Everyone needs to read this book.
On the outside looking Indian by Rupinder Gill Was so excited to read this. It started out so funny and entertaining and I could totally relate but I tired of it quickly. It would have been better as a long essay as opposed to a book. Found it repetitive and flat towards the end. It’s too long to sustain its’ initial humour. Also, I think the author was a little too tough on her parents. It’s not an Indian thing as well but more of a shared immigrant thing…
Can’t wait for more books-real and e-in 2011.
