Book Challenge Update

1. For Columbus Day, choose an author whose first or last name begins with “C”.
Done - Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather, 10/19/09

2. Read a book not set in the USA or England.

3. Read a book with a Cartoon Cover.

4. Read a book with “Wicked” in the title.

5. For Veterans Day, read a book with a military hero (active or retired).

6. Read a book written in the first-person point-of-view.
Done - The Lover's Knot, by Clare O'Donohue, 10/25/09

7. For Halloween, read an Urban Fantasy or Paranormal Romance book.

8. Read a book with a “B” word in the title.

9. Read a Christmas/Holiday themed book.

10. Read a book with the words “sea”, “lake”, “river” or “falls” in the title.

11. Read a book where the hero or heroine is in the medical field.

12. Read a book with “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” or “Ms” in the title.

13. Read a tearjerker.

14. Read by book by Sandra Brown.

15. Choose a book that is not part of a series.

A Good Book

I'm taking a quick break for what passes for dinner on school/internship nights, usually a banana and a granola bar of some sort, though tonight it's a slightly stale LaraBar. I eat a late (around 3:30) lunch at work, so the fruit and granola works for dinner.

If you're in search of a good book to read, I highly recommend The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I started it Saturday afternoon and am on page 237 already! It's a story of how a group of residents of the isle of Guernsey in the English Channel made it through the German occupation during World War II; it sounds like it would be grim, but it's actually a delightful tale. There are fewer than 300 pages, so 237 is almost to the end, and it's not a difficult read. A word of caution, though: Once you start it, you might not want to put it down!