Well this is just a brief update of sorts. I haven't finished my current book, but should be finishing up within the next couple of days. School always gets in the way of my reading! I think the next two books I'll be reading are The Girls from Ames, followed by The Time Traveler's Wife. I refuse to see the movie until I've read the book, as is usually the case with me. I had it on the hold at the library and it finally came in so I'm looking forward to reading that. I hear the movie is good, but I'm sure the book is better. Isn't that how it usually goes?
This weekend I went to an estate sale with my parents and picked up a ton of new books which is always exciting. I got a couple of biographies (Helen Keller, Sylvia Plath) and a bunch of books by Jonathan Kellerman who I'd never heard of before, but is a suspense writer. The books look really interesting. My dad found the estate sale online and wanted to bring me because it was advertising a collection of thousands of books. We went into the basement which was virtually a library. Shelves and shelves of books, all organized by genre and author... it was amazing (except for the tons of other pushy people in a compact area). I've always wanted a library in my house, and this one was somewhat like the one I envision for when I finish college and get my own place. Most of my books are on shelves but I've run out of room and now have boxes full of them too. I hate that. They should be on display. :-)
I buy the majority of my books used at garage sales and thrift stores so I get them fairly cheap which is how I have such a large collection. Since I buy so many, I sometimes find that I have duplicate copies of books. If I get more readers on this blog, I'd eventally like to start doing some book giveaways in order to clean out some of my duplicate copies. When and if the time comes that I get enough readers, I'll definitely be posting the information on that.
Also of note, this week is Banned Books Week which I always find to be entertaining. Some books that have been banned by various schools and organizations are: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Forever by Judy Blume, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and lots of others, many of which are classics. So be badass, and read a banned book!
I've finally finished my homework for the night, so now I'm off to read for a bit!
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I know what you mean when it comes to not having enough space for your books. I only have one box of extra books besides my bookcase. I would have three but I donated two to the local high school library. I do hope for my own library one day as well! I also want to thank you for commenting on my blog. I appreciate it : )
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