Week 12: Sports from Hell by Rick Reilly

Can you tell when Matt finally gets a book from the library?  He reads about half way through the book, skims the rest and says "here Court, add it to your project!"  Hee hee hee.  So, since he has taken an interest in Rick Reilly lately, I was treated to yet another of his masterpieces. 

Ferret Legging = Putting a live ferret down your pants and seeing who can last this way the longest.  Oh, ferrets bite sometimes...and you are NOT allowed to wear under garments. 

Bull Poker = Sitting around a poker table while a raging bull is released.  Last person to get scared away from the table and LIVE to tell about it, wins.  Oh, this game is currently only allowed to be played at a prison in AZ.

These are just some of the idiotic "sports" that Rick both chronicles and TRIES.  Now, some sports he is not allowed to try, but if you can see the look on his face that is on the cover on the book...well, he really had a ferret down his pants..lol. 

Week 11: My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

I know, it doesn't seem like the most appropriate book to read.  And despite what the cover suggests, this book is actually about the humor that comes along with dating.  In fact, I am pretty sure she didn't mention the act of sex or any details of any kind.  Here's a for instance... She was talking about how she went to a party that was supposed to be a costume party.  Having not wore a costume, she was handed a Green M&M costume.  You know the one..lol.  Well, she went to said party, got a little drunk, went home with someone totally inappropriate and ended up trying to break into her own apartment.  Which, by the way, ended in her costume coming off over her head leaving quite the view for the neighbors to see. 

Chelsea Handler is an extremely funny lady and if you can handle a little inappropriateness now and then, I think you would do well to read her books.  If for no other reason, do it to laugh your butt off for a night!

Week 10: Eat. Pray. Love. by Elizabeth Gilbert

I wasn't sure how I was going to take this book.  I even stopped half way through to read the Hornet's Nest.  As I read it though, I began to appreciate what this woman went through in her life.  Now, I am NOT divorcing Matt anytime soon, I don't think I will EVER go to an Ashram no matter where it be and I am almost positive a trip to Indonesia will NEVER be in future.  However, the author of this book not only did all those things, but after reading the reasons why, I believe she may not have survived if she didn't.

The movie to this book is already out..it stars Julia Roberts.  As I was reading page after page, I figured it would star her if ever there were a movie.  If you have ever been to a crossroads in your life, as most of us have, I think you should read this book.  You'll instantly be able to understand this woman's point of view.

Week 9: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

Picking up exactly where the second book left off makes this the BEST read so far.  I LOVED the entire trilogy and it is a damn shame that Larsson has passed on.  I will say that this book makes me want to research and see if he wrote anything else before his demise. 

The book cleans up ALL loose ends and goes out with one hell of a trial thanks to Blomkvists sister, the lawyer.  I would say that this book is a 5 out of 5, but only if you read the first two of the series!!

Week 8: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler is friggin hysterical.  I had never seen or heard of her before (as I do not have cable) but I found her books rising on the best sellers lists and thought, hey, let's give it a shot.  Oh am I glad I did.  I can not wait to read her other two books, one of which is sitting on my shelf waiting for me to finish the two books I have going now!  If you don't offend terribly easily and want a GREAT laugh, get Chelsea's book and give it a go.  It's chapter of short little essays about her life.  Not a straight through read.  It seems so improbable that things would have ever happened to an actual person, but if they did, her life must be nonstop chaos. I give this book a 4.7 out of 5! 

Week #7: Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

Yes, this book is by the same Craig Ferguson whose autobiography I reported on earlier.  This book is actually a novel and it is amazing how Craig managed to tell 4 different stories that eventually all came together.  It really is a great way of describing that age old cliche "It's a Small World."  This book was a 4 out of 5 and I think I may have to reread it just to pick up on a few things I may have missed.

Week 6: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, it has occurred to me that I am WAY behind with blogging about my reading journey.  And simply, it's because I have no time.  So, I am going to, at the very least, start putting the books I read and a word or two describing my feeling about the them.  

That being said, this book was awesome.  It was the perfect sequel, much in the same way that the  Godfather II was better than the original.  It took me all of 3 days to finish this book, and even then it was because I had to do things such as feed and water my children..lol.  This book is a 5 out of 5!