Water for Elephants, or straying from the list

Once again I have strayed from the list, but to my defense, the book took less than 2 days to complete AND it was a vacation book (most of which I read at home). Water for Elephants was entertaining and definitely something different from what I have been reading as of late. Sometimes I think it's good to read something more current. I didn't really like the book until about halfway in, but once I got there it was hard to leave unfinished.


My next up was going to be another stray from the list, The Girl Who Played With Fire, but seeing as that is due back to the library and not renewable, I'll pick something from my reserves. Last night I was at a party where everyone was raving about 1984 (disclaimer: This was not a party related to books, this was a birthday party where someone mentioned they were reading 1984 and everyone listening said how wonderful it was) so I'll probably start with that. I am in the middle of Midnight's Children, but losing interest and making no progress so I'll leave it for a while and try 1984 as something different. (It's probably also easier to finish by the beginning of school once again....blech!)