Thursday, June 17, 2010

Beach Reads

Last week I posted a list of books I want to read and asked for opinions and recommendations on where to begin. The overwhelming favorite was Water for Elephants, so I ordered it from Amazon a few days later and now have a nice, new paperback for the family beach trip next week.

Add that to The Help and a computerized copy of Something Borrowed and I've got three fun books lined up for all my entertainment needs while sitting in the sun.

Josh, in keeping with the theme of "light" reading, opted for classic Russian fiction with, The Brothers Karamazov. I mean, 800 pages of Dostoyevsky exploring "deep into the ethical debates of God, free will and morality," literally screams Florida vacation, right?

4 comments:

Joy said...

Is Water for Elephants that story about the elephant and dog who became best friends? Also, Betsy is obsessed with a book entitled
"Roses" by someone with the last name Meechum (sp?). She says it totally rivals The Help in excellence.

Brooke said...

Joy. Water for Elephants is fiction. That story of the dog and elephant is not. Mercy.

Amanda said...

Why is Joy talking about Belle and Terra my favorite animal story? Also, I just read a little synopsis of this book and it seems a little strange to me and do I want to read a book about animal cruelty and the circus? Please let me know if you like it and if I should read it.

Brooke said...

Amanda, I think Joy doesn't understand what I mean when I say "fiction" so she took the fact that an elephant is involved and associated it with the only elephant she knows.

As for the book, of course I'll let you know. I thought it sounded weird when I read the synopsis, too. And let's be honest, I looked into it because I read that RPatz and Reese were the stars of the movie. But I've heard great things, so we'll see...