#0075A The Help - Kathryn Stockett

I really had no idea what this book was about before diving into it. Yes, it's like 550 pages, but it goes fast. I read this in 3 days. The story is through the eyes of three women. (Two of the maids and one rich white woman who has a maid) The setting takes place in Mississippi around the time of Martin Luther King. I ended up hating every signal white woman and frankly, the book made me mad most of the time. Not of Stockett's writing, but just the material and how people can treat others the way that they do. We are all humans here. Didn't cry through this one either, but there are a few spots that are cry worthy. Just a warning. Of course this book isn't for everyone so 4.5 stars

#0074A Heaven is For Real - Todd Burpo

I bought this for my mom for mother's day because it's what she wanted and she ended up reading it in one sitting so I borrowed it. I also read it in one day. Cute, short, supposedly true story.

I apparently do not have a heart because I didn't cry at all when reading, while every other woman cried like a little baby. Tear jerker=yes. But I haven't cried while reading in a long time and I couldn't tell you what book, even if I have ever, cried. This book is good for women that have had miscarriages and it will lift your spirit. 5 stars I kinda wish there was a chapter written by the little boy though. He's like 9 now, right? He's old enough to write.

#0073A The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Jumped on the bandwagon only because my stepsister would not shut up about this book. OKAY FINE I"LL READ IT. I can see how it's addicting, but it just reminded me of the movie Battle Royal.

Kids dropped into some place and fight to the death. The last one standing gets to go free and turns out to be a hero, blah blah blah. Pretty much the same thing except this is for middle/high school kids. Battle Royal is more gruesome and Japanese. And I figured I should read the book since they are filming part of my movie in my home town. Weird and interesting, but that means our town looks like the poor coal district in the book. COOL. 4 stars I'm not sure how I feel about the ending. I guess I'll see when I read the rest of the series. I bought the 2nd one Catching Fire at the used bookstore this past weekend. We'll see when I get around to it.

#0072A Bloodsucking Fiends - Christopher Moore

I'm completely sorry to say that this is my first Christopher Moore book that I have ever read. I should have read him a long long time ago. I was told about it and I picked it up at the used bookstore. After reading this I had to go back to the bookstore the purchase the other two in the series.

Moore is witty and he sucks you in to his light hearted story about Jody who wakes up from being "mugged" and finds out she is now a vampire. Jody finds out quickly that she needs a "partner" to do her business in the day. She finds C. Thomas Flood, an aspiring young writer, who is willing to help her out. Can he handle living with a vampire? Dead people start showing up everywhere, including one in their freezer, and he starts to fall in love with her. I really like Moore's quirkiness and I can't wait to dive into the next one of the series. 4.5 stars

#0071A Mountains Over Mountains - Tracy Kidder

Don't let the paperback fool you. Only 300 pages? nah..tiny tiny writing. Try like 521 pages normally. One of my booknerd friends has the same new years resolution as me (he stole it) and suggested this book. I found a nice copy of it for 5 bucks at the used bookstore. Thank goodness one moved in near me. I love cheap books.

Non-fiction book about a doctor named Paul Farmer. He loves Haiti and basically he's trying to wipe out tuberculosis entirely. He works long hours for money that he mostly gives to the hospital or his patients. He is a completely terribly busy man. Reading about him made me feel like a waste of a human. If everyone could accomplish as much as he did, then this world would be at peace and there would be healthy happy people always. I really couldn't work his hours, but he did what he loved and he loved taking care of people. 3 stars (this is really just because I don't like non-fiction in general.) Nothing against Tracy Kidder at all. His writing style is very smart and informative. Just not my taste. could be yours.