In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks by Adam Carolla
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was hilarious! I was literally laughing out loud during a lot of this book! The book is written like he talks, if you've ever listened to his radio show or podcast you will totally understand.

Granted, Adam Carolla isn't Steinbeck or any other type of literary genius by any means, but it was funny and he did have some good points about life. I loved the chapters about the worst songs ever and cutting the cords of his newborn twins. But I could have cared less about the bonus chapter about all the different sports.

Overall, a very funny book and I liked that you don't have to be a guy to appreciate his comedic sense of humor.


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Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Good story, terrible writing, decent smut. Anastasia is really annoying but there is definitely something about Christian Grey that is very intriguing though. I really don't get all the hype surrounding this book but I did find it fun reading about Portland/Vancouver and Seattle since I live here. I probably will go on and finish the other two but glad that I'm getting these for Kindle via the public library and not actually paying anything for these book or I would have been sorely disappointed.


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The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver

The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I thought this was a decent book and I liked it pretty well. It had mystery, twists and turns, and kept my interest. This book got three stars from me. It wasn't mind blowing by any means. But it was entertaining, nonetheless.


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11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63 by Stephen King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is definitely one of the best books I have EVER read in my life and by far the BEST book Stephen King has ever written, in my opinion. I'm not an especially fast reader but I read this one in less than 3 weeks. It was so fascinating and engrossing, I just couldn't put it down. I would even read this one again and I am one to NEVER re-read a book. (There are too many books out there to re-read any book, but this one I think I would.)

I loved the story line, the characters, and the ending. Everything about this book was awesome! I LOVED IT ALL!!! I will miss it now that it's done and I will remember it for a long time! If I could give it six stars or more I would have.

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Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher

Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


This is was just an okay book for me. There were some interesting stories, but Fisher was all over the place and jumped around too much for me. Glad it was a quick read and had pictures. I am relieved to be done with it so I can move on to something with some amount of intelligence and depth.



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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Wow! What can I say about the Dust Bowl. This was such a sad time in our country's history. I still can't believe that people actually survived and lived to tell about it. I was so sad and sickened to read about these people's struggles and severe conditions. I know I could NEVER live through that. It was just so unbelievable the state of the land, the weather, the dust, the government, just about everything that these people had to endure. Fact is truly stranger than fiction.



It was a great book and I'm so glad I read it. I think this one will stick with me for a long time. I had to rent the movie "The Plow That Broke the Plains." after I read this book on Amazon. I thought it was very interesting. People of the day said that it was propaganda. That may very well be, but I bet seeing this movie on the big screen educated a lot of people about what was happening on the High Plains. The moving pictures of this land were way more profound than black and white photos ever could be.



My next book is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. I'm hooked on this subject now.



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Duma Key by Stephen King

Duma Key by Stephen King

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I thought Duma Key was really good and I liked it a lot. For the most part, it kept my interest and I wanted to keep reading. There was some real creepy parts in it that really reminded me of how twisted Stephen King's mind really is. I kept wondering throughout the book "How does he come up with these ideas?" The story line was just so bizarre and different, but oh, so good!



I also really enjoyed all of the characters, especially Wireman. He was definitely my favorite. He was so cool and seemingly calm throughout the whole story. I liked all the other characters as well, but Wireman was the character that made the book for me.



Overall, I would give this 4 1/2 stars and not the full five just because there was some confusing writing when King would write through the eyes of Elizabeth as a child and I had to go back and re-read some of the text and it was sometimes difficult to actually visualize what Elizabeth was experiencing. Other than that, I loved this story and will continue to read more of King's books.



*One last note, it was waaaaayyy better than Under the Dome!



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