It's Monday. What are you Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey to outline what you have been reading and what you plan to read this week.
Last week I finished
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
which was a great read as most of you probably know since I'm sure I was one of the last to read it! But you can check out
my review here. Now I'm reading
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
from my
100 book challenge and I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm always a little nervous with classics because I need to be in the right frame of mind to get into the older style language but I haven't had any difficulty with Jane Eyre and have found myself happily immersed in the story.
I am also listening to
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
as an audio book. I have never listened to an audio book before but I needed something to keep me occupied on the bus into work in the mornings. And I knew that Jane Eyre would be a bit much for bus journeys so I needed something a little lighter. I've never been good at reading more than one book at a time so I thought maybe an audio book would be the way to go. And thanks to some great reviews out there that love the audio version of this book because Tina reads it herself, I thought it was the perfect one to choose as my first audio book to try. And so far it's working really well. I definitely couldn't multi-task with an audio book like others can but sitting on the bus and listening to it works really well.
Everyone seems to be reading The Help.
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I'll have to check out Bossypants (audio). I'm listening to A Fall of Giants and it makes for some pretty heavy listening.
ReplyDeleteWow I don't know if I would ever have the concentration to listen to a book like A Fall of Giants on audio. I really liked his other books - Pillars of the Earth and World Without End but haven't read Giants yet.
ReplyDeleteLOVED Tina Feys book... I hope you enjoy the audio and find more audio to listen to as well. :)
ReplyDeleteI have never been able to get through Jane Eyre.... but I continue to try. :)
Oh how I did and still do (yearly) enjoy Jane Eyre. Have a wonderful time reading and enjoy your week.
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I've only heard fantastic things about Bossypants, especially the audio version, so I hope you love it and aren't laughing too hard! ;o)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a fabulous reading week and if you get a second stop my to see what I've been reading at There's A Book! :)
Actually, I think I'm the last one to read The Help. It's sitting on my shelf and keeps getting put aside for other books.
ReplyDeleteThe Help was great... both the book and the movie. New follower via It's Monday blog hop.
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http://thenovelstudent.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-814.html
I am currently reading The Help and Jane Eyre is one of my all time favs. Have a great week@
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the Help. I loved it too. Jane Eyre is one of my favourites so I hope you like that too. I know what you mean though. I have to be in the mood to read a classic too. I think that I just don't enjoy it as much or give it the time it deserves if I'm not.
ReplyDeleteI loved The Help...and saw the movie this weekend (fabulous!). Hope you love it.
ReplyDeleteI've heard good things about Bossypants.
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You are doing good!!!
ReplyDeleteI am not reading much, but so what?!!
Here is my Monday: Mailbox/What Are You Reading?/Musings post!
Jane Eyre is one of my all time favorites, I hope you enjoy it! I intend to read it again soon :)
ReplyDeleteI've got the print version of Bossypants on my shelf, not sure when I'll get to it but it sounds hilarious!
I LOVE this "Jane Eyre" book you've got...I bought some of these classics when they were released, I've got a little collection growing, they're so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read The Help yet. It has been on my TBR pile for weeks. I will not see the movie until it's out on DVD so that buys me a little time.
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to read The Help and Jane Eyre. I just need to quit doing all work and read for four weeks straight.
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Hey there! New follower :) I just got Bossy Pants and two Chelsea Handler books, looking forward to some laugh out loud moments from those ladies.
ReplyDeleteI love that you are participating in a classic's reading challenge. I have some of those books on my TBR list but I seem to get caught up in others books (like many others I'm sure)
Hope you enjoy Bossy Pants.
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Happy Reading this week!
I'm posting late this week because I've been on a trip to the mountains and out of reach of the internet. Please come see what I've read.
ReplyDeleteI listened to the audio of the Tina Fey book and loved it. You're not the last to read The Help - I haven't read it yet, although it's on my TBR. I've heard great things about it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved The Help and I am also listening to Bossypants. So awesome that Tina Fey is narrating it. So far I'm only on the second cd but am loving it!
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous of your lovely new clothbound classics! Jane Eyre is a real favourite of mine and I'm glad you're enjoying it
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