NO I HAVE NOT FINISHED

I thought I would be through with the ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST but I have been nursing a cold and reading hurts my eyes, so I am not done with the book. SO sorry, I know you were eagerly awaiting my blog, but I am afraid this is all you get. LOL. I hope that you have or will be having a lovely Thanksgiving and I hope that I am able to get back to reading soon.

Wish You Well: review

WISH YOU WELL, written by David Baldacci, he resides in Virginia. As a resident of Roanoke, VA for the past 18 years, I really enjoyed reading this book, though the expert witness from the Psych clinic seemed a total idiot, but that is further in the story. This is a book about struggles that seem insurmountable. A family is torn apart with death, trauma and the need to leave their home and move to the mountains of Virginia. It is also about major companies coming in and disrupting life on the mountain for gain and then abandoning the newly formed towns. This same thing is happening now, with blasting of the mountains. What we are left with is the ugly remains of a once beautiful and majestic mountain. It reminds me of the greed people feel when they feel they have nothing. It almost reminds me of how to stand strong and persevere with the strength all of us have to survive. This story touches many emotional strings and I hope that they do not botch the movie. I

Electric Kool-aid Acid Test review

All ready I am enjoying this book better than NAKED LUNCH, maybe because I have seen the movie, maybe because I know the character, maybe because it is written so that I can follow it better. Whatever the reason I am going to finish it before the end of November, that is my promise. Books that will follow that are also on the 100 list are: GRAVITY"S RAINBOW, by Thomas Pynchon- 775 pages, I might have to renew this several times DARKNESS AT NOON, by Arthur Koestler-272 pages Those two will be finished by the end of the year, I have currently 50 of the 100 read and these three books will bring it down to 47 left to read, I think. I will have to check again. Anyway, I will write a brief synopsis about the ones that I have read and am not planning to reread at the beginning of the 2014. Some books I am having trouble finding at my library so I need to look into some of my friends collections or find a used copy. I will also continue reviewing other books I read, so it is a work in progress,(this was accompanied by a shoulder shrug).

Figured out what book to read next of the 100

My next reading adventure from the list is THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST by Tom Wolfe. I went looking through my stacks of books and found it on my son's stack. He must of had to read it for class when he was in high school. So that is my next adventure into the book list, I hope that it is not like THE NAKED LUNCH, but if nothing else I can look at the psychedelic colors on the front cover. I am a child born on the cusp of the 60's. Scared to death of the older kids in my elementary school who snuck to the back of the school at recess to smoke. I was only in third grade and still had a rosy view of the world. In middle school it was worse because now there was no recess, pot was introduced and no way anyone was going to the bathroom with out having second hand smoke. As my allergies kick in when I am near cigarette smoke, I was glad I had a very healthy bladder. It should be an interesting read and I promise I will read the whole thing. Okay, I will promise to try to read the whole thing. I will also promise to read it before the end of November as I need to get through this list. I will also give my brief opinion on books that I have read in the past that are on the list. Please be patient. After this I think that I will try to do my own challenge of 100 books and vow not to make them all mysteries or fluffy books.

WHAT TO READ NEXT

I am stumped, I have read several books but none of them on the reading the 100 list. will give a brief review on those but I need to pull out my list to see what I want to read next. After my deciding not to read "NAKED LUNCH", it came up in a book I was reading as part of their reading list. I thought that was funny but did not really want to start reading it again. Plus it is hard to get a book that the library only has one copy of in the entire area which encompasses at least 10 libraries. How instrumental could this book possibly be if no one has it. Back to my list: THE BALLAD OF TOM DOOLEY, by Sharyn McCrumb- great historical fiction, her take on the events seems very plausible. She did tones of research and actually visited the places where the events took place. Very enjoyable read. She really made me want to smack the real life characters in the head and shake them up a bit and of course ask "What were you thinking." THE BLACK HOUSE, by Peter May- Mystery with some twists set in UK, the detective who is central to this story in Fin short for Fionnlach. I probably spelled that wrong, I had to take the book back today. I really liked this book and am upset that I cannot find the two other books here in the States. I really good way to get a look at life on some of the islands. BLUE TWILIGHT, by Jessica Speart- Mystery based on poaching butterflies, with Rachel Porter as the Fish and Wildlife person taking on the case. This author is getting better and better with each book. I wish my library carried her books, so I would not have to keep buying them. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, James Patterson- Another detective book, but I love a fast read when I am traveling, so that if you need to leave it behind you can. I have the third book in this series waiting in the wings. When I read a series book I have to read them all and then I put them aside for awhile, it is an addiction. NEXT NON-LIST BOOKS: WISH YOU WELL by David Baldacci (Book Club Choice) AMONG OTHERS by Jo Walton MY HEART IS BOUNDLESS: Writings by Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's Mother, by Eve LaPlante So what am I going to read next on the list, I will let you know as soon as I figure it out.