I have this terrible habit of picking up more then one book at a time. This often happens when I am at a bookstore and I wind up with five more books then I can afford. Which, really, is what happened to me the last time I went to the bookstore. At the time I literally had six books in my hand but was forced to put three back. Which may not seem to bad to you but I actually bought two books over my budge. I know, I know, I really need to find a suitable library around me. But I feel like I've become somewhat of a library snob. I think volunteering at College Hill all those years has spoiled me a bit too much. The libraries in my neighborhood aren't as big as College Hill was and are generally targeted towards either kids or those seeking extreme research materials. I really need to go library hunting before the hole in my wallet grows even bigger.

In any case I finished one of the books I bought during that one bookstore trip. It's called Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It was an absolutely fascinating book, heartbreaking as well. To be honest I wasn't sure what to expect when I pick it up. In fact, it was really a luck of the draw. I spotted the cover whilst browsing the fiction section and my shallow self immediately plucked it off the shelf. I had actually been debating between this novel and another one that caught my eye. I'm a little frustrated as I can't recall the title of it but I do remember the author was Korean. But that book sounded awfully depressing so I decided to go with Ishiguro's novel.

In fact, Never Let Me go turned out to be one of the saddest things I've read in awhile so I guess it was really unavoidable. Nonetheless the book itself is amazing. I'm not the type to spoil things for people but I highly recommend it. I will admit that some of the topics discussed will be rather controversial but what good novel isn't? Actually, though the story was indeed intriguing it wasn't the reason why I fell in love with the book. I absolutely love Ishiguro's storytelling style in Never Let Me Go. He introduces many of the twists in a very casual way that winds up invoking a sense of subtle shock in the reader. I'm sure that sentence made absolutely no sense but if you read it you'll probably understand what I mean a bit more.

As of now I've started reading my second book Good Omens by the one and only Neil Gaiman, co-authored with Terry Pratchett. Of course for those of you who don't know who that is, let us just say he is the Shakespeare of Fantasy. Sort of. Well, he's my Shakespeare. Neil Gaiman is amazing. I believe Good Omens is the only novel of his I haven't read yet, which will change soon as I'm already half way through the book.

I'm actually still reading The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski as well. I've been trying to read this book for half a year now. Which reminds me, I really should keep going, I'm sure my coworker wants it back soon. I am making progress though. I'm relatively half way through the book now. The only problem is that I'm a little too scared to continue. I'm not sure why I ever agreed to finish a horror thriller in the first place. Good job Dulcy. In any case, I'm in a little too deep to stop now. I can thank my curiosity for that. Being a cat sucks sometimes.

So I guess I'm only reading two books right now. Unless you count the book that my Philosophy professor lent me last summer about MRI scans or my Sociology and Art textbooks. In which case I am currently reading five books. Hehe.

Some people may think reading is a lonely hobby but I don't think so. I love reading and have never once felt lonely doing it. But that may be due to the fact that I get a little absorbed in the stories, just a little. Nerdy, yes, but hey I'm happy and that's all that matters. In fact I sort of want to find a good reading list. Something with maybe the top fantasy books or top literature books to finish within the next five or ten years. It'd be a fun little challenge. The only thing I have to do now is find a decent book list to work off of. Or perhaps I could create my own. A list of a thousand books I'd like to read...it's something I could build over the years. What do you think? Crazy?