Reading List

I have become very well-acquainted with the community library here so I thought I would share with you some of the books I've read thus far - the good, the bad and blah:

1. The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates - From the very beginning it was a very depressing book, although it did become more hopeful. The writing was excellent and the characters were interesting, but I'm on the fence on this one.
2. Host by Stephanie Myer - My beach companion. It was an easy, fun, science fiction read. The main character got a little annoying but, overall, enjoyable.
3. Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth - Oprah pressured me into reading this book and, although, it didn't exactly express anything new, it was insightful and interesting.
4. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - It sort of reads like a poem or a parable. It has it's beauty but got a little tiresome. Good thing it was short.
5. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - Awesome! The dialect takes some getting used to but once you get into it, you can't get out.
6. The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears - Woven plots lines, mystery and literary allusion = a great read. I don't think this book is for everyone but I loved it.
7. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Not what I expected at all. An anti-war, science fiction novel with dry wit and dark comedy. Very, very good.
8. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - This book was so long but sooo powerful. It's great but you really have to commit to it because it's 1,168 pages long in small font!
9. On the Road by Jack Karouac - Sorry to all the beatniks out there but this was a snooze to me. I guess I'm just a traditionalist but I just couldn't get through this one. Why waste time on something you don't enjoy when there is a whole library full of books just waiting to be read. *finger snaps*.

What have you been reading? Any suggestions on what I should read next?

-J