I'm a Nerd, and I'm Okay With That

Confession time.  I am a huge book nerd.  I love to read.  If I had tons of money, I would probably spend most of it on books.  I want my collection to grow, but don't have the money and/or space to do so.  But I love to read.  It's an addiction.

The other night I text messaged Brendan because I am reading a book that I feel like our friends would find hilarious.  And while I was reading this, I thought how Brendan would truly enjoy my current read.  When he heard the title, I think he understood.  The book is not something I would recommend to my mother, or any adults in my life because well, it's the sick humor that my generation seems to enjoy.  The book?  Assholes Finish First by the one and only Tucker Max.  

If you ever heard of Tucker Max you will understand he is a horrible human being who seems to have zero redeeming qualities.  Or if you are a guy, he is God-like.  I enjoy his sense of humor, the fact that he will talk up all his drunken nights and hook up to make himself seem awesome.  He states constantly "I am the greatest human being alive" or sentiments of that sort.  Now being a girl, I should hate this book and the way Max treats women.  But honestly, I find it hilarious.  I have laughed out loud way too often while reading this and can not wait to pass along this book to along to Brendan and Shannon and the rest of my friends so we have something to joke about when the Jersey Shore ends.

From one side of the spectrun to the next, if Assholes Finish First is a book without any morals and emotions, my next recommendation is for those who love summertime reads.  These are the books that do not take much thought while reading, that you can bring down to the beach with you and are going to enjoy fully because it's about girlfriends and relationships and all that good stuff.  For me, these are the types of novels that I absolutely adore unfortunately and tend to read a lot.

Something Borrowed by Emily Griffin has now placed itself on my most favorite books.  To say I could not put it down would be a complete understatement.  When I was at work, I wondered what was happening in Rachel's world.  Crazy right?  Anyway, I think part of the reason I loved this book so much was how much I related to Rachel.  She is the girl who tends to be overlooked and while she loves her life, she sometimes does not see her full potential.  This story is all about relationships.  The ones you have with your long time friends, the romantic relationships and the most important relationship of them all: the one with yourself.  The book continues on from the point of view of Rachel's best friend Darcy in Something Blue.  While I enjoyed that book as well, I could not connect so much with Darcy.  Griffin writes wonderfully honest stories and explores relationships in a honest way that many writers try to do but fail.  

Meggie has another book of hers that she is going to let me borrow that I am so excited to try reading.  In fact, the day of the parade when I had time to spare after getting ready, I sat in the middle of Meg's room and started to read it.  Yes, I'm that big of a dork.

The last book I have read recently is This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper.  I picked this up at Borders when I went on a little shopping spree and bought it because the back sounded interesting and I thought I read a review about it in People magazine.  Now this is not the typical book I read, but I do recommend anyone who reads this to pick it up at the library or borrow mine.  The book is about family dynamics.  Family is family and this book shows that there can be several different personalities within a family that can clash when they must spend a week together.  This book is also funny.  Not similar to Tucker Max but in a way that I laughed thinking this is exactly what would happen if someone wrote a story about my family having to spend 24/7 with each other for a week.  I loved the way Tropper brought sarcasm during a tragedy, and how underneath all the snarky remarks the siblings said to one another, you can tell there was love there.

I think I'm going to continue this little book update thing every once in a while.  I was going to post pictures of the books, because while the saying says don't judge a book by it's cover, I totally do.  But then I decided that would be a little silly and something that you all may not like.  These three books are pretty awesome, not for everyone that reads this blog.  While I was bed ridden, I didn't read nearly as much as my mother thought I would, but I was enjoying throwing myself a pity party.  Unfortunately with my love of reading, I tend to jump into a story fast, and read it wicked quick.  So these may be more frequent then you think.