Post-Mexico Progress

Best. Vacation. Ever.

Everything I wanted. Plus all the reading I got to accomplish just made my world.

I finished The Big Short the day before we left on the trip. I didn't like the way it ended. I want to know more about what happened to all the guys who bet against the mortgages. Plus it was hard for me to understand everything that went on in Wall Street. It's just over my head. But, once again, Michael Lewis tells a great story.

On the plane and the first couple days in Mexico I read The Girl Who Played With Fire on my kindle. And BTW, I love my kindle. Sometimes it was tricky taking it to the pool and being paranoid about water. But I got over it. I was more concerned about rain. When it started raining there was no place to take cover. If I had a normal book that would be okay to be a lil wet, but not the kindle, not my baby. I think Millenium #2 was really good, but not as good as #1. Some good twists, good surprises, but not my fave. I think that when #1 is great & #2 is good, then that means #3 will be fantastic. I'm going to start that in Myrtle.

On Wednesday I started Caught and finished it by the end of the day. (good, it's nice reading a thriller by a different author for once, it switches things up)

On Thursday I read Sail by James Patterson. (good, not great, but JP is always entertaining)

On Friday I started Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (via Kindle) and finished it on the plane ride back yesterday. (very good, as I was reading it I thought it was his best -- better than Outliers, but I got a little bored at the end. The stuff on Sesame Street, AIDS, crime, Airwalks, all really just fascinating, but I zoned out during smoking. I found the material on the different types of people; salesman, mavins, connectors real cool too)

I'm currently working on The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver (via Kindle).

So that brings me to...25 weeks past and 22 books read!!! I did a nice catch up job this week (love having summers off!)

I think I will be able to crush through books in Myrtle Beach as well. If I try to do 50 in 52 weeks, then I feel like I'm only 1 week behind. I will try to change that this week.