My Wrap-Up

Thanks Callista for hosting this challenge! It was my first!

Here's my wrap-up.

Six of One

This is actually the first book I read for the challenge. I've just been putting off the review!

Slaughterhouse-Five

Something tells me that most people have already read Slaughterhouse Five in their lifetimes. If not, this is what I thought, here.

Fahrenheit 451

Have you read it yet?

Here are my thoughts.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

My review for this one got a little long!

The gist is a thumbs-up.

Click here if you'd like to read the whole thing.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

I knew it was a bad idea. But see, I'm doing this Numbers Challenge... and everyone else has read it. But really... I knew it was a bad idea.

So clearly, before picking up The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom I was biased. It just seemed so... Oprah's Book Club. You know, before she did the revamp and "discovered" Steinbeck. Plus, my horrible horrible roommate had it as a fixture on her desk in our dorm room. (Thank goodness those days are long over). This wasn't going to be a book I'd like.

But I had to try it because... 1. It was a national best seller / everyone's read it and 2. I did enjoy Tuesdays with Morrie.

Starting out I surprised myself. I didn't mind it. Lately there's been the circus/carnivale setting trend going around, I like it. (Water for Elephants, Carnivale, etc) I enjoyed hearing about the old time pier amusement park, all that. And I even started to wonder who Eddie would meet in heaven. But that's about it...

The second half of the book I had to force myself through. I actually set a time limit.

My complaints? ... I've been trying to figure that out. I think I felt like Albom was trying too hard. It was too sentimental? It didn't work for me. Sorry I can't be more eloquent.

Recommendation: If you are the one other person out there who hasn't read this book, skip it.

My List

I posted my list on my blog!

Click here to see it.

Good luck everyone!