What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Well the first entry worked well, so I thought I'd talk about some of the reading I've been doing lately. One of my favorite leisure time activities all my life has been reading. Although I prefer fiction, I've read a lot of different non-fiction books, along with my fiction. Some of my favorite authors have been Louis L'Amour, Robert Heinlein, J.A. Jance, and W.E.B. Griffin.

Recently I read the Twilight series of books by Stephenie Meyer. Even though the target audience for these books is teenage girls, I'm a 63 year old grandfather who enjoyed them so much that I have read series twice already and will probably read them again in the near future. I had seen an article in the Seattle Times newspaper. The books sounded interesting because they take place on the nearby Olympic Peninsula in the town of Forks, Washington. We bought the first book, Twilight, and I was hooked within the first 100 pages. I immediately ordered the other three books, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. I hope Ms. Meyer finishes book 5, Midnight Sun so I can read more of the adventures of Bella and Edward.

If you have not had the chance to read any of the Twilight books, you might want to give them a chance. Moreover, if you have any teenage girl relatives the books will make a great Christmas present if you can find them.

I also just finished Brisingr, the third book of Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini. I've enjoyed all three books, but was a bit disappointed after reading this book. For some reason I had it in my mind that this series was going to be a trilogy and that Brisingr would be the final book. But it isn't, there is going to be a fourth book in the series. So I'm just going to have to wait for the fourth book to find out what happens to Eragon and his dragon, Saphira.