Thursday, January 27, 2011

Books

I have been reading a lot lately.  My teachers are throwing so much information at my class that I am swimming in books, journals, research articles and of course the "reputable" internet sites.  I am overwhelmed by all the reading and studying I am doing...EKG's, asthma, chest x-rays, heart and lung anatomy, medications, lung cancer, ALCS/PALS, COPD, ILD and a whole bunch of other acronyms that I won't bore you with. What I really wanted to blog about was that fact when my brain is overloaded with school/technical things it still has room for fictional novels.

Lately when I need a brake, I'll  read an easy children's novels that requires no brain power and can be read in a matter of hours (it usually takes me a couple days of on and off). I love being transported into another world.  I am grateful that I can read and I am grateful for authors who can write and are creative (because all my creative juices are dried up).  The two books I've read in January are both by Shannon Hales, the first was Princess Academy and the last was Book of 1000 Days. I would recommend either of them for easy reading and a fun fairytale.
I like reading because you don't have to worry about commercials interrupting :)

5 comments:

Barbaloot said...

I loved both those books! Have you read her Goose Girl series?

Emily said...

Great books. Barb's right, you should read the Goose Girl series. It's brain candy.

Nee said...

Hooray for Shannon Hales.
The whole threesome of the Goose girls series is great. I am reading the third one and have the second one waiting for you to get this week-end. They are fun easy reads and a welcome break from school for you and winter doldrums for the rest of us.
LOVES,
Mom

Rosie said...

I like Goose Girl series too. Loved Princess Academy. And I'm with you... I like to read Juvenile/Teen fiction on my down time. I usually dont have to worry about language in those books...

Sjaanie said...

The Goose Girl is one of my most favorite books! I love Shannon Hale. I liked the Book of A Thousand Days - I loved that the non-princess was the heroine, and got the man! I didn't like her book "The Actress and the Housewife." It seemed a little inappropriate. I loved Austenland. I hope you are keeping warm, and breathing okay!