World WIthout End

In December of 2011, I posted about the mini-series, Pillars of the Earth.  Reelz is now showing World Without End - the sequel to Pillars of the Earth.  I just started the second episode, and apart from one discrepancy, it's proving to be as good as the first mini series.  If you're interested, it comes on on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on Reelz.  I re-read the book a few months ago, and it just confirms what an extraordinary historical fiction writer Ken Follett is.  Like I said a few posts ago, I read his latest and greatest, "Winter of the World," a few weeks ago.  He can make any age interesting by creating characters that bring the era to life.

One of the books I've read in the past month of so (I can't remember which one) mentioned "Tess of the D'Uberville's" several times in the book.  So, I decided to put it on my reading list.  I picked it up at the library last week, and for the life of me, I can't get through it.  I seem absolutely hopeless at reading "Classics."  Pride and Prejudice, this book, and several other well known and broadly read books, I just can't get through.  As a bookworm, this frustrates me because I feel like I should read EVERYTHING.  But, I just can't - they bore me and I end of falling asleep.  Or, I miss something vital to the plot line, and I can't catch up from there.  It just bothers me, because I feel like the classics are something I should read!

So anyway, I'm moving on to my next book.  Amazon recently released its "lending library."  There is a fair amount of books - fairly new releases and best sellers - that are available.  I "checked out" Wild Montana Sky," which is on my list, so I'll let you know how it is!  And if I can get through it!  I only have a set amount of time to read it, because it's rented.  After that, it's Kate Morton's new book, "the Secret Keeper."

John Grisham's new book, "The Racketeer," came out yesterday.  Usually with his books, Austin's grandmother buys the book, reads it, gives it to Austin's mom, who reads it, and then she loans it to me.  I'm going to try to be patient, since I have a whole stack to read, but I may end up ordering it :)

-khl