Read, Read, Read

It seems like all I do lately is read. I read when I get up, I read when I go to the pool, I read late into the night before bed.

Thus, time for book reviews.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:
Alright, I had been hearing a lot about this one. Everyone seemed to just love this trilogy (this one being the first one). I even read the intro and was intrigued enough to buy the book. Anddddd..... I was disappointed. It was good, but not great. It was pretty disturbing. Reminded me of a really sick/twisted L&O: SVU episode. Good and gross, but not terribly deep or impressive. Just a good way to pass the time. 6/10

The Help:
My mom recommended this one to me. I more or less picked it up on a whim and was hooked. The characters are incredibly realistic and developed. I kept making predictions that were all shot down in the end and so I appreciated how the author wasn't predictable. Plus, the one real joke of the whole thing was more than sufficiently funny to make up for the seriousness of the rest of the novel. 9/10

The Forgotten Garden:
Random find on our many bookshelves at home (definite perk to living at home... especially all 7 Harry Potters). Good, not as fun to read as The Help, but equally as gripping. Written from 4+ perspectives with each perspective equally appealing. I was disappointed with the ending, but otherwise pretty good. 8/10

In other exciting news, one of my friends from school will be in Charleston for the evening on Wednesday. Excitement.