The Kari AnnAlysis

Archive for October, 2009

That’s right! Today is the last day for The Gentleman in Room 205 giveaway. You have until midnight Wednesday to get your final requests in. If your new and haven’t checked out the giveaway, click here. The author will be signing and sending out a copy of the book. I loved it. Plus, he’s a West Virginia guy. Who doesn’t love to support local authors??

This week’s teaser comes from Dead Until Dark. As Halloween approaches, I thought it fitting to start reading “scary” books. I have the first 8 in this series, but the week of Halloween, I will be starting Interview with a Vampire. I’ve been saving it. I know I’m a dork

Pg22 Definition of a Fang-Banger: “Men and women that hang around with vampires and enjoy being bitten. Vampire groupies. They don’t last that long, I think, because they want to be bitten to much, and sooner or later they get that one bite too many.”

Isn’t this true about so many things? What are you teasing this week?

Hello Monday. Today’s topic is:

This past week, Borders re-released it’s  100 Favourite Books of All Times. Do you vote in these kinds of polls when they arise? Do you look through the list, or seek out books featured?

I like to look through all of these lists to count how many books I’ve read. This particular list, I’ve read 7 or 8. As much as I like to see how many books I’ve read, it normally makes me feel inadequate. I have never read a majority of them, but it gives me more books to add to my TBR list. I do have a couple on this particular list that are on my shelf, waiting to be read. Maybe since they made the list, I’ll read them sooner, maybe not.

I don’t normally take part in these, mainly because I don’t normally run across them. If I ever do vote in book lists, I always pick Jane Eyre first!

I got this book at a 10 for $30 sale a few months ago. And the more I read through those books, the more I realize how similar they are.

The Botox Diariesis about Jess and Lucy, both 40 something best friends. Jess is simple. She doesn’t like to spend a lot on clothes, is single and fighting the urge to get back with her ex and won’t touch the botox. Lucy, on the other hand, is a network tv producer who gets caught up in an affair with one of televisions most popular tv show hosts. Jess tries to help Lucy get back on the right track and away from her lustrous affair while trying to find a good man for herself.

The reason I say this is so much like a lot of the books I’ve read lately is because much like One Fifth Avenue, we’re dealing with wealthy people who live in NY and have affairs. And they’re in their 40s. I don’t know why I’m attracted to these books, well, yes I do: They have pretty colors and titles. I absolutely hate infidelity but I’m draw to the drama of them in books.

I wrote down a lot of things while reading this book, including what I used Tuesday as my teaser.

Pg 1: “Champagne corks are popping and it’s only five a.m.”

That line just struck a cord with me. Who wouldn’t love to live this life? I mean, I don’t like 5 a.m. at all and recently that what time I’ve been getting up even though my alarm is set for 9:30. Maybe my mind keeps thinking about this and hoping I’ll wake up to champagne – good luck with that.

As I get older, I realize that no matter how old you are, there will always be cliques. And this book proved it with the “Alpha Moms” and the line that reads:

Pg 26: “Cliquey girls don’t go away — they just get older.”

This is so true. I don’t notice it is as much as I did in school, but they’re still there. I see it on Facebook and when we go out.

I have never really thought much of Botox. 1. I am 23. 2. I can’t imagine spending money on something like yet. Yes, I already am noticing wrinkles, but I’m stingy with money. Maybe if I look like an English Bulldog in a few years, I’ll change my mind. But until then I’ll laugh at quotes like this:

Pg 184: “‘A little Botox on the forehead. Some Cymetra under the cheekbone. A couple of shots of Restylane around the lips. And CosmoDerm to fill in the laugh lines around your eyes. You’re  lucky, not too much damage yet. Two, three dozen injections tops and we’re done.’”

Cracks me up. That is  A LOT of injections. I guess for a Botox doctor though, the more you pump into a face, the more you get to add to your fund for a new “weekend” house.

I love, love, loved that there was a parent sex-ed class in this book. There is nothing like that at the school where I went. We barely had sex ed, let alone did our parents attend a class and learn how to properly condom a banana.

This book was pretty cute and had a lot of great characters from Boulder, the want to be famous surfer, to Jaques, the French ex who is always will be a tool.

I have read a couple of Janice Kaplan books before, and I really like her style. She’s fun, hip and I love that she uses real things. She uses real stores, real cars, and real people. It’s fiction that I can relate to.

I didn’t however crave this book. Yes, I know I just told you some amazing things that would make you think I absolutely loved it, but I didn’t. It may be once again that I am in wedding-mode and am not really focusing. But this book was just ok. I give it 3 bookmarks.

I haven’t done this in a couple of weeks. I have practiced MAJOR self restraint. I even got a gift card for Borders and haven’t spent it yet. I am going to make myself wait until I need new books. It won’t be anytime soon. All of the books I got this week were gifts.

First, I got the book you see to the right. A co-worker got this for me as a wedding present. She even found one of the poems that talked about love and told me to read that one. Great idea!!! I love when people put time and effort into presents!

I also got this Sookie Stackhouse set as a gift from my dad. Since I don’t like to spend my own money, I always ask for books for birthdays and Christmas. This was part of my birthday gift. Lets hope I like them since I got a set of 8. I have heard a lot of great things though so I am very optimistic!