Lint Upon Tweed

Whew, it has been a busy couple of weeks in my book world.  On the 23rd of March, Christopher Moore‘s Bite Me: A Love Story was released and I plowed through it in about 5 days.

Next was Lisa Lutz‘s The Spellman’s Strike Again.  This is the fourth in a series on the Spellman family.  Bite Me is the third in Moore’s vampire series.

Both are easy reads and fun.  Don’t label these books as literature; but never label them as crap, like Dan Brown and John Grisham write.

I must admit, I’m a big fan of both authors so I’m a little biased though.

Next I’m on to Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez.  Here’s what the inside cover of the book has to say:

Teri and Phil had never needed their own personal god.  But when Phil is passed up for a promotion – again – it’s time to take matters into their own hands, and look online.

Choosing a god isn’t as simple as you would think.  There are too many choices; and they often have very hefty prices for their eternal devotion: blood, money, sacrifices, and vows of chastity.  But then they found Luka, raccoon god of prosperity.  All he wants is a small cut of their good fortune.

Oh – and to crash on their couch for a few days.

Divine Misfortune is a story of gods and mortals – in worship, in love, and at parties.

I’m always one to pick up a book that will pick at religion.  Let’s hope this does exactly that!

In the middle of all of this, I’m slowly reading through David Rakoff’s Don’t Get Too Comfortable.  The book is a collection of essays both social and political….and hilarious.

Rakoff is a little long winded, but it’s still a good read, if only for the bathroom.

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