163: what i'm reading

it's been a book-lovers summer in my neck of the woods y'all. i love to read as much as i love to write but it had been a long time since i've had time to read like i used to back in tha day.

it's really been my own fault tho, not taking time out to curl up in the sun with a good book. so i remedied that as soon as we were officially done with our schooling.

i've been taking every opportunity to read, mostly at the pool while baby bliss keeps her tail wet.

in the past 2 weeks alone, i finished three books by an author i totally dig.

Armistead Maupin has a series called Tales of the City. it's one of my favorite serials. some of the novels have become PBS and ShowTime mini-series.

i actually saw the mini-series before i read the books so i didn't bother to start from scratch. when i heard there was a new book out, i decided to start with the previous two books in preparation for the last one, so i wouldn't miss anything.

it was needless frettin' tho cuz all the books were stand-alone material.

the three books were Significant Others




Sure of You (Tales of the City series, V. 6)
Michael Tolliver Lives (A Novel)








Michael Tolliver Lives is supposed to be it for those wacky san franciscans but i sure hope not. i'll miss those lovable, every-day-people characters who i love like my favorite comfy undies. and i've been meaning to send Mr. Maupin an e-mail about that last book. he got me all worked up with some of that stuff and i ain't been the same since.

i started Pigs in Heaven (the sequel to The Bean Trees) by Barbara Kingsolver a few weeks back but got distracted by my friends from Barbary Lane. not that Pigs in Heaven ain't a good book. it just starts kinda slow. i'm sure i'll enjoy it just as much as i did the first book.







but i've become so engrossed in The Hindi Bindi Club that i know i won't get back to Pigs in Heaven til i'm done with this one. i love learning about other cultures and i have a real live person (my downstairs neighbor) who i can quiz on the veracity of all the yummy recipes and Hindi customs.

when i'm done with those two, i have about 12 other books waiting for me to dive into 'em. some fiction, some not.

that reminds me that i need to check my library account online to make sure nothing is overdue. :-) i'm sure i've paid at least $50 in late fees since we moved here.

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