Basically I suck ass, not in the porn way, but in the bad book blogger way.

I haven't been writing reviews pretty much all summer. This is because I suck book blogger ass. I took the summer and expanded my brain around social statistics and public administration via online courses so that I can graduate at the end of this year rather than next summer. I want to be done with college, it is a 14 year journey and I really want it to be over, for at least a little while. So this brings me back to my point that I suck book blogger ass. I have been reading, I am certain that my fun reads got me through my summer classes.

The following are books I read and thought were rad so you should read them too:

As you can see I fell in love with Sarah Addison Allen and continued my love for Sarah Dessen. I want to point your attention to Friendship Bread by Darien Gee. I really loved this book, it made my heart feel warm after reading it. I read Jenny McCarthy when I needed a guilty or naughty giggle.

The following are books that I read for school and one that I read for fun but I wouldn't recommend it.

And lastly, I read a book that I am totally neutral about and therefore will not recommend or discourage you from reading it.

Overall, I liked most of what I read. I am just not a fan of Gillian Flynn so I should stop reading her books. I just feel too grim after reading her books. The books I read for class about inequality made me hate republicans and democrats, so business as normal. I do not love being on the poor end of those theories so that was intense for me personally. Obviously I would never suggest someone read a social statistics book, but if you are forced to read this particular book it isn't as awful as most. I even laughed once while reading it which is a huge step up from crying.

Dear John by Nicolas Sparks

Goodreads Summary:
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. "Dear John," the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.

My thoughts:
Wow what a terrible ending. I have never really been a fan of Nicolas Sparks but for some reason I picked up two of his books from the library recently. What sappy crap! I know that a lot of people love him. For me his writing was overly predictable and boring. I knew he was going for the most obvious emotional sucker-punches he could find whenever he could find them. I had a hard time relating to the evolution or lack there of, of his main characters. Mostly I would say that this book was crap. I hated it. I thought about not finishing it multiple times. I saw the movie prior to reading the book and thought it too was terrible. I was told by several people the book was better. I now know I shouldn't trust a few opinions as much as I previously have.

I would not recommend this book to anyone really. I am not sure why this author is so popular.

While writing this review I was listening to my dog follow my Father around his kitchen.