Totally meant to write about this last week when I finished reading. And then as always...life intervened.
I read Bossypants by Tina Fey as my second book in 2014. It was a fantastic and hilarious read. Tina Fey does a wonderful job of allowing her snark and sarcasm drip from the pages of the books while still being able to talk about what her life really has been like, including stories of working at the YMCA trying to make ends meet and her early journey into the world of comedy as a female comedian trying to make it in a male-dominated industry. She keeps the tone light, but real, and allows the reader to feel like they are really getting to know the real Tina through her words. Overall, a fantastic book.
Last week I also read Redshirts by John Scalzi, based on a recommendation from a friend. This book was FANTASTIC. If you are a fan of science fiction, specifically Star Trek, you need to read this book. While telling the story of a group of friends all assigned to the same spaceship who realize that people seem to die more on away missions than other ships, this book also demolishes the fourth wall between reader and story. And the journey it takes you on to get there is absolutely fantastic. I don't want to spoil it for anyone by talking much more about it, but it was such a great read. I will definitely be looking at more stuff by Scalzi in the future.
I was luckily able to finish these two in the span of a few days so I could get ahead on the 26 books for the year goal due to knowing how crazy my life was going to be these few weeks with RA recruitment things running these next few weeks.
Any suggestions for other books I should add to my 26 in 52 initiative?
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