Pleasant suprises

I don't know if its because the books I've been reading lately have been recommended to me and/or they are memoirs, biographies or autobiographers, but I haven't been truly surprised by a book in a while.

When I picked up A Perfect Day I remembered I got it in a swap on PBS but couldn't remember what it was about.

The book starts off with a man (Robert) looking out his hotel room window at a blizzard brewing. He's trying to figure out when he took "the first wrong step". The book then goes back 8 years to when it all started. The book follows Robert's life from marrying his fiance to getting his dreams granted, then getting them squashed almost as quickly.

There were two big surprises. If I had read a description about it the first one might have not been such a shock, but the second one probably will be to all readers. This book talks about life, death, love, and how easily they can all be great, okay, bad, and most importantly gone. Personally the book starts off okay, then gets a bit slow, but the writing made it very easy to continue (I read the book in two sittings). It's mainly a love story but it's not a cheesy one. I highly recommend picking this book up.

We Thought You Would Be Prettier

Laurie Notaro writes hilarious autobiographies about "The Dorkiest Girl Alive". With titles such as I Love Everybody and Other Atrocious Lies, There's a (slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell, and Autobiography of a Fat Bride, she is never a let down! Her books are quick, funny reads that sometimes hit a little close to home.