Final Two . . . ALONE & BOSSYPANTS

As you read in my last blog I was two books away from my "one book per week" goal for 2013. I wasn't too worried about it as I have a every growing list to complete my goal. I already have my first book for 2014 ready and waiting to go. . . . so here are my last two (who knows maybe I'll binge read and add more)

Alone - Lisa Gardner
Like all her books,  this a murder mystery with a pretty clever twist! I found this book browsing the library trying to find a book to "speak" to me. Well speak to me it did! I love a great murder mystery and I love it even more when I can't figure out "who dun it"! Although the killer is identified early in the story it's the behind story that you mentally try to figure out while on this journey. In this day and age of all the Law & Order shows, Criminal Minds, CSI, you get the drift - I like to pretend I'm a detective while I'm reading these types of books to see if I can pick-up on the clues and things. While I won't say I'm FBI material (YET, I still think I could be Clarice Starling in the making - *Silence of the Lambs reference just in case you didn't know but I'm sure you did)  I'm usually pretty good at figuring out the killer in most cases. In real life while reading or watching news stories I'm big on the WHY people do what they do . . .and in this story the WHY is a big big part of the killer. So if you're looking for a good mystery then I highly recommend this one. Lisa Gardner novels always have killings in them but they do not go overboard on the gory details. She does describe the scene in detail and how the victim died but she doesn't do it Friday the 13th or Saw style which I'm sure most people appreciate. 
 

Bossypants - Tina Fey April 2011
In case you've been living under a (30) rock - lol! Tine Fey is only the funniest lady to grace the small screen since the late '90's. Making a name for herself on SNL from 1997-2006 with her classic portrayal of Sarah Palin. She's not only a comic actor but a very funny writer too. turning out scripts for for the movie Mean Girls, SNL and of course 30 Rock.

Some of my favorite lines from this book:

"My dark shin fur was hard to ignore". . . . (talking about wanting to shave her legs for the first time)
"Growing Up and Liking It" (the pamphlet included in her First Period Kit) - cracks me up

"Modesssssssss is coming for you" (her period kit whispering to her from deep within her closet)
"Even Michelle Duggar would have flinched" (talking about seeing a speculum for the very first time and how huge it was)
"I was filled with a poisonous, pointless teenaged jealously, which, when combined with gay cattiness, can be intoxicating"
"Gay people don't actually try to convert people, that's Jehovah's Witnesses you're thinking of"

". . .she was still that enigmatic girl in the beret who didn't get to the dry cleaners very often" (describing Monica Lewinsky)

"Photoshop is just like makeup. When it's done well it's great, when it's overdone you look like a crazy asshole"

I list these few lines out because this type of spontaneous, intelligent, humorous comeback are the ones we all wish we could come up with ourselves. (You know the times I'm speaking about, when someone says something to you and you have it all worked out in your head and you open your mouth and nothing comes out, so instead of feeling witty you feel like you just made an idiot of yourself. You do know what I'm talking about right? It's not just me right? right?)
Once again you may notice that these two books are vastly different from one another. I like the depth of the story that the murder mysteries offer and I LOVE the intelligent humor of the other and what better way to end the year than laughing into the new year!

I could go on and on but I'm sure by now you get that I highly recommend this book, if funny, witty, smart, intelligent women are what you like and you must because you're reading this blog right? right?