October 12 - 18

The It Girl (#1) & Notorious (#2) by Cecily Von Ziegesar
For whatever reason, this gossip girl spinoff series popped into my head recently and I decided to re-read it. Is a silly, catty series with lots of drinking, partying, and casual sex... Not my usual. I powered through the first two books though, them both being relatively short, and I'm working on the third one. However, I'm getting kind of sick of the plot, so it probably won't last very long.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
So, I have to read this from my American novel class, and I never realized that it was a novel and not a speech or manifesto kind of thing. I had no idea what to expect, and it's going pretty well. It is actually pretty interesting and funny, and I'm generally enjoying reading it. I'm already loving the characters, and hoping to see a happy ending, although I feel like that's not how it will go. I'm not very far in yet, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
I saw this book in my advisors office on her big shelf of young adult novels. I've seen it before, and been intrigued by the name even though I had no idea what it was about. I seem to have been on a kick of reading books that I have no idea what they are about lately. Anyway, I started this one, and I really love it. It's written from the perspective of a boy with autism, and it's definitively an interesting read. The language is straightforward in an incredibly refreshing way, and the character is cleverly developed to for the story.