"catching alice" by clare naylor. i've tried to get into this book for several days, but it's not happening. so, i decided to put it on amazon to sell. the book looked intriguing, and the reviews promised a funny, light-hearted, quick read. i found it poorly written -- too hard to follow the often changing point of view (leaving me wondering who was speaking), awkward character introduction (just kind of thrown in your face), too over-written (long, long sentences that seem a little pompous on the author's part), bitchy characters i couldn't warm up to... too bad, i wanted to like the book.

anyway, i have recently read some really good books: "good in bed" (a really smart, personable story -- like your best friend wrote it) by jennifer weiner (who has her own blog), "spin cycle" (really funny and sweet -- perfect chick flick premise) by sue margolis and "the idiot girls' action adventure club" (reminds me of my wild and crazy girl friends) by laurie notaro.

tonight i'll start "underground" by tobias hill. this novel is the first mystery novel i've picked up in a long time. even through this book is about my favorite subway system, it will be a good break from all the british chick books i've been reading.