In The Book Bag - Let's Pretend This Never Happened

I made a pact with myself to start reading more. It's not that I don't read but I rarely sit down and read just for pleasure these days, good meaty books that you can get lost in. And that makes me sad because I have lost many an hour buried in a good book!

I picked out Let's Pretend It Never Happened on a whim, it sounded light and fun, just what the doctor ordered.

OMG - this book is hysterical. I went through an emotional roller coaster reading it, from Nooooo that can't happen to what the heck and almost wetting my knickers.

I haven't enjoyed a book as much as this in a long time. maybe because I could relate to the misfit incidents or maybe because it was written in a way that just hits my funny button. There are some serious under-lying issues in the humour, if you take it just as antidotal humour and don't go all PC brigade, you'll be fine with it.

To be honest I'm still not sure how much of this is true and how much is embellished but as entertainment goes it doesn't really matter, the book takes us through the life to date of the writer. from growing up with a taxidermist and slightly mad father to giving birth to her daughter and everything in between. 

DON'T even look at the cover of this book, let alone buy it if you are offended by cursing or just easily offended! 

I also don't recommend reading the book whilst eating or drinking (chance of snorting whatever you are consuming then spitting it everywhere are very high) or in public unless you don't mind people looking like you as if you are a crazed lunatic!

If that hasn't put you off you are probably hardcore enough to read it! And if you do, or you already have, let me know what you think in the comments.

Get your copy of Let's Pretend This Never Happened here (aff link)

I'm also on the look out for similar, LOL type books, if you have any recommendations, I'm all ears.

In The Book Bag

When I was in town the other day I decided to pop into the new Book Off (yes, that's the name) it's part of a chain and there is also Hard Off and House Off!

I picked up a lovely Taschen Dali book and a couple of novels for Ebi-kun, that I have squirrelled away. 

I also picked up Wenny Has Wings which is marketed as a kids book but I wanted to read it first to make sure it was suitable. The books is a set of letters that Will, aged 11 sends to his little sister. The two of them were in a traffic accident and the sister, Wenny was killed. Will died for 10 minutes and saw the light but then came back to earth. 

The letters are touching and take you through the roller-coaster of emotions that Will goes through, from the guilt of not protecting his little sister, to missing her to hating her and all the family issues too.

This is not a feel good book, I ended up sobbing into my coffee! I talked to Ebi-kun about it and will leave it on the shelf, then if he feels drawn to it he can read it, at least he has the heads up before diving in. I imagine a child reading this will feel differently that an parent.

Ebi-kun is totally hooked on the Bear Grylls books, he has just finished up the third one and can't wait to get his hands on book four, he'll have to wait until Santa gets here! These are great books for boys and I imagine quite a few girls would like them too. Very exciting story lines.

What are you reading at the moment? How about your kids?