It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

I feel a reading slump coming on.  Or I feel in the middle of a reading slump.  Or maybe it's ending.  I don't know, the feeling is definitely reading slump, I'm just not sure what part of it I'm in.  I don't know if it's the books I'm picking up or if it's just my attention span.  So, I've been trying different books, reading the ones I know will hold my interest, and hoping that soon I'll be tearing through the pages like I usually am!

What I Read Last Week
Hell-Bent by Benjamin Lorr is an inside look at the world of Bikram Yoga and the obsessive culture that can be a part of it.  Read my review to see how someone who practices Bikram feels about the book.  Get You Good by Rhonda Bowen is an Urban Christian novel about love, relationships, and betrayal.  

What I'm Reading Now
I started reading Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe this past week.  Not too far into it but looking forward to it.

What I Plan to Read Next

The Detour by Gerbrand Bakker is about a woman who flees her life in the Netherlands for a remote farm in Wales with her husband trying to find her.  The World is Moving Around Me by Dany Laferriere is a memoir about the Haiti Earthquake of 2010.

What are you reading this week?  Have you read any of these books?

Comments

  1. The Relentless ReaderMarch 25, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    The Laferriere sounds so interesting! I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of it. Have a great week :D

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    1. ShanMarch 25, 2013 at 11:54 AM

      The writing is so beautiful, it doesn't flow like your typical memoir. I will be highly recommending it.

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  2. Rebecca @ The Key to the GateMarch 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    The World is Moving around me looks like an emotional read. I look forward to your thoughts on it. I find that I hit reading slumps if I am just plowing from one book to the next. My reading resolution this year was to slow down a little and try to digest each book more. Have a great week!
    Rebecca @ The Key to the Gate

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    1. ShanMarch 25, 2013 at 11:55 AM

      I resolved to change my reading habits this year, and so far I've been successful. I think other things are just taking my attention. Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 25, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    Hope your reading slump doesn't last. How awful! I am in a "manic" reading period, reading way too much to be good for one woman. But I'm loving it.

    Have fun with these books!

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    1. ShanMarch 25, 2013 at 7:40 PM

      Maybe some of your manic reading can rub off on me!

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  4. Eva @ All Books ConsideredMarch 25, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    Great books -- hopefully they will help with the slump

    My Monday Post

    Eva @ All Books Considered

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    1. ShanMarch 25, 2013 at 7:41 PM

      I've already completed one so I think they are helping!

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  5. LindseyMarch 25, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    I read Robinson Crusoe in college. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for reminding me to pick up a classic already!

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  7. HeatherMarch 29, 2013 at 10:53 PM

    I've always wanted to read Robinson Crusoe.

    http://littlesqueed.blogspot.com/2013/03/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_25.html

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