what i'm reading these days.

So, after finishing Paint It Black by Janet Fitch I was in desperate need of a light read. I made the mistake of choosing this crap:

for the love of god, next time you hear me mention something about wanting to read a book by bret easton ellis, remind me of this moment. this is the second or third book i've read by him and MY GOD it was terrible. "blah blah blah blah blah blah blah..." and so it went for a couple hundred pages. i know, it was so obviously a stupid choice. i'm just all about getting in some crap books before it's time to focus on the serious shit again. in fact, that was something one of the older grad students suggested we do before starting the program. so, it's time to move on and i've chosen Franzen's novel:

i attempted it a while back but was just coming off of the first rabbit novel and wasn't ready for another serious read. i'm ready, though, after that piece of shit ellis book. dammit.

a warning, though. i once again listened to terry gross's interview with russell brand, and i'm about a hair away from ordering his book(y wook). JUDGE AWAY...