recently read for 6.5.13

Gone Girl 
by Gillian Flynn

This book. It was my first time reading a mystery, crime, suspense thriller (I don't think the Babysitter's Club Mystery edition or Boxcar Children count) and it will probably be my last. I read it in about two days because I couldn't put it down. Excellent writing and crazy plot about a couple, how they meet and get married, and the husband gets accused of murdering the wife. I HATED the ending! A perfect book club book, because I was desperate to talk to anyone else who has read this book to hear what they thought of the ending. I was on a 55 person wait list at the library for this. (And I thought 15 people for the Hunger Games series was bad!)

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

By Mindy Kaling

Very funny book. But I read it after I read Tina Fey's Bossypants (THE BEST!), so I was slightly disappointed. Mindy Kaling is a pretty amazing person -albeit overbearing and annoying at moments. I wasn't so sure about The Mindy Show during its first season, but this season was hilarious.

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit 
by Sean Hepburn Ferrar

Really more of a coffee table book with great pictures, because the writing was not worth reading. (Unless you are an Audrey-addict, but that's not me.) Her son didn't get into any knitty-gritty or good stories - the real stuff I like to hear about people's lives. It was interesting to learn about how life was for a movie star in that era, and to read about her work with Unicef - something I had no idea she was so involved with.

Let's Pretend This Never Happened 
by Jenny Lawson
She can be hilarious but she can also be too crude for my liking, so I'll admit I skipped a few chapters. Her childhood stories from life in Texas with her taxidermist dad are hilarious, but others are almost too hard to believe.

I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts On Being A Woman
by Nora Ephron
I am probably too young to read this. But I love Nora Ephron's movies (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, Julie and Julia) and had been wanting to read something written by her for awhile, so when this was in Goodwill's bargain bin for a quarter, how could I resist? She's a great writer, I just found the content dull.

Deliver Us From Evil

by Ravi Zacharias

A MUST READ. One of the best books I have ever read. If you ever find yourself looking at current events in today's world or wondering about future generations or asking, "What is wrong with people?!" This book gets to the root of the answer to that question. Zacharias is BRILLIANT. In this book he lays out historic similarities to the disintegration of great cultures.  He outlines where the United States/west/world is headed and what to do about it. The stories he tells are so intriguing, and the way his mind works and is able to explain things to readers is awesome. I practically underlined and starred the entire book! READ IT. (And don't let the quirky cover fool you, this is grade-A writing and content.)

Any thoughts to share on these books or on what you're currently reading? What should I add to my summer reading list or steer clear of?