books, books, and more books!

I love books. I'm addicted to reading. I read so much, and so fast, that I never have any one to talk to about the books I've read (except maybe Jen Lindner, another fellow prolific reader). But now I can write about them here and pretend that people might read this!

Ok...the book I've read most recently is : Middle Age, A Romance by Joyce Carol Oates. I have...let me check..6 of her books, including this one. They are all great! This one is just what it is says. A romance about middle-aged people. But, wait! It's not as boring as it sounds. Someone dies in the first chapter. Do I have your attention again? And about 20 women are in love with him. His death creates a tremendous rippling effect throughout the community he lives in. Ironicaly, he died in a boating/rescue accident. This tragic catalyst sets off the powder kegs it seems most every middle-aged couple in the town are living on top of. Husbands and wives leave each other, cheat on each other, fall in love with each other, and in the end actualy get to know each other. One of the women even sets off to dig up the unknown past of the dead man. In getting to know this man's past, she is able to reclaim her own future. In the beginning the man dies as a hero, rescuing a little girl from drowning. After his death, he remains a hero, rescuing an entire town from drowning.
Read it! And then let me know what you think! Read it now!