Excited to Read!

To be honest, when I first saw that I had to read an entire book I wasn't that excited. Immediately, I researched the three options to find out which book was the shortest and least painful to read. The first option was How I Killed Pluto by Mike Brown. After reading the book summary, I found out it was about the discovery of the tenth planet, Eris, which lead to Pluto being being demoted to a from a real planet to a “dwarf” planet. The thought of reading a scientific book brought back the nightmares of my 15 week-long class on Earthquakes I took last semester. I couldn’t survive reading about any more historic rocks.

Then I looked up the second option, Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land by Kurt Timmermeister. I learned it was about how Timmermeister turned four acres of land into a profitable farm. This book was more interesting to me from a business standpoint, but I wasn’t looking forward to reading about where the food I eat comes from.

Finally, I researched the third option, My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem. Immediately I saw the array of awards it had received, from being a New York Time’s best seller to being named one of Oprah's favorite books. With further research, I found out it was a collection of stories Steinem got from strangers while living her life on the road. I was instantly intrigued. I love traveling and I love listening to other people's experiences. From the summary and stellar reviews that referred to her as a "legendary feminist", I actually found myself wanting to buy the book and read it as quickly as possible. So I did. However, the rain has made me not as eager to physically go and pick it up from the amazon store. But I'm excited to start the book this weekend!