Booking Through Thursday

I was looking through books yesterday at the shops and saw all the Twilight books, which I know basically nothing about. What I do know is that I’m beginning to feel like I’m the *only* person who knows nothing about them.

Despite being almost broke and trying to save money, I almost bought the expensive book (Australian book prices are often completely nutty) just because I felt the need to be ‘up’ on what everyone else was reading.

Have you ever felt pressured to read something because ‘everyone else’ was reading it? Have you ever given in and read the book(s) in question or do you resist? If you are a reviewer, etc, do you feel it’s your duty to keep up on current trends?

 

There are times I feel pressured. Like Narnia. I have never read any book related to Narnia.  That makes people everywhere go what?!? Hillary you must read Narnia!! To which I always reply. Why must I read anything. Reading should be pure enjoyment. Sort of like a hedonist excursion. If I do not like a book then no, I will not waste time trying to choke my way through it just so I can have the supposed pleasure of telling everyone Yes I did read that.

Double or Nothing

It has been 4 years since the show The Casino aired.  Since then Tom Breitling and his best friend Cal Fussman   have made another million after selling the Golden Nugget. Double or Nothing is the story of two best friends who went from rags to riches to accomplish unbelievable success.

Breitling shows that there is a lot more behind the scenes than The Casino let on.  Breitling takes us on a whirlwind tour through the ups and downs of chasing a dream then selling it then doing it all again. This book is a fun read that let the author’s personality shine through.

I did not know a lot about gambling when I started reading this book. It did not matter because whatever was needed to get the gist of the background was described beautifully.

The description that appeared in this book are such that the energy and the enthusiasm and sometimes the grief of the author shines through.

This book is an enjoyable book. Well worth the read.