I realized recently that my sister writes a
blog about books she's read. My sister is a librarian, so this shouldn't surprise me. But I was surprised that I didn't know. She and I have always had very different reading habits, despite our similar degrees. That's probably because of the different career paths we've taken. She has been a middle school librarian for many years, and much of her reading was for work. Now, due to district and budgetary changes, she's starting her first year as a high school librarian.
She seems to like it, and I think she's surprised by that.
As I said, we've never had similar reading habits. I don't read much reality fiction - I get enough of that in everyday life, thank you very much. I read lots of science-fiction, fantasy, alternative reality, adventure, and mystery. The paranormal genre so popular in young adult (and adult) fiction today dovetails nicely with my interests. So I've been reading lots of young adult fiction... and so has my sister. It started with Twilight, then the Uglies - which we both loved. I've gone through the Charlie Bone books - all except the very newest- which are really more middle-school than high, but still very good. I, of course, loved Harry Potter, which I think she also enjoyed.
It's a nice change, to be able to talk about books with my sister. I like to talk about books with anyone that will listen, honestly. I'm lucky that I have a neighbor who also enjoys reading as much as I do. (She was the one that told me about the Uglies.) Stevie likes reading a lot, so far. I realize that he might lose some of that interest as he grows up, but I hope now. Tonight we stopped at the library and found Scooby Doo and the Werewolf, a new Mercer Mayer called The Best Teacher Ever, and some older books that we've had home several times. Just before we left the library we spotted a new Clone Wars graphic novel on the shelf that I'll try to get next time. It looked like it might be simple enough for the boy... or else just for me!