What Next?

So I'm sitting here avoiding my homework, as well as writing up my little review for DITWC, and trying to think of what to read next. Perusing Goodreads and my to-be-read pile, there are a few options I might suggest.

Keeping with the Chicago/non-fiction theme, there is Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul.

Or there is Water for Elephants, which has received rave reviews from everyone and their mother... including my mom. A love story and a circus, how could this go wrong?

There is also the first Bond novel, Casino Royale, or maybe a Sherlock Holmes story. I want to see the movies and read the books, so this would push me to do so.

Another possibility is The Red Tent, which has been recommended to me by many, from religious people to non-religious people.

The Alchemist is also supposed to be quite the read.

Looking on the Goodreads site for book-club books, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn looked good. It is a coming of age story about a girl who perseveres through multiple hardships.

I have also never read Lord of the Flies or Catch-22, and as they are "classics," I should get to them one of these days.

Dracula could be fun, especially with all of the vampire mania going around now. Or, less depressing but in the same vein (haha) would be the first Sookie Stackhouse novel, which is more appealing to me than a Twilight book.

So many options! And that is just the tip of the iceberg. I am absolutely willing to read a book not on the list too. In fact, I am thinking of starting "Emma," by Jane Austen tonight, as this is another "classic" I never got around to reading. Oh books, how I love thee. From the ridiculous (Heat Wave by ABC) to the classics (Pride and Prejudice), they always keep me happy.

Happy reading.... and I promise to write my summary of DITWC soon!