bookworm

As strange as it may sound - I do actually have other hobbies that don't include watching films. I LOVE reading, even though I feel like I 'never have the time.' EVEN THOUGH I find hours on end to sit on facebook and watch endless amounts of crap/wonderfulness on TV and the other important things that consist within my life.

THEREFORE, I am going to make a conscious decision to read, read, read until my eyes fall out. Literally.

I finished a book last week called 'Swimsuit' by James Patterson. (Aka some poor writer who has to pretend to be James Patterson, but still.) I am such a huge fan of his books and I don't even know why - I manage to get past a lot of the cheesy lines and really get in to the story, even if they do completely encourage my paranoia that someone, somewhere wants to murder me. Its inevitable.

I've read almost all of the James Patterson books and Swimsuit was your typical serial killer thriller.

• Models start going missing in Hawaii, later found brutally mutilated.
• A cop-turned-writer takes it as his mission to find out what's going on, so he can get the big break he's been looking for.
• Turns out the killer is being payed by and elite group of millionaires from all over the world to kill and torture people and turning them in to short films and documentaries. Sick.
• The killer decides he wants his 'story' to be told and seeks out the writer 'making him an offer he can't refuse.'
• Everyone generally dies - THE END

It was pretty predictable but I enjoy the fact that its easy to read, I could carry it about anywhere and didn't have to re-read the chapters incase I missed something crucial.

When I'm reading something or watching it on TV, I've realized I'm turning in to one of those annoying people. The ones who say 'they should have done THIS...that would have made a much better twist....' but I guess this is a good thing because it gets the creative juices flowing.

I'm a huge fan of Chuck Palahniuk even though I've never read any of his books. I love his quotes and I think he's got a great style, so I was thrilled to bits when someone bought me 'Haunted' the other day because he'd seen me eyeing it up. *Bless*

I can't wait to read Haunted - I think its got a great story line. Its really a collection of short stories that come from a group of writers who answered an ad for a 'writers getaway' for three months, obviously expecting a nice relaxing break and not expecting what actually happens.

• 'By turns nauseating, darkly funny and brutally graphic' - Observer
• 'Deeply satirical, brutal and provocative, Haunted is harshly compulsive, eye-bleeding stuff.' - ID

Sounds right down my alleyway. Weird and slightly concerning I know, but I can't wait to start it - which is only a few minutes away. Au Revoir!