My dad is a pilot. He was the manager of a small county airport when I was young and I loved visiting him at work. He was part owner of two planes that were used in flight schools, but when they weren't being rented out he would take us up. I loved when it was my turn to "fly". The sounds, the feeling in your stomach, the views are all different in a little prop plane. Looking forward to what this book has in store for me.  

 

Sometimes it is good to visit old friends. Written by the great Terry Brooks, this novel was my first introduction to the fantasy genre so many years ago. While there are plenty of clues this was written in a different decade, it is still a fun and imaginative read.

 

After months of reading YA and beach reads, I thought it was time to experience a classic. Even though I have seen this title (book and movie) for years, I started the book not knowing what it was about. Sometimes that works. Sometimes you pick a book and it sucks you in. Sometimes you pick up a book and you have to keep reading just to figure out what the heck is going on. That is what this book was like for me. I was part way through chapter 2 when I decided I needed to stop and do research. I needed something that would help make sense of the randomness that was this book. So to cliff notes I went and boy I am glad I did. Without it, I am pretty sure I would have given up trying to translate Kurt Vonnegut into something that made sense to me.