Until third grade I was a horrible reader. At the end of my second grade year I was mortally embarrassed when I could not easily participate in the reading circle in class. That summer I decided it was time to learn how to read, and well. Starting small I worked my way up to books I probably only understood halfway. By sixth grade I was the top of my class...and reading Stephen King as well as Sue Grafton...again, I probably did not understand everything that was going on, but I gleamed the basic meaning. Reading became a regular pasttime for me. In my free time I would root through the stack of books in my Dad's book cases hoping to find something interesting.
Since starting reading I have devoured over 30 Stephen King books and caught up with Sue Grafton in her alphabet series. Janet Evanovich was introduced to me by my father. The mildly humorous tone of the stories and the detective theme made these similar to Sue Grafton, yet more interesting because it gave me an opportunity to delve into the mind of a new character. Stephanie Plum falls into every hole possible and dug herself out of each one while tracking down criminals who broke bail. Her inexperience and clumsiness leaves Stephanie in awkward situations. Usually at least one car explodes and a few gun gets fired in each segment of the series.
I always plan to give the books I enjoy to friends. I generally do not get to this. My friends are not interested in the books I read and often I forget them at my place. Metro Girl was not one of these. The story itself was funny but I found the characters full of cliche to an annoying degree. To make a long story short... I wouldn't have planned to share this book with friends, but I still finished reading this particular book over a month ago and kept my copy sitting on the desk since. This provides the perfect opportunity for me to donate this so it can be read and enjoyed by other readers.
Sometimes trashy novels are a great way to increase interest in reading. Any reading increases understanding of our language and is such an amazing source of entertainment at the same time.
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