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45. Ancestor by Scott Sigler
My first audio book and it wasn't really an audio book. It's something called a podio book, which is basically a book produced like a podcast. I'm listening to another one of his books at the moment. But back to Ancestor. This is a fantastic book, a science fiction story about genetics gone crazy. It has a nice, healthy twist of a love story and some characters are utterly brilliant (both the good and the bad guys). I throughly enjoyed reading it, even if I felt like I cheated on books when I finished. I know I'm weird. But, yeah. The voices are good, if a little weird. My only complaint is that one of his characters is described as fat throughout the novel. I don't know if this would have bothered me so much had I not been listening to the book, but it bothered me a little. Though perhaps not as much as it could have, because it was clear Sigler has affection for all of his characters.

46. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
I finally read the second book in this series. I really liked Uglies, but I have to say that Pretties is better. While it is just as frustrating, I can let that pass because of the circumstances of Tally. I like the new characters we're interested in and I love how Tally is so conflicted and flawed and blames herself. She's extremely strong, while at the same time being quite weak. I am excited to read Specials, which is the third book in the series. Westerfeld has proved once again to be a fantastic writer and storyteller.

47. The Trouble With Poetry: And Other Poems by Billy Collins
The thing about Billy Collins is that I love him. Well, his poetry at least. I love the way he writes, the way he evokes images. And I love the way he reads his poems. Here are my favorites from this collection:

You, Reader, The Peasants' Revolt, Theme, Eastern Standard Time, Flock, Special Glasses, The Lanyard, Genius, The Student, The Order of the Day, The Flying Notebook, and Evening Alone

47 / 120 new reads. 39% read!