More books for Christmas

I finished Son of a Witch. I didn't like it. I haven't read a book I didn't like in a while, so it was an odd experience, and I don't believe I regret it. Just a heads up to any of you who loved Wicked as much as I did and were thinking about reading the sequel.

I received several books from my parents this past week, including the complete "Peanuts" collection from 1955-8, a new "Zits" book, The God Who May Be by Richard Kearney, and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about 100 pages into The Historian, and I'm really enjoying it. It's a modern retelling of Dracula that incorporates the historical Vlad Tepes III, a.k.a. Dracula (son of the dragon).

With my gift card, I bought Lynne Truss's Talk to the Hand, which I read in one day. Truss also wrote Eats, Shoots & Leaves, another book that I love. I found a book of her fiction and will probably buy it soon. If you hate bad grammar or manners, or if you just love witty prose, check out Truss's books.