Bookworm

As I previously mentioned, I got a few books for Christmas that I'm very excited to delve into! I also finished a few more recently, so all will be shared with you!

Books Read Last Semester:

The Seasons of Rome - Paul Hofmann

If you have ever visited, lived in, or fallen in love with Rome, this book is definitely for you! Hofmann writes about his daily life in Rome during the 1990s, describing incidents scarily similar to ones that still occur today (even though it's been 20 years, there is still no Roman bus schedule).

The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion

Combine a socially inept genetics professor with a wild young woman named Rosie who's on the hunt for her biological father, and you've got yourself quite a story. I was recommended this book because Don (the professor) expresses behavioral oddities commonly seen in those on the autism spectrum; since I'm pre-occupational therapy, this book really sparked my interest early on. The way the relationships develop in this book are pretty weird, but that just made it even more hilarious!

What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty

After a fictional woman named Alice takes a fall at the gym, she forgets the last decade of her life and doesn't understand anything that seems to be going on in her current 39-year-old life. As Alice begins to remember things, her personality continually flip-flops. Not only did I find this book interesting due to Alice's amnesia (another OT thing), but it was also mind-opening to see how ten years can change someone's personality and view on life.

Books Received for Christmas:

The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks

Leaving Time - Jodi Picoult

Me Before You - Jojo Moyes

The Giver - Lois Lowry

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

I can't wait to dive into my new collections! The last two have short chapters and are perfectly laid out for reading before bed this coming spring semester.

Have you read and loved any of my new books?

Gina