june: 13 & 14

this month i read:

cat sense, by john bradshaw (yes, i read a book about cats.  i wear the cat lady crown proudly.  this is nonfiction, and describes about the evolution of cats living with humans and i found it really enjoyable.  cats have only lived with humans for 10,000 years, whereas dogs have lived with humans for 40,000 years!  dogs were bred to help hunt or protect the family and lived in close quarters with them; cats were kept to keep mice away, and often lived alone in an outbuilding…hence why cats are seen as more independent or standoffish than dogs.  this was an interesting book, but to be honest: most of the best stuff was described in articles about the book that i'd already read…so i wouldn't urge you to rush out and get this.)

a feast for crows, by george r.r. martin (this is a re-read…as i watch the HBO show, i'm trying to remember what happens in the books so i can be appropriately horrified when the plot deviates or not totally surprised if i don't watch an episode immediately and then hear people talk about it at work.  i didn't love this book when i first read it, and i was again frustrated by the same things (where are my favorite characters?!), but i didn't remember all the plot points, so it was good to re-read it.  all 950 page of it.  i re-read book 3 last summer and will probably re-read book 5 next summer.  and hurry up and finish book 6, GRRM!  i am concerned you will get old and even weirder before this series is done.)