Reading on the Road

So this weekend I'll be in Wisconsin, next week I'll be in Kentucky for a few days, and then Easter weekend I'll be in Illinois.  On long trips I usually end up sleeping or staring mindlessly out of the window for hours but I also try and do a bit of reading.  Last year I wrote a piece about the books I would try to read during the summer, but I ended up not reading any of them.  Just got a bit busy with camp and a bit lazy relaxing whenever I was home from camp.  Anyway, sometimes I just find it easier to read in the car on a trip as opposed to sitting down somewhere or laying in bed and reading.  Heck, that's how I was finally able to finish the seventh "Harry Potter" book just time time before 'Deathly Hallows - Part 1' came out in theaters. 

So here are some books that I will hopefully get around to reading and possibly finishing on these trips.  Or at least just putting a dent in them and finish them later.  Each does have something to do with a movie so that's how I'll justify another blog post about books.

1. "Let Me Off At The Top!  My Classy Life & Other Musings" - "Ron Burgundy"
   This book is indeed a very big deal as (fictional) legendary news anchor Ron Burgundy gifts us with his life story in his own words.  As the book jacket states, this is his tale starting with his "humble beginnings in a desolate Iowa coal-mining town to his years at Our Lady Queen of Chewbacca High School to his odds-defying climb to the dizzying heights of Anchordom".  Complete with many pages of pictures and a chapter from Ron Burgundy's book on the history of Mexico.  I'm just a little over halfway through it, and as a big fan of the 'Anchorman' movies this book for the most part does not disappoint.  Most of the jokes are chuckle-worthy instead of being laugh out loud, but it's still an interesting read so far. 
   
   
2. "Heaven Is For Real" - Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
   I had heard of this book and I've skimmed through the children's edition of it, but that's about it.  After seeing the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation, it made me want to actually read the book.  As luck would have it my Mom has a copy of it and is letting me borrow it.  I think there will be far less colorful pictures in this edition.  As far as the movie itself, it looks like it could be really good. 
   
   
3. "The Fault In Our Stars" - John Green
   I've heard that this YA novel is actually pretty good, and the movie itself looks like it could have potential.  The same people who adapted this novel for the big screen also wrote '(500) Days of Summer' and 'The Spectacular Now', both of which are very very good movies about relationships.  I also think it's kinda cool that this novel is set in Indianapolis and that John Green also lives in Indianapolis. 
   
   
4. "Divergent" - Veronica Roth
   This is a case where the more I read about the movie version of this, the more I'm confused by it so maybe reading the book will help answer questions that I have from the things that I know about it.  Both this and the movie look like ripoffs of "The Hunger Games"...but that's not necessarily a bad thing.  I'd rather see things ripped off from "The Hunger Games" than from "Twilight".
   
   
5. "Lone Survivor:  The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10" - Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
   I saw the 'Lone Survivor' movie a few weeks ago, and it made me want to read the book.  Not really much else to add to this. 
   
   
6. "A Million Ways To Die In The West" - Seth MacFarlane
   Seth MacFarlane wrote this novelization of the screenplay he wrote with his 'Ted' co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild.  The movie itself looks like it could either be really funny, or painfully unfunny.  As a fan of 'Ted' and "Family Guy", I picked up this book from the library and will go see the movie when it finally comes to theaters.