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Vacation books

I am off to the Dominican Republic on Monday...it may seem crazy that I am taking a vacation after only a month of work but I consider it proper payment for 2 years of unemployment hell where my full time job was trying to find a job. If you have never done this before, take my word for it that it is infinitely more exhausting than having a real job. I believe I have earned this vacation and will undoubtedly enjoy every single second of it. Now, here is the question....what books do I take with me for a week sitting by a pool and a beach sipping delicious frozen cocktails? I feel like Jane Austen is out of the question (but then again, she is always out of the question), how about Thomas Hardy or Sylvia Plath? Nah....I honestly can't see myself sitting on the beach reading anything that I have to think about. I guess that's where the phrase, "Beach reads" came from. People do not want to think when they are trying to relax. We do so much of that in our daily lives that it feels really nice sometimes to have a book you can lose yourself in and then lose completely when you are done. I took a bunch of books from my Mom's library (she loves mystery novels and sappy romances) and plan on immersing myself in the unbelievable world of woman falling in love on sight, crimes being solved in the last 2 pages and pretty mediocre writing. I am ok with this and will not pretend that I am above reading what most of America reads. After all, if I am to call myself a connoisseur of books, I should have a working knowledge of everything that is out there. Ya, ya, it may be just an excuse to read mindless drivel for a week but its a damn good one and I plan to enjoy every word of James Patterson, Nora Roberts and David Baldacci.
I hope to come back tan, rested, rejuvenated and perhaps dumber for my choice of reads. I can't wait!

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