That's my story...

and I'm sticking to it. Okay, it's confession time. Well, I guess it probably doesn't count as a confession if practically everyone knows it already. I have been reading the Twilight series, over, and over (and over). I think I have actually lost count of how many times I have read these books this year. But really, they fit very nicely on my treadmill bookholder while small paperbacks don't - and I wouldn't want to possibly mess up any books borrowed from friends or family with my bookholder either. At least that's what I tell myself. Of course, I don't always read the whole book at this point. I've been known to read only the beginning and end of New Moon or to skip the Jacob section of Breaking Dawn or occasionally just skip around to general sections that I like. I guess that reading these books just makes me happy. Even after all of these times I get somewhat giddy at the wonderful love story and some of the emotional exchanges between Bella and Edward. So if you haven't read these books, I highly recommend you treat yourself to them. I'm about to start The Host, also by Stephenie Meyer. I figure it will be nowhere as good as Twilight but I am hoping it will at least be entertaining.
My other confession is that I came this close to get a "classic" from the library today. I actually had Wuthering Heights in my hands and put it back on the shelf. Of course, I reasoned with myself that I should choose lighter reading for my vacation in a few days. Not to mention that I have a couple of reserve books coming in that will need to take priority. If I am being honest though, I am a little nervous about reading classics. Will they be remotely entertaining? Will I be bored to tears? Will I have flashbacks to high school English class? I understand that they are called classics for a reason, but I'm not sure that I buy that logic. I mean, I would really like my 5 hours back that I spent watching 2001: A Space Odyssey and Lawrence of Arabia. I don't know who determined that these are the greatest movies of all time, but I found them slow, boring and way too long. Maybe I just need a pep talk. Please tell me that some classics will actually hold my interest. What do you recommend for a novice like me?

light vacation reading: The Host, Remember Me?, Something Borrowed and possibly The Wednesday Letters