I'm addicted to soft-core

Soft-core literature, that its. Not porn. Although .... Never mind. Too much information. Hmmm. Where was I? Oh, yes!

I'm addicted to light-weight literature. (Maybe that's how I should have worded it to begin with?) Anyway, my latest craving is for the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books by Laurell K. Hamilton. (Thanks, Dotti. Lord knows I needed another excuse to avoid laundry!) My little sister loaned three of them to me. I'm only on the second one but realized quickly I had to read the rest of them so bought four more yesterday.

These books will never make the recommended reading list for high school Lit students. But, man, are they ever fun to read. Very little thought required. And isn't that nice at times?

I know people who are literature snobs. They won't read it unless it is "literature". Dang. Don't you think these people miss out on a lot of fun? Good literature does have its place and I do enjoy reading it as well. But isn't life deep enough at times? There are days that adding deep reading material would be just too much for this simple girl. Give me some fluff on occasion!

Speaking of fluff, that brings to mind another bit of written cotton candy that I crave .... Stephanie Plum. Book twelve just came out. I've got to get to the library and get my name on the waiting list for this one. The Stephanie Plum books are even airier than the Anita Blake books. But that's part of what I love about them.

So, you literature elitists can look down on me if you like. But, try to remember that the definition of novel is "new and not resembling something formerly known or used". So try something new. Try reading a book that melts in your intellect nearly the instant you bite into it, but leaves a faint, sweet taste in your memory.

[Note: The Anita Blake books are not for those who are squeamish. They're about vampires, werewolves, zombies and other "monsters". While they aren't scary at all, they can be rather graphic, especially in the places where Anita is investigating a murder. The details are easily skipped over, though.]