Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray - Oh god, this book was tiresome. There were parts I liked, especially with the main character. She was a surprisingly nice change from the characters I'm used to in these types of period novels. But there were pages and pages that I just skipped over cause the author was blathering on. I hate when authors talk directly to the reader in that way.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - I wasn't expecting much since this is one of those super popular, half off if you buy 2 books, type of thing. But I ended up LOVING it. LOVE! Such great mood and atmosphere. Just sucks you right in to that incredible era of the American depression and the subculture of the traveling circus.

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Movie is sooo much better. I don't believe I have ever read such a sappy saccharine book in my entire life.

The Rug Merchant by Meg Mullins - Lovely. Not so much about story, but about a quick interlude in two people's lives. I thought the writing was poetic, but not overly descriptive. In fact, it was fairly sparse but still fluid and beautiful.