slow in getting around to her

seems like most have read her. 
this is one of my new york finds......sitting on a stoop, pick up, read.
i have a pile of those.  i am trying to get through some of that pile.
sometimes you win..... sometimes you don't.
this was a win - for me.

rise and shine.

by anna quindlen

two sister, two new yorks.

one the media darling of american, one a social worker in the bronx. 

they are formed by tragedy of their youth, manage to remain consistent in their relationship but live in different worlds. perhaps i loved the small details of new york that a tourist might miss.... the reference to a grocery store, the way to navigate sidewalks, or the reality that there are multiple cities within new york.  maybe i like the story of sisters. i have one that i love. we are different. these sisters are different.  perhaps, i like that i was caught in a story that concluded.... not resolved or tied up nicely but finished with just a bit of redemption. i enjoyed it..... i also heard it is not her best; that is okay, i appreciate the introduction. i look forward to our next meeting.

i also read percy jackson and the olympians: sea of monsters. 

i am salivating for the third one; i am hooked.