enjoying an author, more than most

Boy is summer in full swing and not only in my personal life, but at work too. Normally the summer is very slow in the world of development/fundraising, but we are moving full speed ahead - which is why I have not written the past two Mondays. I also have this Friday off, as we have some very special friends visiting from South Carolina. I will try my best to make five posts this week (that has been my goal since getting back), but I cannot make any promises. I have also not had much time to be creative because the small amount of free time I do have has been consumed by Boardwalk Empire (we are on season two, episode five) and Inferno written by Dan Brown. I LOVE Dan Brown books. I loved the Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, The Lost Symbol, and I am totally loving Inferno. Unfortunately, I am going to finish it on my way home tonight. I just did a quick search and realized he wrote two other books I haven't read, but they do not have them for rent at my library for Kindle. Wanh. Are Deception Point and Digital Fortress worth buying?!

I only have purchased two books for my Kindle ever in history - Life of Pi and the Da Vinci Code. I always feel like I shouldn't spend money on books because I can rent (most of) them for free, but I cannot get enough of his writing. I compare my excitement for his books to Hunger Games books. As I pull into my stop either in the morning or at night, I begin cursing because I have to stop reading. I like reading, but it takes a special type of book to get me that amped. Unlike Hunger Games, his books contain elements of reality, art, geography, and religion. It is easier for me to read and watch things that could easily happen in real life. I know that completely goes against everything in the Hunger Games, but you never know...duh duh duh. I actually said to my husband the other night that I loved the Da Vinci Code so much that I would go on a Da Vinci Code vacation. They have those and I think it would be fun. So the question of the day is: will I be the proud new owner of two more Dan Brown books, or will I decide to rent something else.