So I was at the big central library downtown and I really wanted to check out a specific horror book. But when I found it I discovered that for some reason it was listed as a "reference" book and wasn't available for checkout. At this point I wanted to find something to checkout to have something to show for the effort of going downtown... but they didn't have any of the other horror books I was looking for either... and then time started running out because if I was in the parking garage for more than an hour I'd have to pay an extra four bucks parking! So I took a quick look at my mystery reading list and tried to find something that I figured would be a good short read... Why short? Because a) I have a few other books on hold and want to be able to get to them as soon as they are available and b) for some reason I gave myself a Goodreads reading challenge and even though I know no one else cares, I feel like I have to meet that goal. And I figured I'd read enough long books this year to justify reading something really short... So having checked it out I figured I'd have to read that copy otherwise why did I check it out... but then I wanted to read the book in bed late at night and my daughter is still sleeping in the room with us and I don't want to be the one to wake up a baby with my reading light so I checked if the LAPL had a copy available for the Kindle and they did. So I didn't even read the copy I got from the downtown library. Anyway... So that's how I got around to reading The Hot Rock by Donald Westlake.About the book... I enjoyed it but I'm sure I'll totally forget about it quickly. Fun in a disposable way. The book is the first in Westlake's Dortmunder series and follows him as he and his crew try and steal a valuable gem. However due to unforeseen circumstances something always goes wrong and they end up having to pull six different heists to steal the gem. Light and fun, B.
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