Well I didn't get to Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. I ended up reading The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant and The Green Mile by Stephen King instead. Both were really good.

The Birth of Venus was about a young girl who marries to escape her family home and allow her to paint. She has an affair with a young painter. It is sent in the Renaissance (artists were virtually celebrities back then). She ends up living in a nunnery. Easy read.

The Green Mile is a novel in 6 parts and was a very easy read. Very sad story and I loved the movie.

I just started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo today - it is a great read as well.