Day 678
Anne Tyler "Back When We Were Grown-ups"
I need to get back into reading again.... we finally finished our kitchen after 3 years going without so I've taken a break from other things to enjoy being able to cook again. Rapidly approaching 2 years of this project and I've only read 150 books... I thought I'd be farther along. Time to step it up!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Book 149 Done
Day 678
Anthony Bourdain "Medium Raw"
I have not picked up the Steve Jobs book (number 145) since I started this book but it's still next to my bed... I haven't given up.
Now I read most of Medium Raw so I'm going to count it but I didn't finish it. I was actually highly disappointed in this one. After loving Kitchen Confidential and his style of writing I thought I was in for a real treat. Unfortunately his fame got to his head. Not in any kind of cocky, high horse kind of way though. I think he wrote a book that lacked the substance of interesting kitchen stories and was full of telling you over multiple pages uninteresting stories about how meat is produced or stuff like that. I want the dirt. And he didn't deliver.
I took it out from the library on my Kindle and you only get two weeks... my two weeks were up and it automatically deletes off the Kindle. That has happened to me before and I just take it out again. This time I'm not going to bother.
Anthony Bourdain "Medium Raw"
I have not picked up the Steve Jobs book (number 145) since I started this book but it's still next to my bed... I haven't given up.
Now I read most of Medium Raw so I'm going to count it but I didn't finish it. I was actually highly disappointed in this one. After loving Kitchen Confidential and his style of writing I thought I was in for a real treat. Unfortunately his fame got to his head. Not in any kind of cocky, high horse kind of way though. I think he wrote a book that lacked the substance of interesting kitchen stories and was full of telling you over multiple pages uninteresting stories about how meat is produced or stuff like that. I want the dirt. And he didn't deliver.
I took it out from the library on my Kindle and you only get two weeks... my two weeks were up and it automatically deletes off the Kindle. That has happened to me before and I just take it out again. This time I'm not going to bother.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Book 149
Day 660
Anthony Bourdain "Medium Raw"
Love him, loved Kitchen Confidential...
**I'm over 100 pages into book 145... it's truly an interesting story but there's a lot of computer talk so I can only take it in small doses.**
Anthony Bourdain "Medium Raw"
Love him, loved Kitchen Confidential...
**I'm over 100 pages into book 145... it's truly an interesting story but there's a lot of computer talk so I can only take it in small doses.**
Book 148 Done
Day 660
Kathryn Stockett "The Help"
This was a fantastic read with a horrible ending. All the characters were great, the stories kept me entertained and then the end let me down. What a bummer..........
Kathryn Stockett "The Help"
This was a fantastic read with a horrible ending. All the characters were great, the stories kept me entertained and then the end let me down. What a bummer..........
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Book 148
Day 659
Kathryn Stockett "The Help"
Both The Help and Water for Elephants were available through my library Kindle lending so I decided to give them a shot. Water for Elephants turned out to be a great read... I wonder if this book will be the same.
Kathryn Stockett "The Help"
Both The Help and Water for Elephants were available through my library Kindle lending so I decided to give them a shot. Water for Elephants turned out to be a great read... I wonder if this book will be the same.
Book 147 Done
Day 659
Sara Gruen "Water for Elephants"
I really enjoyed this book. The story weaves between the main character being a 90+year old man in a nursing home and back to when he was a young man working with a circus. Well done.
Sara Gruen "Water for Elephants"
I really enjoyed this book. The story weaves between the main character being a 90+year old man in a nursing home and back to when he was a young man working with a circus. Well done.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Book 147
Day 656
Sara Gruen "Water for Elephants"
Hmm... I don't usually read books that take place years ago but I've heard lots of good things for a long time so I'll give it a shot.
*Book 145 still going strong*
Sara Gruen "Water for Elephants"
Hmm... I don't usually read books that take place years ago but I've heard lots of good things for a long time so I'll give it a shot.
*Book 145 still going strong*
Book 146 Done
Day 656
Mindy Kaling "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?"
There were some funny parts to this book. I got sidetracked over the last few weeks because our kitchen remodel has actually been happening after 3 years. Fun stuff.
Still reading the Steve Jobs book but I'm going to start another.
Mindy Kaling "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?"
There were some funny parts to this book. I got sidetracked over the last few weeks because our kitchen remodel has actually been happening after 3 years. Fun stuff.
Still reading the Steve Jobs book but I'm going to start another.
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