I have been a Bourdain fan for a while and really enjoyed Kitchen Confidential so when I came across this book for less than $2, and had an upcoming vacation, I snagged it because I thought it would be a good vacay read, and I was validated, though I wouldn’t say the book was a total success. This novel follows the adventures of Bourdain during his first television series of the same name and we travel with him to exotic locales, and even more exotic […]
Flavia de Luce is at it again. “It” is being awesome, and solving a murder.
“Please don’t condescend to me, Mr. Sowerby, I’m not a child. Well actually – strictly speaking, and in the eyes of the law – I suppose I am a child, but still, I resent being treated like one.” This, in a nutshell, is Flavia de Luce. I adore this series! Though a quote on the book jacket describes the young protagonist as Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys (an apt description) I prefer to think of her as a young Jessica Fletcher, and the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacy […]
Sookie…you should have quit 7 crises ago.
The Sookie Stackhouse novels are the perfect vacation read: total brain candy, a little flash and not a lot of substance. I flip through them quickly and eagerly, and enjoy them for their tawdry entertainment, but don’t may them much mind. In fact, I only realized after the fact that I somehow skipped book 11, which I already owned. I didn’t notice because it had been a while since I took a look at the series, and because Harris spends so much time painfully rehashing […]
Looking for love in all the digital places
Aziz Ansari’s take on relationships was on my radar after seeing him promote it on late night television. I thought the concept was interesting: an academic examination of present-day relationships through the filter of comedy. Though I liked the book, and found the material intriguing, I can’t call the format an unmitigated success. I first came across Ansari during his hilarious turn as Tom Haverford on Parks and Rec and have seen a bit of his stand-up and he is refreshing, honest, and really quite […]
What’s for dinner? Joie de vivre
I had the good fortune to be able to read this novel prior to, and during a trip to Paris, France. I am a self-described foodie (though I dislike the term). I am that person who is constantly inundating social media with food pics, tries to shop locally and seasonally, and enjoys cooking a good meal. I knew that Julia Child was a tour de force in the cooking world, as she practically introduced French cooking to the United States, and a charming and captivating […]
And so it goes
Slaughterhouse Five was on my “to read” list because of its acclaim, so for me it was medicine that I wanted to take. This was an uncomfortable novel, but certainly an important one, as Vonnegut painstakingly outlines his anti-war stance and the far-reaching consequences of war. Billy Pilgrim is a reluctant participant in war and his experiences in Dresden are always with him. He suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, and spends his life “traveling in time” along his personal timeline due to his experiences with […]
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