Sushi for Beginners

This book sucks. I mean I'm reading it but I feel like I'm reading one of my mom's romance novels that I used to sneak when I was 14. I like the personalities but like another reviewer said on amazon, they change. I'm also thrown off by the author's photo on the back, she looks like she does botox once a month just like her main character. But I'm still reading. Reading it a lot more than the other books I have on my shelf. It's like a bag of chips. I hope I finish it soon so I can stop feeling guilty.

Enslaved By Ducks

I'm also reading Enslaved by Ducks as my back burner book. I can't just read one book at a time, oh no. This book is hilarious. I completely relate. But it's just as easy to put down as it is to pick up. Definitely a coffee table or back of the toilet kind of book. The author is as charming as his pets.

Major Major Catch Up!

Oh man. It's been so long since I updated this blog I'm completely ashamed. How many books have I read since I last posted? I've lost count. The ones that stick out in my memory are:

Life of Pi (really good--in a slow thinkerly way)

Girl's Poker Night (good in a fast non-thinkerly way)

Right now I'm reading The Olive Farm by Carole Drinkwater, the actress from All Creatures Great and Small. I completely expected this book to be stupid. First because do we really need another Under the Tuscan Sun after they made a completely sappy dud of a movie out of it? And secondly actors can't write. All they can do is act.

I WAS WRONG!!! I actually like The Olive Farm better than Under the Tuscan Sun I liked how Under was scrap-booky like a trip journal with little bits of things here and there, recipes, a little history, tales of dealing with the local contractors... but The Olive Farm has most of that AND a plot. Plus it has a lot more personality. There haven't been any recipes, but I don't really cook with recipes much so I'm not missing them.

I'm completely impressed with Carole Drinkwater. Then again I'm a speed reader and my opinion is ignorant.