50 Books
11. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search of Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
Last year I described the book Suspension as being like a sandwich with really good meat and cheese and veggies on Wonder Bread. That is to say, the beginning and the ending were pretty weak, but the middle was great. Eat, Pray, Love was like eating an ice cream cone that you've been craving for a month: the first bite is really really good and satisfying, but by the end you realize you're eating it just for the sake of finishing it. I was interested to see how it would turn out, but I enjoyed reading about her time in Italy more than her time in India or Indonesia.
12. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
This is the first of two (I think) books Hiaasen has written for the YA audience. It's pretty similar to most of his books: it takes place in Florida, it has an environmental message, it's all about the little guy triumphing on behalf of the environment over a large and evil corporation, etc etc. The only real difference is that it's shorter and no one dies.
13. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Pretty standard, see above for a description. Someone dies, though, I think. I can't remember. There's certainly lots of attempted murder.
14. My Life in France by Julia Child
I want to move to France and live in an old hotel and have a huge kitchen and go to the Cordon Bleu and drink lots of wine. Unfortunately Microsoft doesn't really have offices in France.
15. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
This is a sequel to The Spellman Files which I read almost exactly a year ago. I enjoyed it just as much, if not more. The Easter Bunny brought it to me. Highly recommended (after you read the first one, of course).
Last year I described the book Suspension as being like a sandwich with really good meat and cheese and veggies on Wonder Bread. That is to say, the beginning and the ending were pretty weak, but the middle was great. Eat, Pray, Love was like eating an ice cream cone that you've been craving for a month: the first bite is really really good and satisfying, but by the end you realize you're eating it just for the sake of finishing it. I was interested to see how it would turn out, but I enjoyed reading about her time in Italy more than her time in India or Indonesia.
12. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
This is the first of two (I think) books Hiaasen has written for the YA audience. It's pretty similar to most of his books: it takes place in Florida, it has an environmental message, it's all about the little guy triumphing on behalf of the environment over a large and evil corporation, etc etc. The only real difference is that it's shorter and no one dies.
13. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Pretty standard, see above for a description. Someone dies, though, I think. I can't remember. There's certainly lots of attempted murder.
14. My Life in France by Julia Child
I want to move to France and live in an old hotel and have a huge kitchen and go to the Cordon Bleu and drink lots of wine. Unfortunately Microsoft doesn't really have offices in France.
15. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
This is a sequel to The Spellman Files which I read almost exactly a year ago. I enjoyed it just as much, if not more. The Easter Bunny brought it to me. Highly recommended (after you read the first one, of course).