Yes, Chef, by Marcus Samuelsson: Finished 5/7/17. I enjoy Samuelsson on TV and was curious about his story, so I thought I'd check out the book, and it was light and fun. Not a great work of literature, but enjoyable, especially if you like fine cuisine, cooking, or TV chefs.

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick: Finished 5/8/ ( Read more... )

Really enjoyed this. Many of Greenberg's preoccupations mirror my own, and she writes them really well. Sometimes the ending to a particular piece (poem/mini-essay/whatever) felt a little flat, but overall this was clever and really resonated.

Really enjoyed this. Didn't even catch that they're sonnets until coming onto Goodreads to post this (my library copy is a plain hardback with no blurbs on the back cover), but it makes sense as a form for this character and the way he sees the world. I'll be reading this again before it goes back to the library.

There were very few poems here that didn't sing for me. Ross Gay's work is so important in this world.

Tony lost me with What Narcissism Means to Me, but he has won back my heart with this book. I am already rereading it.

Not my favorite of Claudia's books, but still strong. Last book read in 2015.

According to Goodreads I started this on August 20; I've just finished it now on November 9. This was difficult to read on an emotional level (it took me 2.5 months) but I'm very very glad I read it.

Poetry, finished on 10/3/15. I really loved this.

Really enjoyed this. Lantz really gets a lot of mileage out of juxtaposing Donald Rumsfeld and Pliny the Elder, two humans who you'd think have nothing to do with each other. You're reading this description right now and thinking it must be a joke of a book, but there's an unexpected lot of emotional resonance here, as Lantz also, somehow, works in ( Read more... )

Poetry, finished on 8/17/15. Really, really enjoyed this.