What are you reading?
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Currently reading two different books--
Michael Pollan - The Omivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (which Tony got me for Christmas). Selected by the NY Times as one of the 10 best books of the year. This is a book about the production of food in America, but it tells you things you didn't know (and possibly don't want to learn) about where your food comes from. It's also available in the UK . The NYTimes book review said: "Thoughtful, engrossing . . .you're not likely to get a better explanation of exactly where food comes from.
The other one, which I've just started is also available (in paper even), is called Mudbound and is by Hillary Jordan. It's the winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction ,a biennially awarded prize for a first literary novel that addresses isssues of social justice. Set in the rural South in the era just after WW2, it's told from multiple points of view--of characters both black and white. I can't give you a better recommendation than this: "'This is storytelling at the height of its powers: the ache of wrongs not yet made right, the fierce attendance of history made as real as rain, as true as this minute. Hillary Jordan writes with the force of a Delta storm" - Barbara Kingsolver
Michael Pollan - The Omivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (which Tony got me for Christmas). Selected by the NY Times as one of the 10 best books of the year. This is a book about the production of food in America, but it tells you things you didn't know (and possibly don't want to learn) about where your food comes from. It's also available in the UK . The NYTimes book review said: "Thoughtful, engrossing . . .you're not likely to get a better explanation of exactly where food comes from.
The other one, which I've just started is also available (in paper even), is called Mudbound and is by Hillary Jordan. It's the winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction ,a biennially awarded prize for a first literary novel that addresses isssues of social justice. Set in the rural South in the era just after WW2, it's told from multiple points of view--of characters both black and white. I can't give you a better recommendation than this: "'This is storytelling at the height of its powers: the ache of wrongs not yet made right, the fierce attendance of history made as real as rain, as true as this minute. Hillary Jordan writes with the force of a Delta storm" - Barbara Kingsolver
Kathy Reichs Monday Mourning. I really enjoy her books tremendously. 
If you haven't heard of her, she's a forensic anthropologist in real life - that is she works on the bodies that have been discovered usually long after the soft bits have decayed. And she works for the police in real life. Her character, Temperance Brennan is doing the job that she does and therefore Reichs knows what she's talking about.
If you haven't heard of her, she's a forensic anthropologist in real life - that is she works on the bodies that have been discovered usually long after the soft bits have decayed. And she works for the police in real life. Her character, Temperance Brennan is doing the job that she does and therefore Reichs knows what she's talking about.
I've recently read the four books in the 'Twilight' series by Stephenie Meyer and an enjoyable amount of escapism can be derived from them. The fact my daughters enjoyed them more than I (including the film, the soundtrack and the offical score) indicates the intended target audience of romance filled teens. Worth a read.
I'm reading Wintersmith. 
I borrowed the audio book from the library the other day and uploaded it to my MP3 player so I could listen to it while cycling, but I'm doing a discussion group on it soon and need to read it properly - if you know what I mean?
Audio books are great if you are doing absolutely nothing else. But that seems to rarely happen to me and I've got a habit of picking up another book or writing something online and completely missing bits.
I borrowed the audio book from the library the other day and uploaded it to my MP3 player so I could listen to it while cycling, but I'm doing a discussion group on it soon and need to read it properly - if you know what I mean?Audio books are great if you are doing absolutely nothing else. But that seems to rarely happen to me and I've got a habit of picking up another book or writing something online and completely missing bits.
I'm reading The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. Really enjoying it so far! It's my 2nd reading, but my memory is awful, so it's like a 1st reading. I can't help but imagine Maurice's voice as Bruce Campbell's, the way he does the King of Thieves in Xena. I think it's because we've been watching some of the series.
I can't help but imagine Maurice's voice as Bruce Campbell's, the way he does the King of Thieves in Xena. I think it's because we've been watching some of the series. - Status
