Great way to start the new year, huh? I got to thinking that I’d read these three books and enjoyed them immensely because they’re all the type of story in which you start out thinking one thing and then gradually you find out that everything you believed was wrong. Two of them are novels, and I’ve said before that I’ve sort of lost my taste for fiction. They must be pretty good! I will just issue my usual warning about strong language, for the novels at least. Having said that, if you’re just looking for some good reads, something to curl up with on a cold winter evening, these should fill the bill.
Memoir
So What Am I Going to Eat?
Well, I had a very spiritual book picked out for this week, and I definitely plan to write about it soon. But . . . have you heard the saying “When the student is ready, the teacher appears”? (I think that’s a koan, but I’m not sure.) So there I was at the library a few days ago, looking at the new books display at the top of the stairs as I always do, and here was this one. I love books about chefs. (Although I found Blood, Bones and Butter to be supremely put-down-able.) The organic part doesn’t interest me all that much, I’m not too sorry to say, but I was intrigued by the author because we used to live right outside Washington D.C. and I’d heard of her restaurant there. Not that we ever went–it’s pretty pricey. But I thought it might be fun to read at least some of it. Well, I was hooked right away. It says that she has a “with” author, so I guess Nora herself can’t take all the credit for the beautiful vivid writing, but it’s really a great read.