william strunk jr., e.b. white, & maira kalman: the elements of style: illustrated
i remember having to read this back in high school... :) and now, to see myself pick this one up (though i promise you mine looks a lot cooler then the pic) at anthropologie the other day.. just because the illustrations intrigued me :) hehe.. ah, how lil it takes...
Thomas L. Friedman: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
another work in progress... but my choral director from hs recommended this one while i was over there trying to get some contacts for ben...hehe..
Malcolm Gladwell: Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
i liked this one... it made you look at this differently. :) (****)
Steven D. Levitt: Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
a very interesting book... picked it up b/c of the apple/orange hybrid :) but definately has a completely different perspective of things. (*****)
Jacqueline Park: The Secret Book of Grazia Dei Rossi
let's just say the back cover was interesting... it's set in Italy :) and deals with struggles of a woman between her Jewish roots and the Christian world...
now that i'm half way through it, i have to say that i like the book...it deals with a woman's struggle with her jewish family, the christian society, the political uprisings of the day, her hopes, her dreams, her desires...
ok, i'm done! :) hehe... and i have to say i like the story quite alot.. especially since I've been to Rome...and will have seen alot of what has been described... it's a story weaved from some truths...which gives it an air of intrigue....but overall.. the story, the history, and the passions are nice to delve into even if it was only for a day or two. :)
Donna Tartt: The Little Friend
a work in progress.
about 2/3rds through it.. and its interesting.. a lil slow...but i'll give you a better picture when i'm done with it :)
i know, i know.. i should be studying...but i can't help it! ;)
ok, so i finished the book today... not really that thrilled by it... it was really slow to get through in the end...
Jodi Picoult: My Sister's Keeper
i remember seeing this book a few times before i ended up buying it.... but i guess ethical whirlwinds like this have more of a chance to come to light in this day and age with all the modern advancements that we've made...and should be proud of? it's a thin line sometimes... and i liked the book.
Kate Atkinson: Case Histories
a lil slow at first...but i picked it up b/c of the title ;) hehe... ah, the med student within is rearing it's ugly lil head ;) but it's actually an interesting story...or stories in this case... that don't really relate but end up doing so in an odd way...
Claire Messud: The Emperor's Children
Review by MEGHAN O'ROURKE
In this splendid new novel, Claire Messud has produced a formally nimble novel of formidable scale. Set mostly in New York City at the turn of the 21st century, "The Emperor's Children" is a masterly comedy of manners an astute and poignant evocation of hobnobbing glitterati in the months before and immediately following Sept. 11.
"The Emperor's Children" entwines the stories of Danielle Minkoff, Marina Thwaite and Julius Clarke, who met at Brown University and came to New York in the early 1990's, giddy with the parochial entitlement of expensively educated young Americans. Each expected to do something important and each, at 30, is still struggling to make something of him- or herself.
"The Emperor's Children" is, on its surface, a stingingly observant novel about the facades of the chattering class with its loves, ambitions and petty betrayals but it is also, more profoundly, about a wholesale collision of values.
-nytimes
Clifford Chase: Winkie
"Ever think you’d find him contemplating his transgender past while fleeing the feds? Well, no.
So Winkie, the title character of Clifford Chase’s first novel, will be something new. Surreal and Sedaris-esque, the book opens with teddy getting arrested for terrorism.
Now, Chase might be using the bear as a postmodern allegory to critique the politics behind the war on terror. But maybe he simply had bigger plans for his plushies than the occasional genteel scone-fest.
Apparently, that’s just not Winkie’s cup of tea."
clotaire rapaille: culture code
so a friend mentioned this was on their nightstand - and after a quick glance - i've decided it intrigued me enough to add it to my future nightstand perusals. :)
M. Night Shyamalan: Lady in the Water
:) a bed time story for children.
Zadie Smith: White Teeth: A Novel
i thought it would be an interesting read...
where cultures clash.
Marshall Brain: Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works (Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works)
cute huh? what can i say... my brain just NEEDS to know!
Teri Hatcher: Burnt Toast : And Other Philosophies of Life
Burnt Toast... oh, do I hear her!
Dr. Robin Smith: Lies at the Altar: The Truth About Great Marriages
ok, before you flip out... hehe... i figure no problem in getting some info ahead of time
Noah McCullough: Essential Book of Presidential Trivia
this one..made me realize i don't know enough about our nation's leaders :)
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“I don’t trust anyone. I don’t think it’s a good thing…I’d like to say I trust my mother [or my father], but I also don’t know if [they] might do something that [they think] is in my best interest.
“I trust [my guy] will never do anything,” Though on second thought…”I don’t know. I don’t trust anybody completely.” -AJ
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