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by Amy Chua
"This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs.
This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising their kids than Western ones.
But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old."
ooooh, love me some Asian/American 2nd generation immigrant family stories. Plus, she is a smart mother/writer and is outlining the difference between Western & Asian mothering/parenting. Yep. I am hooked.
7/27/13
When She Woke
by Hillary Jordan
A rewriting of The Scarlet Letter yet set in the future. I was not aware when I picked this up of the redo of a familiar story... When I read the first few lines of the back once home I was disappointed. Yet, I kept reading and was hooked. The story differs quite a bit and I do so love speculative fiction. :)
A rewriting of The Scarlet Letter yet set in the future. I was not aware when I picked this up of the redo of a familiar story... When I read the first few lines of the back once home I was disappointed. Yet, I kept reading and was hooked. The story differs quite a bit and I do so love speculative fiction. :)
Born to Run: a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen
by Christopher McDougall
Awesome. Once I got over the man-view of how it was written... ugh, that was hard. I just wanted the story told to me and not outlined and relayed in a stopping-for-the-backstory kind of way. But, once in, I was hooked. Plus, it even interested my husband in barefoot running! Yay!
Awesome. Once I got over the man-view of how it was written... ugh, that was hard. I just wanted the story told to me and not outlined and relayed in a stopping-for-the-backstory kind of way. But, once in, I was hooked. Plus, it even interested my husband in barefoot running! Yay!
Passing For Thin: losing half my weight and finding myself
by Frances Kuffel
Interesting issues regarding obesity in the US and what stems from childhood to make it a continuum. I was surprised and also somewhat not surprised to see how I have a lot of these same issues. Yes, a one woman, one story type of read but on a greater scale it does shed light on a not often talked about inner story.
Interesting issues regarding obesity in the US and what stems from childhood to make it a continuum. I was surprised and also somewhat not surprised to see how I have a lot of these same issues. Yes, a one woman, one story type of read but on a greater scale it does shed light on a not often talked about inner story.
Wide Awake: a memoir of insomnia
by Patricia Morrisroe
ugh. This book put me to sleep. Some interesting data on sleep and the finguring-out-why-we-don't-sleep saga but I really didn't care for her standpoint on herself. Victim! Victim! Victim! ugh. Didn't even finish the whole thing because, in the end (or at the 3/4 mark) I really didn't care anymore. Too bad - all that research and data and ending up with crappola.
ugh. This book put me to sleep. Some interesting data on sleep and the finguring-out-why-we-don't-sleep saga but I really didn't care for her standpoint on herself. Victim! Victim! Victim! ugh. Didn't even finish the whole thing because, in the end (or at the 3/4 mark) I really didn't care anymore. Too bad - all that research and data and ending up with crappola.
Loving What Is: How four questions can change your life
by Byron Katie.
Blew. My. Mind.
I use these principles every day when I encounter "problems."
She has an amazing story to tell about her life but it is what she has done with every moment afterwards that is really amazing.
Blew. My. Mind.
I use these principles every day when I encounter "problems."
She has an amazing story to tell about her life but it is what she has done with every moment afterwards that is really amazing.
Sand in my Bra and Other misadventures: funny women write from the road
edited by Jennifer L. Leo
Ugh. Totally not what I was expecting. I picked this up because it was a book club recommendation and I was thoroughly unimpressed with these women. Such victims! No fun! No sense of adventure laced with happiness to be out and about! Just ugh, blugh, grub... on and on about what didn't happen and what should have... oh, woe is you. I had to put it down and try, try again - not believing that this whole book by these "funny" women was this bad. Ugh. Awful.
What would have been amazing was if it had been what I thought it was going to be - an account of women on their own in the world on real adventures. I want to read that book. Maybe perhaps research and write it. :) That makes me happy.
Ugh. Totally not what I was expecting. I picked this up because it was a book club recommendation and I was thoroughly unimpressed with these women. Such victims! No fun! No sense of adventure laced with happiness to be out and about! Just ugh, blugh, grub... on and on about what didn't happen and what should have... oh, woe is you. I had to put it down and try, try again - not believing that this whole book by these "funny" women was this bad. Ugh. Awful.
What would have been amazing was if it had been what I thought it was going to be - an account of women on their own in the world on real adventures. I want to read that book. Maybe perhaps research and write it. :) That makes me happy.
he Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
I read this for a book club meeting that I never made it to but had no idea about the subject of the book when I picked it up. It was a little single-minded for my tastes and if it hadn't been on the list I never would have taken it home from the library but, even so, it had some interesting parts. I am fascinated by race relations in the US and how they are developing still. This book holds a place on a shelf of some obscure thought process regarding that - yes, we still are screwy with this topic. Oh yes.
I read this for a book club meeting that I never made it to but had no idea about the subject of the book when I picked it up. It was a little single-minded for my tastes and if it hadn't been on the list I never would have taken it home from the library but, even so, it had some interesting parts. I am fascinated by race relations in the US and how they are developing still. This book holds a place on a shelf of some obscure thought process regarding that - yes, we still are screwy with this topic. Oh yes.
Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Loved this. I keep thinking about who I would be out on the trail and this was a good, fun read for me.
Loved this. I keep thinking about who I would be out on the trail and this was a good, fun read for me.
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America.
by Firoozeh Dumas
Captivated as I am by 2nd generation immigrant families and especially from Iran, this book didn't disappoint with its humorous reflections of a woman's life. Fascinating at times and a quick read.
Captivated as I am by 2nd generation immigrant families and especially from Iran, this book didn't disappoint with its humorous reflections of a woman's life. Fascinating at times and a quick read.
Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses
by Clair Dederer
Interesting. Yes, yoga is extremely helpful to many people but the hooplah surrounding it makes me cringe. Reading this woman's account of yoga on her life in a few stages was a good read. I'll go yoga when I am 50. Until then, there is pilates. And running. :)
Interesting. Yes, yoga is extremely helpful to many people but the hooplah surrounding it makes me cringe. Reading this woman's account of yoga on her life in a few stages was a good read. I'll go yoga when I am 50. Until then, there is pilates. And running. :)
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