Modern Mrs Darcy is hosting a reading link-up with the idea of giving brief reviews of the books we are reading at the moment. I’m just getting back from a trip and in an uncharacteristic reading lull right now, so I’m cheating. Within the next couple of days I will be picking up a thick stack of library hold requests, so instead of giving you reviews of what I’m already reading, I’m telling you why these five caught my attention (whether they hold it remains to be seen).
by Nate Berkus
I love the escape of a good interior design book, and the variety in this one (rustic cottage to minimalist chic) is especially appealing.
by John Lanchester
London, 2008, during the financial crisis; real estate and class boundaries; a novel both sweeping and witty? My inner sociologist is intrigued.
by Timothy Ferriss
Cooking like a pro, learning anything, and living the good life sounds pretty good to me. But I’d settle for a fun food read. (At 672 pages, though, I’m not sure where the brand-required “4-hour” enters the equation…).
by Dan Pallotta
With close family members employed by nonprofits, and charitable donation a central item in our family budget, seems like a must-read.
by Nancy Sleeth
Simple and sustainable is always attractive (but honestly, I had to get it because of my sister’s one-time “Amish Catholic” aspirations. <grin>)
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I’m impressed at how much nonfiction you’re reading! I lean much more to the fiction side.
I’d always thought of myself as a fiction reader, but the last three years or so have consisted of a dawning awareness of how much nonfiction I read. I love a good novel – I’m not quite sure yet what makes me say yes to a very few and no to so many others! I miss fiction when I don’t have any; I have found that a good memoir will almost fill the void in the meantime, though.
The Things That Matter and The Four-Hour Chef were two of my recent library reads, too. I didn’t quite get around to reading much of Nate Berkus–I had to take it back when I’d only browsed through the first 50 pages or so.
My husband has been telling me about the 4 Hour Chef from a podcast he plays on his way home from work, but 600+ pages about food doesn’t sound like fun to me either.
Thanks to various mini-reviews (some courtesy of the link-up!) my expectations for the 4-Hour Chef are sinking lower and lower…but perhaps low expectations will translate into a happy surprise once I actually crack it open? We’ll see!