Originally Posted by MissKoo:
I just got "Why we get fat" by Gary Taubes and I almost finished it in ONE DAY. It really is interesting about how some people cannot lose weight and keep it off if they don't seriously cut out the fast carbs. I really like how he points out the folk wisdom in the old days that "potatoes and pasta are fattening." My grandma said that and, in my case, it is so right.

MissKoo - Good Calories Bad Calories(Gary Taubes' first book) was one of the most life changing books I've read, and I have ordered Why We Get Fat and am looking forward to reading it. If you're interested, join us at the primal/paleo thread -- most of us over there are devotees of Taubes' book. :)

I believe we are going to see a huge shift in thinking about what is healthy to eat in the next few years due to these ideas!

***Sorry for the tangent... back to the topic at hand: My book club is reading Cutting for Stone for February. I just picked it up but haven't started yet - has anyone read it?

I just finished Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury and started on The Essential Transcendentalists by Richard G. Geldard. :) I love learning about writing and Authors so much <3

I just started reading "Lottery" by Patricia Wood. It's a novel about a mildly ******ed man who wins $12 million in the lottery and his greedy family. Kind of a tear- jerker so far, hopefully it doesn't stay that way :)

Originally Posted by wednesdaymorning:
I'm reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath right now. I love the '50s setting and the mood of the book. Really reminds me of The Catcher in the Rye (my fave book) but from a female perspective.

Does anyone know of any other good '50s/'60s set books?

Oh, and I finished The Time Traveller's Wife not too long ago. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Blech.

I love The Bell Jar. I read it again every couple of years.

Currently I'm finishing up The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, then I'll be working on The Girl Who Played With Fire. :D

I recommend it, although the first 150 pages or so are a pain to get through and mostly irrelevant to the rest of the storyline. It gets so much better though, and the movie summarizes that part nicely in about 5 minutes. :)

I have not seen this thread! I am so happy to finally see it!!

I am working my way thru "Cleopatra" by Stacy Schiff, and just finished, "Pillers of the Earth". I now need to get, "Fall of Giants".

"Cleopatra" is not an easy read, but worth it.

I have to get the Taubes book and the other Ken Folliet, I also have "The Hang Man's Daughter" waiting in the kindle. I am glad to hear it is good.

I got some reading to do!!!

I am on the 2nd book of the O'malley series by Dee Henderson. I finished reading "Here's The Story by Maureen McCormick ( didn't care for it). MY goal is to read 100 books this year.

I just finished The Forgotten Garden this morning. Excellent novel. And I'm planning on starting The Pillars of the Earth in a few minutes. It's rather daunting, with the small print and the 1000 pages. The last book I read that was this long was River God.

So many good books mentioned in this thread!

I am currently reading my way through Anthony Bourdain's books. I guess maybe reading about food is silly, but he is my favorite TV personality ever, and his books are amazing -- sarcastic, witty and compelling. I'm on A Cook's Tour right now.

I also recently read The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (a B+) and Still Alice by Lisa Genova (an A).

But the best book I read in 2010 ... maybe one of my favorites of all time ... Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Transcendent.

Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian

Waiting impatiently for Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

For all those who posted you are starting/working your way through the Stephanie Plum series- You will love them all. The entire series is fabulous!

Don't Blink by James Patterson

Love all the Stephanie Plum books, can't wait for the newest one and Water for Elephants...LOVED it!

Another that didn't care much for The Time Travelers Wife...kind of annoyed me but I did finish the whole book even though at times I didn't think I could read anymore.

Originally Posted by CanadianCutie:
I just finished The Forgotten Garden this morning. Excellent novel. And I'm planning on starting The Pillars of the Earth in a few minutes. It's rather daunting, with the small print and the 1000 pages. The last book I read that was this long was River God.

It's not daunting at all. You'll get so absorbed you won't even notice. Suddenly you'll realize you're almost done!

I've been reading...pretty much all the books by Carolyn Brown lately...that and my Social Work/Psych books but those are no fun lol.
I'm very into the western/ranching type romacne books.

I've just finished Freedom by Jonathan Franzen really loved it .... and have started Crime and Punishment ..... (I've made a goal to read the Russians this year) ..... I've been told this is the least daunting .... :)

Originally Posted by NYGiantsGirl:
So many good books mentioned in this thread!

I am currently reading my way through Anthony Bourdain's books. I guess maybe reading about food is silly, but he is my favorite TV personality ever, and his books are amazing -- sarcastic, witty and compelling. I'm on A Cook's Tour right now.

I also recently read The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (a B+) and Still Alice by Lisa Genova (an A).

But the best book I read in 2010 ... maybe one of my favorites of all time ... Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Transcendent.

I love bourdain's writing! I have his book "medium raw" on reserve at the library now...