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Dead Tree Reading 2016 #1
Jan. 10th, 2016 03:16 pmSo I've decided to encourage posting by taking a page from several others on here and focusing on my reading.
I track "dead tree" reading and Kindle reading separately because of how I log them (books get updated about every 2 weeks, depending on how much I've read; Kindle books get added to the collection less frequently because I have a printout where I track them).
These may not all have been read since January 1, but they're what I've read since the last time I updated the catalog.
1. Blood on the Snow by Tom Henderson - Pretty decent true crime title (working mother killed by her stay-at-home husband, who isn't too bright). The author's style is pretty readable, and while the book gets gory at times, there are no gory pics.
2. Let's Kill Mom by Donna Fiedler - This was a less decent true crime title (I didn't like the insinuation that playing D&D, wearing goth clothes/listening to goth music, being "emo", cutting, and writing vivid fantasy stories were on the same level as teenagers having threesomes, and a pair of siblings killing their parents with help from sister's boyfriend) but readable. Part of it is told from the victim's mother/their grandmother's POV. If you like true crime, you may find it enjoyable.
3. How to Retire with Enough Money by Teresa Ghillarducci - This was a good book about retirement (I'm not precisely in her audience as I do have a pension, but still some interesting points and advice) that's also short (116 pages) and very readable. The author does not engage in shaming people, nor does she pretend that the people who don't have enough money saved are the only ones responsible for the situation.
4. Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson - Part of the "Gaslight Mystery" series focusing on Sarah Brandt, a NYC midwife and Frank Malloy, a NYC detective in turn of the century NYC. The series used to run on a bunch of UST until a book or so ago, when she kind of pulled a deus ex machina to end the UST - still trying to decide how I feel about that. This one is a gap/filler book for the Christmas season with a bunch of the side characters, and it's very charming. I heartily enjoyed it - it's fluffy but not too fluffy, and it fits with the series.
5. Olives, Lemons, and Za'atar by Rawia Bishara - Beautifully photographed and designed Middle Eastern cookbook. The recipes don't seem all that special (although I want to make the Arabic bread recipe she has in here) but the book is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. This is one I would definitely recommend in HC or maybe a color e-reader. Focus is on Lebanese cooking/culture.
6. Lego: Awesome Ideas - We got this from Santa since all 3 of us love the Legos. It's got some good ideas and decent explanations for how to build things. The pictures/dialogue bubbles are pretty funny as well.
7. Hell's Kitchen Cookbook - So Paul and I are huge fans of the show, and this is the book we've been waiting for - recipes from the show. I don't know how many of these we will actually make, but there's a bone-in chicken breast roasted with lemon and thyme that looks nommilicious. The book is fun to read and nice to look at.
DV
I track "dead tree" reading and Kindle reading separately because of how I log them (books get updated about every 2 weeks, depending on how much I've read; Kindle books get added to the collection less frequently because I have a printout where I track them).
These may not all have been read since January 1, but they're what I've read since the last time I updated the catalog.
1. Blood on the Snow by Tom Henderson - Pretty decent true crime title (working mother killed by her stay-at-home husband, who isn't too bright). The author's style is pretty readable, and while the book gets gory at times, there are no gory pics.
2. Let's Kill Mom by Donna Fiedler - This was a less decent true crime title (I didn't like the insinuation that playing D&D, wearing goth clothes/listening to goth music, being "emo", cutting, and writing vivid fantasy stories were on the same level as teenagers having threesomes, and a pair of siblings killing their parents with help from sister's boyfriend) but readable. Part of it is told from the victim's mother/their grandmother's POV. If you like true crime, you may find it enjoyable.
3. How to Retire with Enough Money by Teresa Ghillarducci - This was a good book about retirement (I'm not precisely in her audience as I do have a pension, but still some interesting points and advice) that's also short (116 pages) and very readable. The author does not engage in shaming people, nor does she pretend that the people who don't have enough money saved are the only ones responsible for the situation.
4. Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson - Part of the "Gaslight Mystery" series focusing on Sarah Brandt, a NYC midwife and Frank Malloy, a NYC detective in turn of the century NYC. The series used to run on a bunch of UST until a book or so ago, when she kind of pulled a deus ex machina to end the UST - still trying to decide how I feel about that. This one is a gap/filler book for the Christmas season with a bunch of the side characters, and it's very charming. I heartily enjoyed it - it's fluffy but not too fluffy, and it fits with the series.
5. Olives, Lemons, and Za'atar by Rawia Bishara - Beautifully photographed and designed Middle Eastern cookbook. The recipes don't seem all that special (although I want to make the Arabic bread recipe she has in here) but the book is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. This is one I would definitely recommend in HC or maybe a color e-reader. Focus is on Lebanese cooking/culture.
6. Lego: Awesome Ideas - We got this from Santa since all 3 of us love the Legos. It's got some good ideas and decent explanations for how to build things. The pictures/dialogue bubbles are pretty funny as well.
7. Hell's Kitchen Cookbook - So Paul and I are huge fans of the show, and this is the book we've been waiting for - recipes from the show. I don't know how many of these we will actually make, but there's a bone-in chicken breast roasted with lemon and thyme that looks nommilicious. The book is fun to read and nice to look at.
DV
