Yeah yeah...I know I alternate between /10 and /5 but it's my blog and I'll be inconsistent if I want to.
I am actually not quite done this one but my Kindle battery died this morning when I was at 92%. It's plugged in getting new life now but I've read enough of it to have an impression. I enjoyed this book. My husband suggested it after we watched the entirety of Season 1 of The Walking Dead: Season One
. REALLY LOVED Season one and can't wait to see where they go with it.As for the book, I did enjoy this one. It is written from a unique perspective and while I sometimes wished that some of the survivor accounts went on longer I really liked how the whole story unfolded. I am looking forward to reading those last few pages and see how they wrap it all up. 4.5/5
Just returned this one to the library today. I saw this book reviewed on a blog that I read and even though I don't have any more babies in my future I wanted to give this one a read.
The first few pages made me laugh out loud. By the time I was over half way I had begun skipping pages and then I finally just closed it without finishing. This book does have some really humorous parts. I found though that the humor grew wearisome after a while and I just wanted to stop reading. DH tells me that my sense is humor is off though so maybe I just don't appreciate this book like I should. DH did read a few pages on his own and reported that it made him laugh out loud. He wants to give this book as a gift to the next couple we know expecting their first baby.
There isn't a whole lot of real info here but there is some buried in between the sarcasm. It's not meant to be though - that's what all those other books are for. While DH would likely give it a higher rating I am going with a 4/10 here.
Live More, Want Less: I can't give this one a fair review. I've read too many of these books recently and have cancelled my other library requests for them. It had some good ideas but nothing all that unique. I peg it average and tuck it in with the other books of the same genre.
By the same author as above I also read this one. I really enjoyed this one. I love the idea of giving something up each month to try. My mother thinks the whole idea is absurd and why would anyone do that to themselves. I think it's brilliant. I may be adopted.
As I near the halfway point in my 2011 bucket list, I am wondering if I should have a bucket list in 2012 or do my own version of "give it up". I think I'll do both. :)
I don't have a rating here - I liked it!!
This book was recommended to me by a co-worker who took a free course at work by the same name. This book is a very quick read with a great fundamental idea.
The idea of prioritizing your life certainly isn't a new one but it is an important one. I had the privilege of hearing a keynote speech on the same idea at a conference that I attended 2 years ago. It was inspiring and thought provoking.
This book brought back memories of the keynote speech and while I enjoyed the keynote more - this book does deliver the same message. Definitely worth a read if you don't get bored with all the circus analogies.
I don't review cookbooks. It doesn't seem fair when most of the time I take it out of the library, look at the pictures and vow to make something from there someday. This one deserves a special exception. Even if you don't plan to cook a thing from here (and you may not wish to with all the cheese etc in the self described not low on calories but high on taste recipes) the stories and pictures within make this a worthwhile read. Her story of the city girl turned country ranch wife is great as well as the stories that follow. I have seen her blog now and again but this cookbook is a great compilation of recipes. I love how she shows every detail of all the recipes in it - step by step. There should be a law that all cookbook should do the same. DH thought some of these recipes sounded good so I will likely take this out from the library again the next time I am on a cooking binge.
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