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What I'm Reading for August, 2008

flyingheidigirl — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:04:13 -0400

Here are the titles I've either completed or begun during this month...

Her Last Death: A Memoir

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:43:54 -0400

This novel describes what it was like to grow up with a flamboyant, rich, drug-addicted mother and what effects that had on the author in her past and present life. It serves as the author's final explanation as to why she can't finally bring herself to go to her mother's deathbed.

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:31:46 -0400

First of all, yes, her middle name is the number 8...and there's a reason.

Ms. Lee argues that Chinese food has become more American than apple pie, if you ask yourself when's the last time you had apple pie, then ask yourself when's the last time you had Chinese food. Interesting!

The Sharper the Knife, The Harder You Cry: Love, Laughter and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:23:58 -0400

One of my guiltiest pleasures is the reality show, "Hell's Kitchen." Therefore, I couldn't help but love this book, which is kind of a higher class version of Hell's Kitchen, set in Paris France, with several sneering, colorful chefs instead of just one.

The King's Favorite

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:12:29 -0400

This is a historical fiction written from the perspective of Nell Gwyn, the favorite mistress of England's Charles II. It follows Nell from her humble beginnings to becoming the loved companion of the King, and was clearly written with historical accuracy in mind.

My Horizontal Life

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:02:55 -0400

This comedienne wrote a book chronicling her sexual misadventures, before deciding (in her case, quite wisely) to settle down. You'll meet strippers, midgets, bondage enthusiasts, and more. You'll follow Chelsea through escapades that include disavowing skid-mark panties, an M&M costume, and her quest to de-virginize her roommate, who we know only as Dumb Dumb.

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:53:55 -0400

This is a junior novel which my daughter was required to read as her summer reading. Whenever she has these assignments, I read the books also, so we can discuss them together.

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:48:37 -0400

This is a junior novel which my daughter was required to read as her summer reading. Whenever she has these assignments, I read the books also, so we can discuss them together.

High-Spirited Women of the West

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:39:13 -0400

I bought this book in the gift shop attached to the (in)famous Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone, Arizona. Having toured the place where so many Western ladies performed, I felt a need to read more about these women. This book is a compendium of historical accounts of several women who managed to distinguish themselves during a time when women were pretty much always just married off to have babies.

Queen of the Road

flyingheidigirl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:33:12 -0400

A humorous book about a lady, her husband and several pets who take a transamerican trip in a restored VW bus? Chapters named after drinks, complete with drink recipes you can make, and drink while reading each chapter? A detailed index in the back of every place they stopped, with contact information and websites?