Animal Vegetable Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver

I had forgotten that I read this a few months ago until I posted about Poisonwood...there's something so satisfying about personal nonfiction work from one of your favorite writers. Got to be with her for a year, peer into her life - and loved every minute. A tale of her family's effort to exclusively eat locally for a year, it's incredibly interesting and informative without ever veering into preachy. (+)

The Blind Side, Michael Lewis

I know - I'm Michael obsessed (Lewis, Pollan, Chabon) but his writing is so amazing I want to eat it.

Amazing story - even better storytelling. Keep writing please - lots more. (+)

The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

OK - so I've read it before. I was actually nervous to read it again. When the book first came out and I devoured it, it instantly became one of those novels that actually changed my worldview. Now, 10 years later, would it still hold up? Or would it be disappointing and one of those many things that don't stand the test of time - better left in the original memory. (Seriously - watch Less Than Zero again...I mean, really??)

A few things changed...I cried in different parts and some of the historical pieces resounded more now than when I was younger. But overall - this is the book that remains a fundamental influence on my way of thinking.

Barbara Kingsolver is amazing and one of those writers that underlines for me that some people are so truly, wonderfully gifted, we are just blessed to be recipients of their work.

P.S. - I love Adah. (+)