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abecedarian said:
I just watched part of Supersize me last night..I told my dh we need to watch the whole thing..The dd who rented it has sworn off pop and junk food for awhile! And she's talking about exercising! I may have to look up this book!
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I heard a lot of people had this reaction, but it didn't gross me out that much. Just made me feel hungry :D
 
abecedarian said:
I just watched part of Supersize me last night..I told my dh we need to watch the whole thing..The dd who rented it has sworn off pop and junk food for awhile! And she's talking about exercising! I may have to look up this book!
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Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation is another book in that vein. His is more research oriented and less for entertainment than Spurlock. I haven't darkened the door (or drive-thru) of a McD's since I read it a couple of years ago.
I liked Don't Eat this Book too, but Spurlock is better behind the camera than the laptop.
J
 
curiouswonder said:
Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation is another book in that vein. His is more research oriented and less for entertainment than Spurlock. I haven't darkened the door (or drive-thru) of a McD's since I read it a couple of years ago.
I liked Don't Eat this Book too, but Spurlock is better behind the camera than the laptop.
J
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I have to agree, Spurlocks book was written mainly to be entertaining. It is a very conversational tone, and does serve it purpose. It was amusing, comical, and a very easy read. I don't think ti was written to be any sort of serious expose, just something to open your mind to think on the subject for a short while. It may be easier to digest than Fast Food Nation for some readers.

Fast food nation was more in depth, it felt more like a seriously researched expose. It was even this book that partly inspired Spurlock and is quoted within Don't Eat This Book. Fast Food nation was very good, I even got my hubby to read it and he was thoroughly disgusted by some parts. This book feels more serious in tone. It's intent was to research and critique an industry. It asks for much more serious thought from the reader and questions the morals of the industry.

There is another book along these lines called Fat Land, another book which examines how American values have contributed to the growing obesity rates. It does not stick solely to the Food Corporations, though they do play a large part. It is a dry read though. I found both Fast Food Nation and Don't Eat This book to be interesting while this was somewhat dry.
 
Kill me Softly - Nicci French. I don't know if I should post it here, as I didn't actually finished it. I didn't expect a good book, just entertainment, but it bore me to tears. At least, it didn't cost me anything.
 
I just finished Robert Jordans - The Path of Daggers. I'm so glad to be finished it. I started it months ago and lost interest, but it didn't take me long to get back into it and overall, I enjoyed it.
 
clueless said:
Kill me Softly - Nicci French. I don't know if I should post it here, as I didn't actually finished it. I didn't expect a good book, just entertainment, but it bore me to tears. At least, it didn't cost me anything.
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Maybe there should be a "I gave up on" sticky thread? :)
 
Just finished Soft Power by Joseph S. Nye Jr. A good book advocating for more spending on cultural exchanges, acceptance of foreign students, as well as having D.C. or Camp David become the spot for negotiations. Nye doesn't believe that military power and that kind of thing will be successful in the 21st century. This is a great book if you like political science and the history of diplomacy. A lot of anecdotes are provided as well. :)
 
I just finished In the Province of Saints by Thomas O'Malley. I stayed up late to finish because I HAD to see what else could happen to this poor dysfunctional Irish family. O'Malley did a great job of setting the backdrop for the action, and I had no trouble picturing the scenery in my head. I will definately want to read more from this author.
 
Scottishduffy said:
There is another book along these lines called Fat Land, another book which examines how American values have contributed to the growing obesity rates. It does not stick solely to the Food Corporations, though they do play a large part. It is a dry read though. I found both Fast Food Nation and Don't Eat This book to be interesting while this was somewhat dry.
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I just finished Don't Eat This Book a few days ago, and have read both Fat Land and Fast Food Nation. I thought Spurlock's book was interesting, and quite funny, though no where near as hard hitting as Supersize Me, or either of the other books either.
 
The Horse and His Boy, C.S Lewis: Part 3 in the Chronicles of Narnia, a very light and enjoyable read. Imaginative and all the things a child reader would enjoy.

The Memory Keepers Daughter, Kim Edwards: It had a good enough story, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I though I would. The author was far too wordy. Feeling compelled to describe what every person is wearing in every scene. Each thopught and movement of each character is written as if it may just be the most poignant and poetic thing they have ever done There were two instances when a few more details and more emotion would have been welcome, but the author just breezed by those moments. I enjoyed the premise, yet the style of writing was just not my taste. I dopn't regret the read as the overall story was good.
 
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I enjoyed it, the plot was fun and easily accessible. For it's length it never really dragged. It certainly could have been shorter though. Several times in the book Follett provides a synopsis of what had happened to a character previously. It didn't feel like repetition for effect but simply to catch you up to speed if you just started reading the book at that point instead of starting at the beginning. If those sections had been removed the book would be at least 100 pages lighter. I was worried about this read because I had read a few complaints that there was too much discussion on construction. There is some but it's limited and written in a way to keep it from being dull. Rarely more than a page or page and a half at a time. When a book is 983 pages that's a small easily manageable dose.
 
Just finished Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon. I was surprised at how suspenseful this was. I didn't want it to end.
 
I just finished The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudy Canavan. Mostly enjoyed them, especially the final book. Not the best books I've ever read, lacked a few things I look for in great books, but still pleased with them.
 
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. I really enjoyed this book and want to read some more books my Wyndham. Problem is the only other book that my library has is an abridged version of 'The Chrysalids' and I would rather read the full version than an abridged one :(
 
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
I was looking forward to reading this after hearing a lot of good reviews but unfortunately i didn't really enjoy it. That fact that the characters were all unsavoury didn't help and it wasn't that funny, not to me anyway. I heard it described as a 'Dramedy'.
Overall i managed to finish it so it can't have been that bad, not one i'd recommend though.

Never mind on to the next.
 
Just this morning I finished The Aguero Sisters by Cristina Garcia. I was impressed with the richness of the language the author used to describe the setting. I also appreciated the insight into the Cuban revolutions and Castro's regime.
 
I have just finished reading Withers Rain by John passarella! I loved it! Not really into books about witches etc but it was brilliant! :D
 
Who Killed Kurt Cobain?

hm.. i can't seem to remember the last book that i've actually finished. i'm in the process of reading about seven books. =X

i think it was Who Killed Kurt Cobain? i really liked it b/c how informative it was. now i am able to form better opinions about kurt cobain and courtney love b/c i never knew about their childhoods before. it wasn't complety biased too. it just simply gave you all the information that Tom Grant had, and other sources had.. etc. i'd definatly suggest it to anyone


lol, never read The Jungle then. you definatly won't touch Spam or other processed meats after that book.. considering that it's based on how the meat factories actually were during the early 1900s.. luckily the book raised enough awareness that the Food and Drug Act came about.. unfortunatly for Sinclair, his main goal to spread the idea of socialism didn't exactly work.. yeh, i trailed offtopic here =P


hmm i should put that on my "to read" list.. those types of movies never appeal to me, while i love reading about that sort of 'stuff'
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hmm i should put that on my "to read" list.. those types of movies never appeal to me, while i love reading about that sort of 'stuff'


yep, it really does just smack you in the face. lines like that are powerful. things get lost when writers just add to many words to important facts of a story
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i never gave it a try. my sister couldn't finish it when she was my age.

i read lord of the flies in 9th grade english and liked it just b/c it was sooooo easy after being smacked with Les Miserables... i thought there was going to be canablism, so i guess i was kind of disappointed that there wasn't? hah.

i agree with you, i liked it b/c it was thought provoking considering that the writer wrote it to criticize society


i recently bought that book. i wanna read it before i finish reading da vinci code


hm i actually own a copy of that book.. can't imagine myself having the patience and stength to hold that big fat book and actually finish it..
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hm i think i actually might have a copy of that book


i wanna read that book.. shame i love the 90s gave away the ending =P
 
You're new to forums, WoundedThorns? You know, it's kinda hard to find out to which post you were referring to. :rolleyes:
Why not try out the quote function?

Edit: Ah, some mod's been fixing the numerous posts! Thanks a lot, it was a bit distracting.
 
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