1-12-11 On a Dollar a Day by Christopher Greenslate & Kerri Leonard - Non-Fiction

4 - This was a fascinating look at poverty and health in our nation. Greenslate & Leonard did an experiment where they limited themselves to spending only a dollar a day each on food for a month. This stemmed from Greenslate's observation that a large portion of the world survives on that amount of food. After a month of this experiment, they tried to live on the average food stamp allotment for a family of four. The nutritional value of these experiments left much to be desired and showed that although people are able to eat, their lives aren't necessarily enriched in any way. If you are interested in food (like I am) and/or social issues facing our country and the world I recommend you check this book out.

1-10-11 Death at the Table by Janet Laurence - Fiction

3 - There are so many catchy mystery books right now that are subject oriented (cooking, coffee, cats to name a few) that it can be tiresome to pick up another to try. Death at the Table is a mediocre example of this genre. Centered around a cook who occasionally solves murders, Death takes place in the world of television food shows. I honestly don't have too much to say about this one because it was just so middling. Would I read it again? No. Was it a waste of my time? No. Could I have happily lived my life without ever reading this? Yes. It's unfortunate that my first post after my long break is so wishy-washy but this just happened to be the book I had. Cross your fingers that the next book is more fascinating or just so horrible that I can't stop complaining.

Sorry for the huge hiatus!

I never meant to be away this long, but that's what happens when your personal life explodes. :) But I'm back now and am going to try to update at least once a week. I have read a lot while gone and did not keep track so there are a few things that have been missed but I figure I'll just pick up where I'm at now. I'm almost done with a book and should be able to update by the end of the week. My goal is at least one book a week and I'll try to avoid re-reads for the moment. Hope I haven't lost too many readers while I was away and I hope you'll come back for visits in the next week to see what's new.