Monthly Reading: February 2007 « Books Worth Reading

Monthly Reading: February 2007

March 1, 2007 at 8:29 am | In Monthly Reading, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Tags: Classic, Essays, Food and cooking, Jane Austen, Joanne Harris, Julian Barnes, Kimberly Witherspoon, Nick Hornby, Psychological suspense, Romantic comedy

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — classic romantic comedy

Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris — psychological suspense

Housekeeping vs. the Dirt by Nick Hornby — essays

How I Learned to Cook: Culinary Educations from the World’s Greatest Chefs edited by Kimberly Witherspoon — food and cooking

Arthur and George by Julian Barnes — abandoned

My rating scale:

1 star: Abandoned before finishing. Don’t waste your time.
2 stars: Poor. Avoid with extreme prejudice.
3 stars: Average. Read it, have a good time and move on. Or not.
4 stars: Great. Push it on your friends and family.
5 stars: Excellent. Keep it, treasure it, reread it.

Disclaimer: My ratings are very personal and may have little to do with the book’s artistic or commercial merit, or its place in the literary canon. Rather, the rating reflects how the story, characters and writing spoke to me and augmented my understanding of the world.