Unfinished Books

 

How comfortable are you with not finishing a book you have started reading? I used to think that if I started something I needed to finish it. I’m not sure exactly why? I wonder if a teacher instilled this in me, or was it just because I didn’t want to be a “quitter.”

However, things are different now that I’ve gotten older, and I’ve changed my mind about the necessity of having to finish each book I start. Life seems too short spend time reading something you don’t really enjoy. 

What is that old adage? “So many books, so little time.” I say I have to agree. 

Over the last three months I’ve stopped reading three books. One was actually not too bad, but I just never found myself drawn back toward it. It was a nonfiction book, and I think I may return to it another time. 

Not to be a prude, but one had language that I really don’t like to read, so I put it down, and finally the last one was just a little too weird for my tastes. I began another book in my collection, and was happy I did. 

So far I’m really enjoying it, and I’m glad I moved on. 

What about you? Do you finish every book you begin reading or do you start a new one?

Cookbooks

 

One of my favorite kind of cookbooks are the ones that tell a story. 

100 Days of Real Food is the story of a young family who change their life by changing their eating habits. They decide to only eat real food, nothing processed , for 100 Days. This cookbook recounts the family’s story, guides you to eating the same way, and includes plenty of recipes. 

The Blue Zones cookbook takes you on a trip around the world to places called Blue Zones. Remarkably the people who live in these areas seem to live longer than most. Not only do you get to learn the story of each group, you also get to try out the food from each region. 

Cookbooks written by The Pioneer Woman and the Magnolia Table series by Joanna Gaines provide you with family friendly meals, beautiful pictures, and stories about each family. Joanna’s third Magnolia Table cookbook hits the shelves on May 2nd. 

One of my favorite cookbooks in this genre is by David Letterman’s mother. The personal nature of the book makes you feel right at home with his family.

I have a sweet friend named Annette who shares the same sentiment about cookbooks as I do. Whether we turn to them regularly for recipes or not, we do enjoy pursuing through the pages reading bits and pieces here and there. 

What about you? Do you have a favorite cookbook that tells a story?