false 11 53 53 true 5708815 read 0 true 2477287 currently-reading 0 true 2477286 to-read 2 false 2477356 food 1 false 2516761 dogs 1 false 2664292 feminism 1 false 2480382 read-while-traveling 1 false 2477357 girly http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78004598 to: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback) by Barry Schwartz
I don't necessarily agree with any political implications of this book, but there is a good case for constraints making us happier. Especially self imposed constraints. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77761131 to: Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (Paperback) by Richard E. Nisbett
Groundbreaking research on the "culture of honor" that white Southerners live by and its implications for violence. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77702966 to: Outliers (Hardcover) by Malcolm Gladwell
The theme unravels a bit over time, but a lot of interesting connections are drawn between circumstance and success. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77105641 to: The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart (Hardcover) by Bill Bishop
Some interesting statistics about how people are sorting across the US. Reinforces a lot of Richard Florida's stuff. The political prescriptions proposed at the end are less interesting. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76161925 to: Dracula (Critical Edition) by Bram Stoker
Suck it Francis Ford Coppola! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76078482 to: French Milk (Paperback) by Lucy Knisley
A sweet little graphic novel memoir of a month in Paris. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75957788 to: The Road (Hardcover) by Cormac McCarthy
A moving post-apocalyptic tale. My favorite kind of story, and McCarthy gets it just right. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75809021 to: On Writing (Mass Market Paperback) by Stephen King
Interesting reflections on writing. Great advice on being tough and having grit in life. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73446571 to: A Taxonomy of Barnacles: A Novel (Paperback) by Galt Niederhoffer
Wittier and more engaging than I expected. However, I felt like the pacing was really off, and the prose was a bit shoddy. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72404731 to: Flashforward (Paperback) by Robert J. Sawyer
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