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	05/01 Shimelle is currently reading: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir (Hardcover) by Bill Bryson bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	01/03 Shimelle is currently reading: The Gentle Art of Domesticity (Hardcover) by Jane Brocket bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	12/31 Shimelle is currently reading: The Rich Boy and Other Stories (Phoenix Short Stories) by F. Scott Fitzgerald bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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May 01, 2008

Shimelle is currently reading:
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by Bill Bryson
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January 20, 2008

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Kitchen (Paperback)
by Banana Yoshimoto

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recommended to Shimelle by: Jen
read in January, 2008

Shimelle said: "Having read this last week, I'm now confused. Not about the book (which reads in a way that doesn't require the slightest bit of effort) or about Japanese culture (which comes to life with enough universality to make sense). No. I was confused as ...more "

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How I Became Stupid (Paperback)
by Martin Page

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read in January, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap

Shimelle said: "Is it the European factor that makes me like this considerably more than so many others have posted below? Perhaps, for I found the translation to be a strength, for it's not easy to mix a book that is light in tone yet (somewhat) deep in idea, snap...more "

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January 07, 2008

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Hide and Seek: A Novel (Paperback)
by Clare Sambrook

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read in October, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap

Shimelle said: "This was one of those books that I really, really wanted to love but it just didn't happen. A story of a lost little boy, told through the eyes of his slightly older brother has all the works to be emotional and endearing. There are angles that are...more "

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January 03, 2008

Shimelle is currently reading:
The Gentle Art of Domesticity (Hardcover)
by Jane Brocket
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December 31, 2007

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The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater (Hardcover)
by Nigel Slater

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read in January, 2007

Shimelle said: "I read this slowly and surely over 2007 and it has been such a life-altering experience. We live without television, so I couldn't tell you the first thing about Slater being a TV chef. We received Appetite as a gift a few years ago and fell in lov...more I read this slowly and surely over 2007 and it has been such a life-altering experience. We live without television, so I couldn't tell you the first thing about Slater being a TV chef. We received Appetite as a gift a few years ago and fell in love with the simplicity of his recipes. Our favourite dish is from that book and it requires three ingredients, yet I guarantee it wouldn't be out of place with a high price tag at a good restaurant. So last year I picked up The Kitchen Diaries as a Christmas gift to my other half, but it was me who fell in love with the idea of a narrative that takes one through a full year of honest, good food.

We are split over this one in our house: I like it because of the diary format, which gives me more information about what the experts look for...but without it feeling like I am being lectured. The boy of the household prefers Slater's recipe-only books because he can flip right to something and make it, no-nonsense. But then, that exemplifies the differences in our personalities. I had to resist the urge to read the whole thing like a novel over a few days, and instead read a little each month to see if he would be right about what beauties I would find at the farmer's market and so forth. Of course he was. Plus the diary format makes it feel like you're getting to know a chef's secrets. And we all like to have a few of our secrets in the kitchen to make our guests ask how on earth we could have made something so lovely.

While I am honestly a bit sad to get to the end of the book...and as a vegetarian, I knew the big finish of a Christmas dinner would not be my favourite part of the book...but I am inspired. This month I started keeping my own notes, and for 2008 I am planning to keep my own kitchen diary as a personal journey. I have to salute the writer here for never boring me with talk of vegetables, but also for letting us all know that even famous chefs have days where they grab bread from the local bakery and make a sandwich with the leftovers. Hurrah for humanity.(less) "

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Shimelle is currently reading:
The Rich Boy and Other Stories (Phoenix Short Stories)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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December 29, 2007

Shimelle made a comment on Shimelle's review of Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel

Shimelle wrote: "It's about time I update here and say nope, it's not gonna happen. Not too sure...nothing stands ou...more "

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