I finished that one up as well. I thought it was well done, but eerie and very realistic and sad.

i recently read my sister's keeper by her as well, chey. another great book that raises some seriously interesting questions. the end left me devastated.

i just finished my secret garden this morning. written by nancy friday, it's the first book written by a woman to compile and explore the realm of female sexual fantasy. i enjoyed some of it. a bit antiquated and slightly exclusive, it even had some undertones of racism. but considering when it was first written, it does a good job of exploring sexual fantasy without casting judgment. some of the women's stories broke my heart and others shocked, but it was nevertheless fascinating and i could literally feel how much empowerment and relief some of these women felt just by being able to write down some of their most private thoughts and know that they aren't "freaks." i have two more by her on stand-by (forbidden flowers and women on top).

I think I read Woman on Top.

that memorable huh? :p

Is it a collection of short stories? What year is it?

early 90's and i believe it's another compilation of sexual fantasies with added commentary/observation by friday: like secret garden but after the sexual revolution and at the the height of women in the workplace, highlighting how female fantasy may have changed since, or been affected by, their new positions of power.

It's not the same book. I think the one I read was just a compilation of erotica written either by or for women. It was like 10 years ago that I read it.

adding on about secret garden and nancy friday here.

i was just reading the intro to the next book, forbidden flowers, and some of what i read has reinforced and validated what i am trying to teach my own children about their sexuality (and yes, although very young, i have learned they do have some very strong ideas and feelings regarding their own sexuality)

The Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley

Today I bought Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey.

The latest Flinx novel of Alan Dean Foster.

I'm about 150 pages into Kushiel's Dart, but my friend told me I needed to read Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie, since it is set on an archaeological site. Apparently Christie's husband was an archaeologist!

eat, pray, love by elizabeth gilbert. i'm diggin it.
my mom had given me a whole slew of books recently, one of them being some pile of crap by danielle steel. awful stuff. but eat, pray, love was buried in there and i have to remember to thank her when they come to visit tomorrow (i probably won't mention the steaming pile of crap though ... gift horses and all that:p)

"Rethinking the Sales FOrce" by Neil Rackham. A little dated, but has some great ideas.

Yeah, I'm a nerd :p

I'm reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (as recommended by wyndhy!) - I really like it, I'm going to finish it tonight. Next I'll probably read Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose.

I'm reading a few cookbooks too, and I really really love The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant by Judy Rodgers!!!