This one was easy. I had all of these on my proverbial list and then realized that I already read one a few weeks ago. ; )
Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (And Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas.
I picked this book solely by the cover. It stopped me in my tracks, I took a pic of it with my phone, and I downloaded it a few weeks later. I love that Amy is passionate and that she arranges her life around that passion. She takes big leaps, and she confesses that sometimes living out your passion is hard. I completely related to her struggle of making a home in a new city and figuring out where you fit in while sometimes your old city feels foreign and sometimes it feels perfectly worn in.
Bossypants by Tina Fey. I've never particularly thought anything about Tina Fey. I don't watch 30 Rock and didn't watch SNL when she was on it. I picked this book solely because two of my favorite bloggers recommended it. I read it in a weekend. I laughed out loud multiple times. I like her self-depricating humor, her insights to the acting and writing industries, and her [solicited] advice. She's so generous with sharing her life; it's exactly the type of autobiography/memoir/blog I like to read. Specific and real stories that don't necessarily provide a glossy front of amazingness, although I do now think that she's amazing. I would say that I'd add Tina to a proverbial which-celebrity-would-you-most-like-to-have-dinner-with list, but I feel like I already have.
The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal. Roommate Beth recommended this on our RR5 weekend. It was just ehh. It didn't pick up until the middle, and while it was intriguing, I kept thinking, "So why did he do that?" I might like a parallel novel or autobiography that gets into his head and answers, "But WHY?" But I don't think I'd recommend this on its own.
So that concludes the first item of the 31 list. Only 30 more to go. : )
