The First Book of the Year

I have finished my first book of the year. It wasn't a hard one. Spencer got it for me for Christmas (read: it was on my list of things I wanted). I gave him a list of possible options, all of which, with, I would be equally pleased. It is called "The Year of Living Biblically" by A.J. Jacobs. It's about an agnostic journalist that tries to live the Bible as literally as possible for one year. And might I say, it is a very enjoyable read. He describes himself as "Jewish - in the same way that the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant." The book itself is arranged in chapters chronologically by month, his day to day journal entries composing each chapter. And each chapter is made up of small, palatable vignettes. Very easy to pick up and put down at a moments notice. (what's that? you need -- insert child's want/need --.) It was in the top picks of 2008 on Amazon.com. AND, my big thing when it comes to picking books, it was a best-selling title. Some people see a book with the author's name preceded by "New York Times bestselling author" and snatch it right up! So what? A bestselling author can write a book that is no good and still have bragging rights to that moniker. A bestselling TITLE, while not always a slam dunk in the literary sense, is a better bet when picking reading material. The TITLE has sold such-and-such amount. Anyway, it's a great book I can definitely recommend and endorse.

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