I would really like to lay out every book I have every read and give a review, but by now that is mostly impossible. I can start from now on, so here we go. I’m going to try and post about every book I read from now on. I may even try to hit some of my favorites as I remember them.

I heard about John Meada on a blog I follow. I don’t remember exactly which one. I put it on my library hold list and it took a while to come available so I must be somewhat popular. There were some very profound ideas and I would recommend reading it. It sticks with the simplicity theme in length so you could storm through it quickly. On of the nice quotes I liked:

Emotional intelligence is now considered an important facet of leaders today, and the expression of emotion is no longer considered a weakness but a desirable human trait to which everyone can immediately relate.

In one section he details the idea of Omakase an idea that the sushi shef knows better than you do what you’ll enjoy. I’ve done this before at a restaurant I trust where there is some interaction with the chef. An interesting way to simplify.

The most profound part of the last half of the book [I read the first half a while back :( ] was that of the “power of undo”. He poses an interesting idea that I’ve expanded on a bit of gift recipients, ctrl+z, tattoo removal, quick diets. etc. Where does that lead us in society, in our relationships with others and in life as a whole? An interesting thought, when life is so easy to call a redo, in so many things, are we tempted to do the same when redo is not and option, or shouldn’t be. Are those lines blurring?

Good easy read! Fun and thought provoking.

David James Duncan has written some of my favorite books (The River Why? and Brothers ‘K’). No one Ive read makes me want their fiction to be real like Duncan. I was recently looking for another good book and decided to check out more of his stuff. I checked out my usual web haunts to secure a copy. Amazon had info on his other books, a description that didn’t need to do much convincing (considering my love of his other works), and a link to a used copy for far below retail.

River Teeth is a collection of seemingly random stories. There is really no connection to any of the stories, except the mind of Duncan. His subtle emotional tugs and unique humor strings through all the stories. I love the way he puts all of these stories together by calling them all river teeth. They have left a like impression on me. I found myself wondering once again, is this nonfiction. Could this be a collection of authors, and this story, told by a woman about her childhood, be a true story? I hoped, to my benefit and pleasure, Duncan had again fooled me. River Teeth took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I enjoyed every last twist and turn.