Fool Bahadur - Jayanath Pati

Fiction

Verdict: Read it

This was a short little novel with a cute jacket. The story is simple, but you can't help but be entertained. I can't even explain how many simple, middle-class uncles can fit in this character.  Don't expect the Iliad, but you won't be disappointed.

~Becky~

Modern Romance: Aziz Ansari

 NonFiction

Verdict: Read it

Another result of my wandering down the comedy isle in the library, I decided to give Aziz Ansari a chance.

Expecting a light read of observational humor, this was a pleasant surprise. Ansari delivers a research paper worth of information on modern romance - and humor to boot.

I won't go into all the subtheories nor data he provides, it's extensive, but I will say it was a nice way to pass an afternoon. 

Read it!

~Becky~

Dump Em: How to Break Up with a: - Jodyne Speyer

Non Fiction

Verdict: Meh

I'm currently at home. My time is largely unused - except for working at night - and I've had a tremendous amount of time to read. With the excellent libraries in the US, I've been taking advantage.

I've been re-aquainting myself with the libraries here and non-Indian authors. It's been rough. In a recent wandering, I picked this up in the humor section because that was all that would catch my attention that day - humor. 

I'm not looking for, nor do I need help with, breaking relationships, but I picked it up just for novelty sake and a curiosity on how the author veiwed break up conversations. There were no romantic breakups, just other types of relationships - clients, friends, hairstylists, ect. I didn't come across anything earth shattering in here, but I guess if you have trouble with this kind of thing it may be useful. It was entertaining along the way, but definitely not worth more than the hour I spent reading it. 

~Becky~ 

So sue me, jackass! : avoiding legal pitfalls that can come back to bite you at work, at home, and at play - Amy Epstein Feldman and Robin Epstein

This was one of those books that I picked up just because it looked randomly interesting. It was a little bit disappointing. The sisters who wrote this used an informal tone and generally a slightly hokey manner meant to make legalese and legal issues accessible. None of the issues in this book struck me as particularly crucial to know, though some of it was interesting to find out.

Verdict: Not all that interesting. Google could serve the same function without the hokey older sister/younger sister bit.