December 23, 2005

Top 10 Books of 2005

As usual, I haven't done as much reading as I wanted to, I mean, if time permitted, I would devour every book on my wishlist! So anyways, here are the top 10 books for me this year (in no particular order of preference).

1) Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl

2) Stalking the Green Fairy: and Other Fantastic Adventures in Food and Drink by James Villas

3) Between Bites: Memoirs of a Hungry Hedonist by James Villas

4) The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

5) The Perfectionist: Life & Death in Haute Cuisine by Rudolph Chelminski

6) With Love & Irony by Lin Yutang

7) Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

8) Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life by Mimi Sheraton

9) A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

10) The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer

Posted by DSD at December 23, 2005 9:32 AM