Only 3 Books in 2010

Twisted 8 1/2 by Jessica Zafra and Puppy Love by F. Sionil Jose

I was quite a failure in 2010 for not reading as much as I should.  I finished reading only three books.  The three I finished are Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, Twisted 8 1/2 by Jessica Zafra and Puppy Love and Thirteen Love Stories by F. Sionil Jose.

The other books I started reading but haven't finished yet are the following:

• Amarillo Slim's Biography In a World Full of Fat People
• CS Lewis' The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, Full-Color Collector's Edition), the only book in the series that I haven't finished reading yet
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. 

Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential

Given my current obsession with cooking and all things kitchen, I thought it necessary to read the Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. And I wasn't wrong at all.

It is a good read. Definitely very entertaining. Not thought-provoking but eye-opening. A lot of people think being a chef is a fabulous, glamorous job. After all, Giada, Emeril, and Bobby seem to be living the life. But the hardcore truth is... it's a dirty, demanding job that requires talent, really strong back and legs, and the capacity to take everything in stride.