{"id":33139,"date":"2014-10-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=33139"},"modified":"2018-01-04T14:36:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:36:25","slug":"book-club-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2014\/book-club-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Uncommon Book Club Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once the weather gets dreary and the bikes get put into storage, the typical morning commute of a U-Gooder involves a meandering, pre-coffee descent into the New York subway, followed by a (hopefully) quick transfer to the N or R trains. These are the two main lines that run through our neighborhood of Sunset Park, so it\u2019s not unusual to bump into coworkers with their noses in a book. Given these frequent literary sightings, it seemed apropos to ask my fellow U-Gooders just what has them so engrossed that they almost miss the 59th Street stop.<\/p>\n

What are you reading right now?<\/strong>
\n\"Nikki\u201cI just finished Magician\u2019s Land <\/em>by Lev Grossman, the final book in a series which starts off as a darker, more grownup up version of wizard school a la Harry Potter. It\u2019s great because it allows me to continue my life long fantasy of the magical life that was STOLEN FROM ME.\u201d
\n–Nikki DeSautelle, Graphic Designer<\/em>
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What\u2019s your all-time favorite book?<\/strong>
\n\"Brian\u201cTropic of Cancer<\/em> by Henry Miller. I remember walking into my college bookstore freshman year, reading the first paragraph, falling in love with it, and immediately deciding Henry Miller was my favorite author ever. Years later, and after reading every single book (both fiction and non-fiction) that Miller ever wrote \u2013 and he wrote a lot \u2013 it still holds true. Actually, just over Labor Day, I visited the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur, which was like a pilgrimage for me.\u201d
\n–Brian Hashemi, Director of Marketing<\/em><\/br><\/br>
\n\"Rebecca\u201cIt\u2019s a tie between A Tale of Two Cities<\/em> (the first book that really sucked me in; it made me love reading) and Prince of Tides.<\/em> (I have no idea why I love this book. I just do. Every time I put it down I wanted to pick it back up.)”
\n–Rebecca Marshall, Associate Art Director<\/em><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

Reading tablet or the real thing?<\/strong>\"Jen
\n\u201cWhile I own hundreds of real books, I vote for tablet. I travel a lot and love the convenience of always having several books to read without having to sacrifice suitcase space for books.\u201d
\n–Jennifer Grim, Director of Customer Service<\/em><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

<\/br><\/br>\"Jille
\n\u201cThe real thing. I read a novel on my iPhone once and my eyes hurt for weeks afterwards, but more importantly: I m a bit nosy\u2014 I like to know what other people are reading on the subway and can use any excuse to talk to strangers (the fault\/charm of being a Southerner.) Therefore, I prefer my books to proudly display their titles as well\u201d–Jille Natalino, Graphic Designer<\/em><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

Sum up your you life with a book title.<\/strong>\"Emily
\n\u201cCatch 22<\/em> \u2013 From deciding what shoes to wear in the morning, to choosing what to eat for lunch, to booking an AirBnb accommodation for my next travel plans — I\u2019m always thinking \u201cI should have went with the other choice\u201d even if I know exactly why I didn\u2019t.\u201d
\n–Emily Hodges, Community Outreach Associate<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/br><\/br>\"Jen\u201cMe Talk Pretty One Day<\/em> by David Sedaris\u2014sums up how I feel before my morning coffee!\u201d
\n–Jennifer Coleman,Community Outreach Assistant<\/em><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

<\/br><\/br><\/br><\/br>Other titles that made the cut: Omnivore\u2019s Dilemma<\/em> (Michael Pollan), Jitterbug Perfume<\/em> (Tom Robbins), The Alchemist<\/em> (Paulo Coelho), Signature of All Things<\/em> (Elizabeth Gilbert), and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius<\/em> (Dave Eggers).<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

Probably the best takeaway from this office poll is how eager everyone was to talk about what\u2019s in his or her reading queue. Just add some good wine and bite-sized snacks, and we\u2019d have had a good old-fashioned book club meeting. Too bad a crowded subway car isn\u2019t an ideal setting for a tasteful crudit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Do you have a can’t miss book club pick? Let us know in the comments below or by tweeting @UncommonGoods<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UncommonGoods team shares our favorite reads, paper vs. tablet preferences, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":33219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[70,2154],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64729,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33139\/revisions\/64729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}