If you could recommend one book to me, what would it be?
Vegetable personalities
At the risk that you'll all think I'm nuts...but heck. I was getting cauliflower ready for dinner and it occurred to me that vegetables have different personalities. In my mind, anyway. Zucchini: the most agreeable of vegetables. It blends in with everyone, but it's never obsequious or false to itself. Sweet potatoes: the grandmother of vegetables. Very cozy and welcoming. Cauliflower: kind of bland, devoid of personality, but it could surprise you sometimes. Like a dull guy who occasionally tells a funny joke at the water cooler. Broccoli: feisty. Like a terrier. Spinach: kind of dour, but a loyal friend. Kale: has a fierce sense of individuality, but like spinach, is a loyal friend. Kale's affections last for life. Corn: this one is kind of a party animal. Corn is still drinking beer and making a mess when you'd like to be closing up. Tomatoes: a little sloppy. The kind of vegetable that needs to be reminded to tuck its shirt into its pants. Cabbage: not invited t
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Okay---Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle
Hmmm... "Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World," by Rosalind Miles.
Not normally what I'm into reading, as I enjoy fiction, but woah! This is rather eye-opening!
Thanks, guys! :)
Also, I picked up a couple recommendations at Carolyn's blog - Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite and The Thing About Jane Spring.