Kat

Slightly trashy and adolescent, as most “urban fantasy” seems to be, but well written and reasonably complex. (Actually a bit TOO complex, as the many different POVs got annoying pretty quickly. ) I find his books unmemorable and more or less interchangeable, but I do enjoy them at the time.

I read this in conjunction with taking a variant of the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction workshop, but I think it would also stand on its own.

A very readable, practical, secular guide to mindfulness: what it is, why you might want to practice it, and how to incorporate it into your day-to-day life. The revised edition also includes a lot of information on the ever-increasing body of scientific knowledge about how the practice of mindfulness can rewire your brain.

Only time will tell whether this book CHANGED MY LIFE, but since reading about a topic is one of my stronger learning styles, I personally found it helpful as a complement to the workshop and daily practice.

OMG. These books continue to get better. I may have to go back and down-rate some of the earlier ones in order to reflect how amazing the later books in the series are. >_>

A pleasant enough read, but not nearly as good as [b:Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell 14201 Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Susanna Clarke http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410A553CR8L.SL75.jpg 3921305].

Madcap and full of inexplicable happenings and spiritual quasi-revelation in a style reminiscent of Tom Robbins, but on the whole underwhelming.