Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Thought provoking at times, at others just cosy and aware.

I love books that attempt to try something new. This is one of those books. Rosenthal writes snippets of her life that are categorized around entries that could be found straight from Britannica. Some entries detail list-like favorites of her past, while others are more serious and detail particular moments of her life. She claims that she lived an ordinary life and had nothing special happen to her. She was not a drug addict, her parents never divorced and she never got into any major wrecks. And yet, in this book... we see just how extraordinary a life can be when one decides to capture the small, insignificant moments of their life. This book is playful and a wonderful way to categorize one's life. This fits into my summer reading goals by removing yet another book off the stack of books on the table next to me. It also was a book that I purchased a while ago and had not read yet.

Amy and I agree about potato chips, prison escape movies, and much more. A delightful commentary on life and living.