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Television book clubs have their positive points. They get people reading and talking about literature. Sometimes they reward debut novelists whose work would otherwise founder in obscurity.
However, I generally don't look for recommendations when it comes to books. That's because a significant part of experiencing literature for me is the element of discovery. I would rather learn something on my own than have it taught to me because then it becomes a part of who I am. I like challenging books. I love to encounter foreign and new intellects.
That said, the Pierce County Library System recommmends a good one.
The Pierce County Library System selected the best-selling Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by nationally known award-winning author Ruth Reichl as the Pierce County READS book for 2010, which begins today and runs through April 3. The memoir tells the accounts of famous food critic Reichl and her secret adventures as an undercover food critic for the New York Times in the 1990s.
I recommend it.