To-Do List by Sasha Cagen

To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us by Sasha Cagen

More and more, we are a nation of list-makers, from grocery lists, New Year's resolutions, and things to do before we die to DVDs to rent and people we've kissed. In To-Do List (based on the popular blog of the same name, todolistblog.com) Sasha Cagen celebrates the humble to-do list, exploring the ways these scribbled agendas reflect our personalities and passions.
To-Do List is both a celebration of lists and a peek at the lists that others create. Broken down by subjects like "Daily Lists" to "Sex Lists," it's a fascinating collection of lists from everyday people to the well-known:

1. Novelist Nick Hornby's list of desert island discs
2. A therapist's secret fears ("I HATE having to think about clients in relation to my hair or clothes")
3. A shopping list from chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse
4. A woman's accomplishments before her thirtieth birthday ("Hot air ballooned over the Serengeti," "Danced on a table in Vegas")
5. Qualities one man is looking for in a future wife, including "Chews with her mouth shut" and "Will let me give my first son the middle name of 'Jacob'"

With each list, Cagen offers the story behind it and a prompt for readers to compare notes and take their own stab at a similar list.
Voyeuristic and interactive, To-Do List will show you just how much -- and what -- your lists say about you.

I picked up this book from the bargain section at my local Chapters. It called to me. It's full of peoples To-Do Lists similar to the postcards of secrets like a Postsecret book. I am an avid list maker of all kinds: life list, to-do list, grocery list, etc. 

This was a very fun and intriguing read. It is well laid out by type of lists with a little forward at the beginning of each section that is both amusing and analytical. Each list has been submitted by an individual who has shared their story about the list and at the bottom of each list Sasha writes a quirky comment and some actually made me laugh out loud. The pages are fun and cheerful with such bright colours - you can't help but be happy while reading this book. 

A great read for when you need something to pick away at while commuting to work on public transit, something light and fun to read while travelling or just something different to read on a lazy sunday afternoon.I would definately reccommend this to any die hard Postsecret fans out there.

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