A Map of Home Randa Jarrar August 2009 304 pages Publisher’s Comments: Nidali, the rebellious daughter of an Egyptian-Greek mother and a Palestinian father, narrates her story from her childhood in Kuwait, her early teenage years in Egypt (to where … Continue reading
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving 1989 543 pages I’ve already talked about my thoughts when I posted about Chapter 7. This book was an experience…that’s the best way to describe it. I’ve been curious about Owen Meany for … Continue reading
Lies My Teacher Told Me (audio book)James LoewenNarrated by Brian Keelerbook published in 199514.75 hours To be fair, I was expecting something different from this book. I thought it would focus on, well, on lies my teacher told me. And … Continue reading
Fool Christopher Moore February 2009 297 fuck-filled pages ******************** I’ve already bagged on Christopher Moore, but I’m about to do it some more. Because is there anything worse than when a favorite author goes horribly astray? Plus, I’m pissed that … Continue reading
Church of the DogKaya McLaren2008240 pages This book was too New Age-y for my taste. I initially liked the story, but Mara, the main character, was a bit too “your aura is murky let’s dream together and pray to the … Continue reading
Eleanor of Aquitaine Alison Weir 1999 346 pages I finished Eleanor. Yay me. This book really should have been titled Eleanor, who lived in the Middle Ages and who was wife of Louis, King of France, and then wife of … Continue reading
Trouble the WaterNicole SeitzMarch 2008296 pages Meh. The best thing about this book is that it was a quick read. Of course, it was quick because I didn’t linger on any of the words or passages. And I’m going to … Continue reading
If on a winter’s night a traveler Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages So. Hmmmmmmm. What to say? How about: I have no freakin’ clue what this book is about! Okay, that’s a slight (slight!) fib. It’s about reading. And a … Continue reading
Have you ever noticed how Salman Rushdie appears to be smirking in his photos? Sorry you have to click on the linky, but I can’t bring myself to post a picture of his face on my blog. The other day … Continue reading
In the WoodsTana French2008429 pages I did not like this book. (However, lots of people have liked it, and if you plan on reading this, you should really ignore this post. Really…go away.) I started off liking it. I like … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
