XX - I Know This Much Is True, by Wally Lamb
WHY I PICKED IT: Recommended by my friend Sherri
ELAPSED TIME: 2 Days
RATING: Not Good.
I know this much is true: 2 days and 90 pages into this book, I am not invested enough in either brother enough to want to know what happens to them over the next 800 pages... but I did flip to the back and read the final two chapters to see how it ends :).
This blog is a simple review of every book that I read... For all books I’ll tell you why I picked it, how long it took me to read it, and give it a rating (burn it, not good, meh, good, very good, and required reading). I ask (encourage?) all readers of my blog to post their thoughts of any of the books in my comments :). Thanks!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
2013-28 - Lost in Shangri-La, by Mitchell Zuckoff
28 - Lost in Shangri-La, by Mitchell Zuckoff
WHY I PICKED IT: Recommended by my friend Sherri
ELAPSED TIME: 6 Days
RATING: Very Good
In mid-May 1945 a plane with 24 American service men and women crashed in a beautiful valley within Dutch New Guinea. Three survivors, badly injured, made it out. This, meticulously researched tale, is their story. Zuckoff interviewed those who contributed to getting them out, interviewed the indigenous population who were there, read US Army documents, diaries, and looked at photos and film footage to piece together the story of those who lost their lives, those who contributed to the survivor's return home, and of course, the story of the survivors.
This book was very very good. If you enjoy travel adventure, you must read Lost in Shangri-La.
WHY I PICKED IT: Recommended by my friend Sherri
ELAPSED TIME: 6 Days
RATING: Very Good
In mid-May 1945 a plane with 24 American service men and women crashed in a beautiful valley within Dutch New Guinea. Three survivors, badly injured, made it out. This, meticulously researched tale, is their story. Zuckoff interviewed those who contributed to getting them out, interviewed the indigenous population who were there, read US Army documents, diaries, and looked at photos and film footage to piece together the story of those who lost their lives, those who contributed to the survivor's return home, and of course, the story of the survivors.
This book was very very good. If you enjoy travel adventure, you must read Lost in Shangri-La.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
2013-27 - Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
27 - Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
WHY I PICKED IT: I read everything by Adichie
ELAPSED TIME: 4 Days
RATING: REQUIRED READING
What can I say? Wow.
Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love while attending high school in Lagos, Nigeria. Ifemelu goes to the USA for university, and Obinze eventually works his way into England. They ultimately both return to Nigeria. This is their story.
This story gives insight into the black immigrant experience (where race and class collide), and into the middle class returner's experience (where fitting in either place is now a challenge)... but more than those, it is a love story of two smart and capable people who you can't help but love (warts and all).
I continue to be a HUGE fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Highly recommend.
WHY I PICKED IT: I read everything by Adichie
ELAPSED TIME: 4 Days
RATING: REQUIRED READING
What can I say? Wow.
Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love while attending high school in Lagos, Nigeria. Ifemelu goes to the USA for university, and Obinze eventually works his way into England. They ultimately both return to Nigeria. This is their story.
This story gives insight into the black immigrant experience (where race and class collide), and into the middle class returner's experience (where fitting in either place is now a challenge)... but more than those, it is a love story of two smart and capable people who you can't help but love (warts and all).
I continue to be a HUGE fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Highly recommend.
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