Stephanie's comments
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Stephanie's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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36. India Culture Smart by Nicki GrihaultWe're moving to India next year! So, a whole new subject I have to start reading about!
35. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
This was a reread of one of my most favorite books of all time. I just needed something familiar over the weekend.
I read tons of nonfiction: My Nonfiction BookshelfBill Bryson, David Sedaris, Jon Krakauer, and Sarah Vowell are some of my favorite authors.
Nine Stories by J. D. SalingerMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro
I've read several books by each of these authors and these are some of my favorites.
Lauli wrote: "
Nº 1: "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.I loved this book. To begin with, Hawthorne's penmanship is exquisite, but I also found Hester Prynne a fasci..."
I read Scarlet Letter this year, too. It was my suggestion for book club. I loved it! (But I don't think anyone else did.) I liked such a strong female character, who was just a regular sinner, not a witch, against the backdrop of Puritanical New England.
I've tried reading House of the Seven Gables, but as much as I like Gothic literature, I haven't made it through yet. I'll keep trying though.
I knew there were more! Plus I mis-numbered some. In a review of my read2009 bookshelf, I've found a couple more and I'm fixing the numbers, as of now.27. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
28. The Time Traveler's Wife
29. Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work
30. The Elements of Style
31. The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States
32. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the U.S. Constitution
Phew. I'm glad I made it at least past the halfway mark.
Yikes! It's been so long since I updated. I hope I remember everything I've read since then...20. The Coffee Trader by David Liss
21. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
22. Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
23. Essentials of World History by Smith Smith
24. Realities of Foreign Service Life by Patricia Linderman
25. Realities of Foreign Service Life volume 2 by Patricia Linderman
It feels like I've read more than that. I'll have to scour my real-life bookshelves before adding to my virtual ones.
Dan Brown. I was banging my head against the wall after The DaVinci Code. I think the subject matter is fascinating, but there are better books out there with the same theme.
18. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
This was a reread for me. My book club is reading it for July in honor of the new movie coming out. You can read my thoughts on this and many others at my new book blog: Confessions of a Book Addict. (Thanks for allowing this small, shameless promotion!)
16. The Middle East for Dummies by Craig S. Davis17. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Middle East for Dummies was not worth the paper it's printed on. There are typos and the maps are inaccurate. And I know I'm not a scholar on the topic, but I'm not exactly an idiot in general... I found the writing style to be condescending.
I loved The Scarlet Letter! I don't know how I made it through a BA in Literature without ever having to read it.
Name: Stephanie
Where do you live: Bujumbura, Burundi
Age (Optional): 30s
What are you studying/What are you working as: Studying to take the Foreign Service exam
What makes you happy: drinking coffee, eating ice cream, reading, traveling
What are you listening to now/have listened to last: Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" just popped up on my ipod shuffle.
An interesting fact about you: I write with my left hand but do everything else right-handed.
Favourite place to be: San Diego
Favorite lyric: "I've kissed mermaids, rode the el nino; walked the sand with the crustaceans"
Favourite book: Franny and Zooey
Favourite movie: The Philadelphia Story
RECOMMEND TO THE GROUP
1. A film: Pan's Labyrinth
2. A book: House of Leaves
3. A song: "No Myth" by Michael Penn
4: A band: The Pixies
Mary Todd wrote: "I really enjoyed Congo...I read it about 14 years ago...congrats on your first ten!"Thanks! I'm a slow reader, but I'm plodding through. Congo was a quick read. I didn't love it but it was enjoyable.
Molly and Dini, I live in Burundi. I should say that there are no English-language books, but there aren't that many in French either.As a matter of fact, I do run a library at my office! And most of my books get donated to it.
