false 11 65 51 true 5838388 read 0 true 1653108 currently-reading 14 true 1653107 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31105694 to: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Paperback) by Ken Kesey
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20025923 to: The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover) by Michael Pollan
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29084934 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Paperback) by Tom Robbins
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Typical Robbins. Fun read. Check it out if you like his other books. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27630853 The Unnatural History of the Sea (Hardcover) by Callum Roberts
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27630948 to: The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (Paperback) by J.R.R. Tolkien
I read this on our trip to Guatemala, mostly on buses. I found it an enjoyable story of adventure with some good general life lessons. I am not, however, intrigued enough to read any of the Lord of the Rings books that follow. Having seen the movies of those books, I thought it was interesting that the movies are sort of known for their battle scenes, but in this book (and I am assuming the others. Again I haven't read them) the battles are not described in great detail and were generally only a page or two long. I guess they make for good movie filler though.
A fun, fast read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26316545 Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity (Hardcover) by Eric Chivian
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26316000 to: The Bean Trees (Paperback) by Barbara Kingsolver
I’ve read two of Kingsolver’s books (Prodigal Summer and The Poisonwood Bible) down here and really liked them both. So when I saw this I picked it up. I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it compares to either of the other two. Part of it may be that I am not a woman and this book is all about women. There is only one male character and he is relatively minor. The book is about a young woman from Kentucky who has only two goals, not to get pregnant and to get away from Kentucky. A few years after High School, she saves up enough to buy a car and drive away. Along her journey, she is given a small child. It just sort of happens like that. So now she has this kid to decide what to do with. She eventually makes it to Tuscon and decides to settle down there with the little one. The story follows her ups and downs and relationships with friends and neighbors. She encounters a few memorable characters and makes a couple of huge decisions that change her life and the lives of others around her.
Its good and a fast read, but I think it is more recommendable for women than for men.
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