80 Books around the world challenge
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Bedside Books
I am plugging along through my literary journey to India with the novel The Suitable Boy. I am about a quarter of the way through this large but intriguing novel that follows three families during the 1950’s. Here are some… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I always read more (and therefore get less sleep) when life gets busy, and this May has been no different. A friend of mine said they call it Mayhem, and that sounds about right. Anybody else? On my continuing 80… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I will be finishing the novel In the Time of the Butterflies, a historical fiction about the Dominican Republic struggling against the dictator El Jefe. It has been quite an intriguing book! I will be moving to France next on… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I am finishing Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, an Ethiopian author. It has been an intriguing 18th book in my 80 books around the world challenge. This challenge won’t take me quite 2 years at least! My next stop… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I was going to read The Alchemist next, but after a bit of research I realized that the author, Paulo Coelho, is Brazilian. I have already read a book from this amazing country, so I moved on to Don Quixote… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I finished The Poisonwood Bible, which ends with The Congo, and all the Price women, figuring out what they want for their futures. I have journeyed on to Columbia with One Hundred Years of Solitude. It is a 1967 novel… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I finished my literary trek through Cambodia and am now reading A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam from Bangladesh. This novel is inspired by the true stories of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, including the personal experiences of the… Continue reading
