book review
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Bedside Books
Hi all! What are you reading? I just finished One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Marquez, a native of Colombia. It was an interesting book, partly a realistic tale of several generations of a family, partly folklore. Next in… 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 China book, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which is a historical novel that explains the full horror of foot binding. It is quite a read. I am now in the Congo, with the novel The Poisonwood… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I made Chile my next stop in my literary adventure, with the novel Eva Luna by Chilean author Isabel Allende. It follows the life of a young, orphaned storyteller who navigates poverty, political turmoil, and personal adventures in a South… 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
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Bedside Books
Dear fellow readers, I traveled to England with the book Pearl by Sian Hughes. It was a very realistic story of a teenage girl dealing with mental illness in her family and trying to heal her own trauma. It is… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I have finished Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon by Brazilian Jorge Amado, and learned a lot about the economic history of Ilheus, as well as the challenges of women of that era. I have continued my journey to the UK with… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
Hi all! I have been sick for about two weeks now so my reading slowed way down, but I am on an antibiotic and on the mend now. I am still on my quest of 80 books around the world,… Continue reading
