i am enjoying a lazy sunday while i wait for sean to wake up so we can go hike the philosophenweg here in heidelberg. while i wait i decided to do some research and figure out which books to order. amazon.de has improved their selection of english books since the last time i was here, and though it is a bit more expensive it's worth it.
anyway, i came across this blog. http://fogtdal.blogspot.com/ if you have 5 minutes, go read the first post. if you're anything like me, you won't be able to stop. i'm going to have to peel myself off this couch in a minute but i can't wait to read more. needless to say, i'm going to order peter fogtdal's book, the tsar's dwarf.
i'm also ordering the following...
the girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson
shark's fin and sichaun pepper: a sweet-sour memoir of eating in china by fuchsia dunlop
a portable identity: a woman's guide to maintaining a sense of self while moving overseas by debra bryson
the widow clicquot: the story of a champagne empire and the woman who ruled it by tilar mazzeo
the magus by john fowles
i'm always open to suggestions if anyone has any. and kimberly, i'm finally ready to start before i die. tonight's the night. do you think i'll finish it in one sitting?
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Hi Kelly. Have you read Three Cups of Tea? I really enjoyed it. Hope you are staying warm. It was so friggin cold here yesterday after 80 degreees on Friday. Bea
no, i haven't! i'll have to check it out! i wish you were still around to share books with... i have your mugs, btw, and will send them to austin in two weeks with sean!
Yea! Thanks for the mugs! By the way, all the titles you mentioned are so serious - are you still up for a few brain-candy reads? I do have a fun one called the Little Lady Agency (Browne)that made me think of you and our old book swaps. I can give to to Sean to bring back if you want....
come on, eating everything offered to you in china can't be THAT serious! but yes, i still read lots of brain-candy. you don't have to give that book to sean, it's a long way to lend something! i'll find it here if you say it's good...
no, i don't think you can read it in one sitting....unless you sit for the ENTIRE day and most of the night.
what do you think of it???? i'm dying to know (punny).
okay, i'm more than halfway through. i'm not as in love with it as you were, i can tell you that. i don't like zoey's character at all, and a lot of stuff that's going on seems pretty far-fetched... that being said, i did stay up really late last night reading it, and i know i'll finish tonight. so let me get back to you with my final review tomorrow! : )
Read Come Back by Claire Fontaine. Of course I am not sure it's your kind of read. I couldn't put it down but it's really sad---ends well, though.
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