This was a belated resolution of mine, and I like that other people have book-related resolutions for the year as well! Here's my list so far:
disliked (-), neutral/ok ( ), liked (+), loved (♥)
1. The Good Women of China - Xinran (+)
2. Dreams of Trespass - Fatima Mernissi (reread) ♥
3. Cockroach - Rawi Hage
4. A Secret Between Us - Daniel Poloquin (abandoned) (-)
5. Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
6. The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf - Mohja Kahf
7. The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca - Tahir Shah ♥
8. Barnacle Love - Anthony De Sa
9. Boys in the Trees: A Novel - Mary Swan (+)
10. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (+)
11. Shanghai Girls - Lisa See (+)
12. Atmospheric Disturbances - Rivka Galchen ♥
13. The Great Karoo - Fred Stenson ♥
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Vanishing & Other Stories - by Deborah Willis
A rather cliche world of writers, artists, bicycles with baskets, tofu, drinking wine from mason jar glasses, professor husband sleeping with wife's artist friend, teenage girl sleeping with weatherworn cowboy, groom sleeps with bride's younger sister on wedding day, prof sleeping with her young student- the writing is good but the collection comes across as pretentious. This was nominated for a GG award???
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