What I'm Reading

A few more titles

2007-02-03T01:02:00.000-08:00

The Angle of Darkness- Caleb Carr
The Alienist- Caleb Carr
From Beiruit to Jerusalem- Thomas Friedman
Game of Thrones- George R R Martin
The Manchurian Canidate- Richard Condon
Hour Game- David Baldacci
Bel Canto- Ann Patchet
Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal- Christoper Moore
High Fidelity- Nick Hornby
The Magicians Assistant- Ann Patchet
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas- Tom Robbins
Architect?- Lewis
Windflower- Nick Bantock
Prodigal Summer- Barbara Kingsolver
Devil Wears Prada

And the list goes on

2006-11-24T01:03:00.000-08:00

Babble Tower
Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones, Edge of Reason
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy

Still Reading...

2006-10-29T01:54:00.000-08:00

Once and Future King
Rules of Attraction
Persuasion
Shipping News
Name of the Rose
Pest Control

This isn't all of them

2006-09-28T03:40:00.000-07:00

Constant Gardener
American Psycho
Geographical Cure
Madman and the Professor
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court
Life of Bees
White Boy Shuffle
Lovely Bones

Sorry that's not all the books I have read since the last time but it is all I can remember at the momment.

A cumlative list

2006-02-22T19:20:00.000-08:00

It has been way too long since I have updated this so here is a quick partial list of what I have been reading.
Without Reservations - Alice Steinbach
Son of a Witch - Gregory Maguire
Timeline - Michael Crichton
Capolan - Nick Bantock
When We Were Saints - Han Nolan
The Courtesan - Susan Carroll
Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tracy Kidder
At the Mercy of the River - Peter Stark
Mirror Mirror - Gregory Maguire
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
and I am currently reading
River Town - Peter Hessler
And while you might find it hard to believe I would highly recommend almost all of these books. The Courtesan and the two Maguire books were okay, but the rest of the books have become some of my favorites. If you can only read one of the above books read Mountains Beyond Mountains (thanks Krister for introducing me to this). I am going to try to keep this more updated, but of course that can take away from good reading time. As Daniel J. Boorstein said: "A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you."

Under the Overpass

2005-10-12T19:04:00.000-07:00

Under the Overpass

Author: Mike Yankoski
Published: April 1, 2005
Read:October 2005
Thoughts: Absolutly amazing story. You can't read this book and not see the world and especially america's homeless in anenlightened light. Mike and friend Sam decided to be homeless for 5 months in 5 american cities. The story of their life over those five months tells you of how hard life on the street is and how america takes (or doesn't) take care of our homeless.

African Nights

2005-10-12T18:58:00.000-07:00

African Nights

Author: Kuki Gallmann
Published: April 1, 2000
Read: September/October 2005
Thoughts: A set of short autobiographical stories of Kuki Gallmann's life in Africa. A great book which seems to capture the life of Africa

Artemis Fowl

2005-10-12T18:50:00.000-07:00

Artemis Fowl

Author: Eoin Colfer
Published: May, 3 2002
Read: September 2005
Thoughts: Yes another kids book and another book having to do with magic, can you tell what kind of mood I have been in lately? But overall this is a fun read and I may pick up one of the sequels.

Inkspell

2005-10-01T20:01:00.000-07:00

Inkspell

Author: Cornelia Funke
Published: October 1, 2005
Read: September 2005
Thoughts: Somehow, even though this is said to be published Oct1, 2005, I found it in September and just had to get it. This book, along with it's prequel Inkheart, this is quickly becoming one of my favorite fairy tales. Funke brings to life the popular fantasy of being able go into a book. But even fairy tales are never perfect and interesting things can happen when you try to change them.

There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled

2005-10-01T19:46:00.000-07:00

There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveld

Author: Doug Lansky(editor)
Published: July 1998
Read: September 2005
Thoughts: Hilarious collection of short travel story. From being a woman with in a land with squat toilets, to visiting a christian amusement park (?), to the never ending joy of cruising the seven seas, this book has stories that all travelers can relate to, and makes you realize that your vacation mabye wasn't that bad. A good, easy and very fun read.

Eldest

2005-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:00

Eldest (Book 2 in Inheritance Trilogy)

Author: Christopher Paolini
Published: August 2005
Read: September 2005
Thoughts: The middle of a huge epic of dragons, elves, dwarves and a myrid of other fantasy creatures. It is amazing that a book this good can be written by a kid (well not really a kid anymore). Make sure you read Eragon first otherwise you will be fairly lost, but don't miss this series.

The Egyptologist

2005-09-20T17:12:00.000-07:00

The Egyptologist

Author: Arthur Phillips
Published: August 2004
Read: September 2005
Thoughts: Indiana Jones, meets Da Vinci Code, plus a little Fight Club...unfortunatly not as good as any of them. The story line is really good, but too many uninteresting parts.

The Tattooed Map

2005-09-20T15:53:00.000-07:00

The Tattooed Map

Author: Barbara Hogson
Published: September 1995
Read: July 2005
Thoughts: A great mix between a mystery and a piece of art. Hodgson pulls you and draws you into the depths of the story. I love Nick Bantock's works and this is right up the same alley.

What I'm Reading

A few more titles

And the list goes on

Still Reading...

This isn't all of them

More things I have been reading

A cumlative list

Under the Overpass

African Nights

Artemis Fowl

Inkspell

There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled

Eldest

The Egyptologist

The Tattooed Map