22
Oct
2009
Unpredictable Crossing by Jonna-Lynn K Mandelbaum
Well, I have some good things and bad things to say about this book.
27
May
2009
Middle Passage by Charles Johnson
This book is a metaphor within a metaphor, wrapped in an enigma. It’s not that you don’t know what’s going on, it’s just that you’ll have to follow it slowly, carefully, in order to pick up what Johnson’s laying down.
18
May
2009
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
I remember learning in my high school International Relations class about Sierra Leone. We, suburban kids of various backgrounds, were shocked when we heard that not only do they chop people’s limbs off, but they conscript children to do it by forcing them into the army getting them addicted to “brown brown”, which is cocaine mixed with whatever else the army had (usually gunpowder).
8
May
2009
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Have you seen Apocalypse Now? Good, then you already know the story of Joseph Conrad’s most famous novella. No? Then DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WATCH THAT MOVIE UNTIL YOU READ THIS BOOK.
28
Apr
2009
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
For some reason, I had always thought that Barbara Kingsolver was Australian. I have no idea why that is. But that is why I read this American author during a kick I was on, reading authors from around the globe. Since it mostly takes place in Africa, and I was already a few chapters in when I found out she was not, in fact Australian, I kept reading. Besides, I was already hooked.
