Re: Another Book Thread
Still working on Patterson's Spenser books, but I am nearing the end. On #35 now.
Been going through Beatriz' Williams books - the all follow the same kind of timeline (starting with a vague reference to future drama, switching between two time periods, then finally meeting up near the end in an unpredictable way). Really enjoyed almost all of them.
Read Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuschia Dunlop - very interesting about her travels and time in China (including attending a cooking school), but she got a little holier-than-thou with her stories about all the unusual things she ate, and how her attitude changed about eating. Also some poor editing, which I find distracting.
Also read Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal al-Sharif - one of the organizers of the "women's movement" in Saudi Arabia who drove in public and was put in prison. This was really interesting - I enjoyed the glimpses into her changing attitudes, and the environment she grew up in (and the role the government played in the religious attitudes in the region). She started out as a religious fanatic as a kid, and returning after a business trip to the U.S. changed her views.
Still working on Patterson's Spenser books, but I am nearing the end. On #35 now.
Been going through Beatriz' Williams books - the all follow the same kind of timeline (starting with a vague reference to future drama, switching between two time periods, then finally meeting up near the end in an unpredictable way). Really enjoyed almost all of them.
Read Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuschia Dunlop - very interesting about her travels and time in China (including attending a cooking school), but she got a little holier-than-thou with her stories about all the unusual things she ate, and how her attitude changed about eating. Also some poor editing, which I find distracting.
Also read Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal al-Sharif - one of the organizers of the "women's movement" in Saudi Arabia who drove in public and was put in prison. This was really interesting - I enjoyed the glimpses into her changing attitudes, and the environment she grew up in (and the role the government played in the religious attitudes in the region). She started out as a religious fanatic as a kid, and returning after a business trip to the U.S. changed her views.
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