Books I've read lately...
Submitted by hallkali on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 11:00
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- The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (for the millionth time)
- Catcher in the Rye - JD Sallinger (kind of a letdown, and not as good as I expected)
- A Moveable Feast - Hemmingway (Spectacular, although not as good as...)
- The Sun Also Rises - Hemmingway (Seriously one of the best books I've ever read)
- Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Seriously amazing, and better each time I read it)
- The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath (Another one of my favorites)
- Reef - Romesh Gunesekera (based in Sri Lanka. Very good)
- Burmese Days - George Orwell (One of his lesser known books, but definitely my favorite)
- A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (I just really enjoy his writing, regardless of what it's about)
- Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia - Elizabeth Gilbert (Pretty good, funny.)
- Holy Blood, Holy Grail - Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln (...eh. Some of their arguments are pretty weak, but I still read it. I'm a history major, so I'm kind of a critical reader.)
- On the Road - Jack Kerouac (amazing. I live in Denver, which makes it all the more interesting.)
- House of Leaves -Mark Z. Danielewski (I'm in the process of this one... I'm not sure what I think of it yet. Interesting way to write, although tedious at times.)
I've made comments above, I guess, regarding what I think of each book. If you have any suggestions of books you think I might like after looking at the above list, let me know!