books in the year 2007
March 10, 2007
This will be my posting for books I have read this year. In bold will be a description about why or when I am reading it such as in progress, completed, or I have the book but have not started it yet. See my posting, books in my lifetime for a more comphrensive list.
- The Patron Saint of Red Chevys – Kay Sloan finished in february
- Lisey’s Story – Stephen King finished in february
- The Richest Man in Babylon – George S Clason 2nd reading in progress
- The Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck finished in March
- Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship – Jon Meacham In Progress
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies – Jared Diamond In Progress
- Endurance – finished in March
- The Glass Castle - finished in March
- The Bonesetter’s Daugher – finished in April
- The Partner – finished in May
- A Time of War – finished in May
February 21, 2007 at 7:05 pm
the good earth is a really nice read. i really like that it was written by a non-chinese, yet it captures the spirit of chinese people very realistically. even though yes, she had lived in china for years.
February 21, 2007 at 7:44 pm
any chinese authors you know of to recommend? its hard to come across “native” authors outside of the USA, the closest I have found is April Fool’s Day of Australia and The God of Small Things of India and The Kite Runner of Afghanstan.
February 22, 2007 at 3:55 am
well, empress orchid by anchee min is pretty good; if i’m not wrong it’s a fictional / semibiographical account of the last empress in china.
honestly, even though i’m chinese, i don’t take a fancy to oriental-themed books unless it was recommended or received good reviews. a lot of people love amy tan, but i can’t stand her book the joy luck club for some reason.
February 25, 2007 at 8:57 pm
the joy luck club is another book i have to add to the books i read. i thought it was just medicore, more for american entertainment than a portrayal of life in china. i will have to check out empress orchid. thanks sulz!
April 5, 2007 at 2:32 pm
For my Sociology of Religion class I had to read “the handmaid’s tale” by Margaret Atwood. I was really suprised by how interested I was in finishing it. Normally I can’t stand the stuff picked out by my prefessors but I really enjoyed it. Have you read it? Mind blowing and scary at times but believable.