For those who liked Into Thin Air, you may also like The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre by Kelly Cordes. I'm not a climber, and was not initially interested in this book, but I heard an interview with the author on NPR and the story is fascinating.
I loved Kite Runner but haven't tried his other stuff.
I recently finished The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne. The story is told in a very disjointed way, but it's definitely interesting for those who get down with disjointed storytelling. It is set in the future, and changes stories and narrators with most chapters coming from the perspective of Meena, an Indian woman early in adulthood, and others from the perspective of Mariama, a young African girl. Mariama's country of origin is not explicitly stated, one can deduce that she's likely originally from Mauritania. Both are traveling to Ethiopia, though their journeys start in different places and are set in different times, with Mariama's journey having been about 20ish years before Meena's.
I have mixed feelings about the book, but I enjoyed reading it nonetheless. There are ways in which I felt the author bit off more than she could chew, and toward the end things got pretty wild, but there were other ways in which the story was well crafted. I should throw out a trigger warning for anyone considering reading it- there are some potential triggers in here for sexual violence and child abuse, including one particularly uncomfortable to read, inappropriate scene involving a child. I don't feel that the author or book glorified any of that behavior, but at the same time, we do see some characters glorify that behavior and that could be difficult to read.
Did anyone read "Wild" - by Cheryl Strayed? I think the book was better than the movie….
I just started reading the Complete Novels and Stories of Sherlock Holmes this week, but mostly because I'm obsessed with the BBC TV series and wanted to read the originals to see where they get their material.
Did anyone read "Wild" - by Cheryl Strayed? I think the book was better than the movie….
Oh interesting.. Well, Reese Witherspoon was awesome in the movie, but I liked the content in the book….. Just bought Kingdom of the Ice which was recommended by other divas….I actually liked the movie better than the book. Which is unusual.
Oh interesting.. Well, Reese Witherspoon was awesome in the movie, but I liked the content in the book….. Just bought Kingdom of the Ice which was recommended by other divas….
Thanks, and yours are next on my list!I read Kingdom of the Ice and thought it was terrific. Enjoy!
Read/saw movie....I agree with you!Did anyone read "Wild" - by Cheryl Strayed? I think the book was better than the movie….