Our Reading List (ongoing post)
Mike writes…
Certainly we spend a lot of our “free” time on trains, planes, busses and boats reading our guidebooks for the upcoming destinations but we have been doing some recreational reading as well — i more than Michele (mostly because i’m lazy and let her do 90% of the travel planning).
It all started with Dan Brown’s ‘The DaVinci Code’ which i broke down and bought when we were in Malta. I had heard so much about this book but had the attitude that because it was so popular, i would forever refuse to read it. When i was in the bookstore, the choices were limited and after about an hour of deliberation, i bought the thing for some insane price like $16USD. It turned out, once i started reading it, i absolutely could not put it down. In fact, i would just about sneak away to read it whenever i could. Anyway, this experience made me realize what a great escape reading novels (or other pleasure books) can be from some of the stresses of travelling. So, i’ve been making a short story long. The purpose of this post is merely to provide a running list of the books we’ve been reading. We expect to update this post as we read more…
Mike’s list:
‘The DaVinci Code’ — Dan Brown
‘Red Dragon’ — Thomas Harris
‘Angels and Demons’ — Dan Brown
‘The Summons’ — John Grisham (this book was given to me by our friends Martin and Marijke who were on Safari with us in Tanzania)
‘Dracula’ — Bram Stoker
‘Rama II’ — Arthur C. Clark
‘The Search for Schrodinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality’ — John Gribbin
‘The Beach’ — Alex Garland
‘Communion: A True Story’ — Whitley Striber
‘Off the Rails in Phnom Penh: Into the Dark Heart of Guns, Girls and Ganja’ — Amit Gilboa
‘Phantoms’ — Dean Koontz
sometimes currently reading ‘Prelude to Foundation” — Isaac Asimov
Michele’s list:
‘The DaVinci Code’ — Dan Brown
‘Emma’s War’ — Deborah Scroggins
‘The Beach’ — Alex Garland
‘A People’s History of the Viet Nam War’ — Jonathan Neale
‘Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia’ — Jean P. Sasson
aborted reading of ‘Voices from S-21’ – David Chandler and not presently reading for pleasure
Tags: Travel
Michele Harmon
The DaVinci Code!!?? Ewww.
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