THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2003, edited by Dave Eggers

Posted on 11 April 2005 by Nolatari

Genre: Fiction and Literature (collection)ISBN: 0618246967How Acquired:BookCrossingReading Began: March 23, 2005Completed Reading: April 10, 2005Overall Rating: Five out of ten
Recommendation to others: I wouldn’t necessarily call the entries in this collection the “best”, as they are definitely subjective choices, but there are quite a few very good and even great selections included here. It’s a [...]

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SIN CITY

Posted on 6 April 2005 by Nolatari

I expected Sin City to be ultraviolent (and maybe even ultraviol-et), and I expected that it would look like a moving comic book. I expected the cast to wow me. All of this I was ready for. But I wasn’t ready to enjoy it quite as much as I did, nor to find myself thinking [...]

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BILL BRYSON’S AFRICAN DIARY

Posted on 4 April 2005 by Nolatari

Genre: Travel MemoirISBN: 038565989XHow Acquired: BookCrossingDate Read: April 4, 2005Overall Rating: Five out of ten
Comments: This slim book is basically just a lengthy advertisement for aid relief and organizations such as CARE International (who commissioned the tome), but Bryson brings to the task his characteristic wit and anecdotal voice, making the book a quick and [...]

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