Day 104 :: Travel Reading

Day 104 - Pokhara
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One of the more pleasurable things about not working for months on end is being able to read. While buying books overseas is actually more expensive than using half.com or amazon, most of the books are worth every dollar. Here is what we've read so far (more for our reference than anything else!):

China:
4 stars - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathon Safran Foyer
3 stars - Endurance - Alfred Lansing
4 stars - All Families Are Psychotic - Douglas Coupland
2 stars - Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs - Chuck Klosterman
2 stars - A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
4 stars - Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
1 star - Waiting - Ha Jin

Vietnam:
2 stars - Catfish and Mandala - Andrew Pham
1 star - The Sorrow of War - Bao Ninh
2 stars - The Complete History of the Vietnam War - BBC

Cambodia:
2 stars - Stay Alive My Son - Pin Yathay
3 stars - Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut Jr
1 star - The Alchemist - Paola Coehlo

Thailand:
2 stars - Bangkok 8 - John Burdett
2 stars - Mr. Nice - Howard Marks

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I also read Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and the first few chapters were great but then I lost interest. You have to check out "Killing Yourself to Live", though by Klosterman... Dave Drury suggested it and its one of my favorites now. Safe Travels!

Casey

Josh Jackson said...

I loved 'Killing' as well. You might be interested in the religion chapter in Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs (the last chapter). Anyway, peace brother!!