Okay, So I Haven't Read The Latest Harry Potter
Hi darlings, meet Rick, the first guy who messaged me in the ST - gosh- 8 years ago. You can find his cool international escapades documented in: http://rick162.blogspot.com He's asked me to start a book list, so here goes:
Last 5 Books I've Read:
1. The Island of the Day Before, by Umberto Eco
I've adored Eco since The Name of the Rose... When the Da Vinci Code came along, it just seemed like a poor cousin of Eco's genre.
2. A Brief History of Nearly Everthing, by Bill Bryson.
Coincidentally, both Eco and Bryson talked about the efforts of 18 century man to chart the Earth's longitudes and latitudes by stars and nagivation, though one is fiction and and the other not.
3. How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere, by Larry King.
At times autobiographical, it is filled with useful interviewing tips, on how to get words out of strong-and-silent types and when to just cut your losses and find the next interviewee.
4. If Andy Warhol Had A Girlfriend, by Alison Pace.
Glossy art-world chick lit. Mentioned in a previous entry.
5.Pop Internationalism, by Paul Krugman.
He injects wit and clarity into a field dominated by multi-syllabic bores - economics.
Honorable Mention:
Ok, National Geographic isn't a book, but do go read the June issue. Its story of Zheng He was so spellbinding, I forgot to get off the bus and missed my stop.
No, I'm not going to buy Harry Potter. Simply because by next month, there will be so many used copies floating around. Do feel free to recommend any good reads.
Last 5 Books I've Read:
1. The Island of the Day Before, by Umberto Eco
I've adored Eco since The Name of the Rose... When the Da Vinci Code came along, it just seemed like a poor cousin of Eco's genre.
2. A Brief History of Nearly Everthing, by Bill Bryson.
Coincidentally, both Eco and Bryson talked about the efforts of 18 century man to chart the Earth's longitudes and latitudes by stars and nagivation, though one is fiction and and the other not.
3. How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere, by Larry King.
At times autobiographical, it is filled with useful interviewing tips, on how to get words out of strong-and-silent types and when to just cut your losses and find the next interviewee.
4. If Andy Warhol Had A Girlfriend, by Alison Pace.
Glossy art-world chick lit. Mentioned in a previous entry.
5.Pop Internationalism, by Paul Krugman.
He injects wit and clarity into a field dominated by multi-syllabic bores - economics.
Honorable Mention:
Ok, National Geographic isn't a book, but do go read the June issue. Its story of Zheng He was so spellbinding, I forgot to get off the bus and missed my stop.
No, I'm not going to buy Harry Potter. Simply because by next month, there will be so many used copies floating around. Do feel free to recommend any good reads.
posted by Erica Tay at 12:37 PM
1 Comments:
Hey, interesting books...not anything close to what I would read, but still, I see possbible overlaps when it comes to subject matter.
And to be honest, I think Harry Potter's overrated. Always thought so, always will. There's so many other books in the fantasy genre that's much better, out there. But that's just me :)
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