Truth be told, I read...A lot! In the US I was always busy, I worked two and sometimes three jobs, I had a family, was a City Councilman, and was a MBA Candidate. here I have one job, no family, no council. I am still an MBA candidate, but a slow one. So I took the opportunity to read the way I used to, the way most of us wish we could. So here's the list in order (complete with Geoff's arbitary ratings!) at 2 months 12 days...This might make you Jealous.
I've also read a Mosby emergency medical "secrets" textbook (I love that series) and an EMT basic text cover to cover, but they don't really count. So, aside from writing this, work, and exploring, plenty of movies and some exercise, that's what I've been doing with my time. The good news is that the "Jarir Book Store" isn't going to run out of books anytime soon, the bad news is they're just as expensive as any bookstore in the states!
I'm not out of ideas by any means, but suggestions are always welcome, but if your going to suggest it though, tell me why I should read it!
Full dark, No stars-Stephen King ***
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo-Steig Larson****
The Dome-Stephen King****
Twilight-Stephanie Meyer***
Girls of Riyadh-Rajaa Alsanea**** *
The Girl Who Played With Fire-Steig Larson****
As usual, King did his thing and had me sucked in to both in a heartbeat. "Full dark" as I think one of the critics warns in the beginning is a little darker than he normally goes....Wow, that man has still got it. He's such a great story teller that you forget that he can get downright nasty and terrifying. I truly believe that he's one of the most under-appreciated novelists of our time. "The Girl" series, well, its a real shame he's dead, Steig Larson had at least another 4 or 5 great novels in him before he turned to straight profiteering, love this series and "Hornets Nest" is sitting patiently on my nightstand. Twilight, read this for my wife, she LOVES the series, and the movies are enjoyable, so I thought I'd give the book a shot, wasn't as impressed as I'd hoped I'd be, but felt that the author really found her groove towards the end, so I may read the rest of the series. Girls of Riyadh was awesome and should be mandatory reading for expats in Saudi, if not everybody who works with kids fresh out of high school and starting their lives. Awesome book, loved it. It got an extra star just because it easily and enjoyably helped me understand some of the issues going on around me.
I've also read a Mosby emergency medical "secrets" textbook (I love that series) and an EMT basic text cover to cover, but they don't really count. So, aside from writing this, work, and exploring, plenty of movies and some exercise, that's what I've been doing with my time. The good news is that the "Jarir Book Store" isn't going to run out of books anytime soon, the bad news is they're just as expensive as any bookstore in the states!
I'm not out of ideas by any means, but suggestions are always welcome, but if your going to suggest it though, tell me why I should read it!
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