Books in the Bag
…or what I’ve read while on the road.
This is my ongoing list of books (plus my completely personal rating) I’ve finished on this little jaunt o’ mine. As you can probably see, I like to read books about my current or upcoming destination, so if you’ve got any suggestions for my next stop, pass ‘em along!
1. The Best American Travel Writing 2005 edited by Jamaica Kincaid (3 out of 5)
2. The Good Women of China by Xinran (4.5 out of 5)
3. Korea Witness edited by Donald Kirk and Choe Sang Hun (2 out of 5)
4. Bangkok Babylon by Jerry Hopkins (1 out of 5)
5. Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap (3.5 out of 5)
6. Another Quiet American by Brett Dakin (3.5 out of 5)
7. Golden Autumn short stories from Viet Nam News (2 out of 5)
8. First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung (2 out of 5)
9. The Beach by Alex Garland (4.5 out of 5)
10. Dirt Music by Tim Winton (4 out of 5)
11. The Cat Who Covered the World by Christopher S. Wren (3.5 out of 5)
12. Milestones & Miracles: The Story of the Little Light House by Marcia Mitchell (3 out of 5)
13. How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein (4.5 out of 5)
14. The Best American Travel Writing (2006) edited by Tim Cahill (5 out of 5)
15. Around the Hearth: Khasi Legends by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih (4.5 out of 5)
16. And so Say All of Us by Robyn Goss (1 out of 5)
17. Remittance Man by Michael Worsnip (4 out of 5)
Currently in the backpack:
looking for suggestions
