Notes on Books & Life
The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. Last week I’d only just started listening to A Passage to India by E.M. Forster, so I gave a little bit of background on the novel along with my …
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Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts is a book about which I’ve been curious for a while. My husband mentioned it; my sister was reading it. Then, several months ago, I read Diane’s review of the audio version–all 43 hours of it–on Bibliophile By the Sea. I decided to go that route and borrowed Shantaram from …
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The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. My current classic is A Passage to India by E.M. Forster. I’m listening to the 1924 novel, read by Sam Dastor. I’m only on disc 2 of 9, so …
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Last week, Christina and I posted our thoughts on the first part of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, entitled “The American Way.” This week, we’re discussing part two: “Meat and Potatoes.” I went the audiobook route with this one. The narrator, Rick Adamson, is a good fit for the text. Part one focused largely …
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser is a book that’s been on my radar–and on my shelf–for years. Thanks to a nudge from Christina of the Ardent Reader, I’m finally tackling this long-standing TBR book. I’m listening to the audiobook, which is, I believe, slightly abridged, though I’m …
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