So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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A precocious 17-year old youth travels by foot in the 1930's across Europe and writes about it as he goes. Patrick was a rebellious and very smart child. (Today he might be diagnosed with ADD!) Reading this book is a very entertaining way to learn some history, how to get along with people, and how to be courageous in a variety of situations. Leigh Fermor has written many books - add them all to your list. You won't be sorry. I wish I could have known this remarkable man.
I started to read this book at 11:00 p.m. and thought I would just read the first chapter. At each page, I had to see what came next. Same way with each chapter. Hours later, I finished this exciting and well-written story - and could hardly wait for the next one!
Cormac Mccarthy is one of my favorite authors. In his stories, the characters talk like people talk - they act like people act - and the reader is there, right there, to share the character's experiences.
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A Time of Gifts (New York Review Books Classics) by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Joan P., January 21, 2012
A precocious 17-year old youth travels by foot in the 1930's across Europe and writes about it as he goes. Patrick was a rebellious and very smart child. (Today he might be diagnosed with ADD!) Reading this book is a very entertaining way to learn some history, how to get along with people, and how to be courageous in a variety of situations. Leigh Fermor has written many books - add them all to your list. You won't be sorry. I wish I could have known this remarkable man.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (The Millennium Trilogy #1) by Stieg Larsson
Joan P., January 2, 2011
I started to read this book at 11:00 p.m. and thought I would just read the first chapter. At each page, I had to see what came next. Same way with each chapter. Hours later, I finished this exciting and well-written story - and could hardly wait for the next one!The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Joan P., January 1, 2010
Cormac Mccarthy is one of my favorite authors. In his stories, the characters talk like people talk - they act like people act - and the reader is there, right there, to share the character's experiences.