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Tristram's 2011 Reading Log

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  • 13-02-2011 8:01am
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    Tristram
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    So far it’s been a great start. When I was home at Christmas I picked up three gems. Tim Pat Coogan’s memoir started a little stiff but really drew me in the more I read. Conor O’Clery brought me around the world with May You Live in Interesting Times, and Dennis O’Driscoll’s interviews with Seamus Heaney in Stepping Stones is a nice one to delve into on occassions. This afternoon I finished Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, an inspirational tale of hardship and suffering during the Nigeria-Biafra war of the 60’s. I must learn more about that conflict. It was the first book to be read on my new Kindle and I am delighted with the purchase! Onwards and upwards for 2011!


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    Our Kind of Traitor, John Le Carre. I love Le Carre. It is one of the simpler pleasures of winter to curl up on the couch, heater beside you with a cup of coffee waiting. Felt let down by this one though. Maybe he was simply churning one out to fulfill a contractual obligation but there was definitely something missing. Hope for better next time!


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    Lonely Planet Guide to Thailand

    Lots of great ideas! :)


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    Tristram
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    Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. Absolutely cracking read. Couldn’t put it down. Amazing feats described within.


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