Reflections on my reading choices
A science fiction novel. Book #8 out of 12 for the year for Project 2022. I chose this because it is a classic science fiction book. Arthur, the last living human on Earth, hitches a ride into the universe with an alien named Ford Prefect. The alien is the author of the famous book The… Continue reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
A classic. Book number 7 out of 12 for my 2022 book project. Dr. Watson is sent to the moors to watch over the last heir of the Baskerville family after the violent death of Sir Charles Baskerville. They are trying to find out whether the family curse, a hound who has been haunting the… Continue reading The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A random book from the library. Book #6 out of 12 for the year. I scrolled through my library's ebook app Libby for as long as I could handle until I found this one. Saffron is a woman in a man's academic world in the 1920s. Her father was a famous botanist and professor and… Continue reading A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poison by Kate Khavari
For the moment, however, the most disturbing thing about the Aphrodite was its price tag: $24 million, more than twice the cost of the kouros and far more than had ever been paid for a work of ancient art. A book related to museums. Book number 5 out of 12 for my book project. Chasing… Continue reading Chasing Aphrodite by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino
A graphic novel. Book number 4 from my 12 book project. History of the author’s childhood in Iran. Persepolis refers to the ancient capital of the Persian empire. Warning: This is going to be a short review. This was my first graphic novel and it was very good. To be honest, I thought it was… Continue reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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