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Finished 4. The Handmaid's Tale. Whew! Will review and then on to something completely different, either What is the What or The Fan Man.
Finished 4. The Handmaid's Tale. Whew! Will review and then on to something completely different, either What is the What or The Fan Man.
... policemen's union : a novel / Michael Chabon.
Life of Pi : a novel / Yann Martel.
Atonement : a novel / Ian McEwan
What is the what : the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng : a novel / Dave Eggers
You shall know our velocity / Dave Eggers
American gods : a novel / Neil Gaiman
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... group!
I disliked The Secret Life of Bees, but I'm really looking forward to reading Zeitoun. If you haven't read What is the What , also by Dave Eggers, go for it. It's a fabulous book that describes the life of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. It's fiction based on a true story.
... attend his father's funeral". The Prix Médicis étranger, for the best foreign novel, was awarded to Dave Eggers for What Is the What .
Canadian, American writers win French literary prizes
What is the What? by Dave Eggers
... of Invisible Women by Qanta Ahmed. The author annoyed me, but she had such a unique story to tell.
2. Notablebooks - What is the What by Dave Eggers. A new favorite author. So many good books in this category.
3. Musical Reads- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway. Simple, ...
> bfertig- Thanks for the suggestion on What is the What . I will add it to my bulging wishlist!
>msf, if you've got What is the What , I'd move that in front of Heartbreaking Work - both are good, but What is better. I think I reviewed both of them when I read them, if you care for my full thoughts. I've got Zeitoun on my wishlist as well.
Agreed, that Under the banner of heaven ...
After having read What is the What , I'd be delighted to try another book by Dave Eggers. Happily, though, Zeitoun is already on my wish list. :)
There already were two books by Jon Krakauer that both my husband and I read and loved. They Were Into Thin Air and Into the Wild. (I ...
... Zoe! I'm a sucker for interesting books, and A Long Way Gone just attached itself to my wishlist. :)
I recently read What is the What by Dave Eggers which is a similar story that takes place (as a flashback) in the south of Sudan. The child in the story flees for his life, does not ...
... novels, but always buy The Best of American Non-Required Reading every year which he edits as well. This summer I read What is the What which is about the "Lost Boys of Sudan" and it was also very good. I looking forward to reading Zeitoun, but I think I'm about #248 on the wait list at ...
Bonnie and Mark, you are both in for a treat with Zeitoun. It will make my Top Ten for the year. I also liked Egger's What is the What? about the "Americanization" of one of the lost boys of Sudan.
>42 Squaky, yes, I've read What is the what and also highly recommend it. Based on that and his memoir, and a newer book on Katrina, I'm sensing he has a fascination with trauma. He's a decent writer (though I thought his book on Sudan was better than his memoir), so I think I'll go for the one ...
... are based on fact. One amazing book I recently read was the about Valentin Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee. Although What is the What was written by Dave Eggers as a novel, most of what happened in the book was real. If you haven't read it yet, run to get it. No kidding!
ETA: A ...
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Literary Snobs : At 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and Beyond (Sep 25, 2009, 1:59am)
... Guide" books
Since 40 - Guy Davenport's Geography of the Imagination, Waverley, Aenied, Wuthering Heights, What is the what , A Palpable Elysium, {Boswell's London Journal, The Third Policeman, Dracula, A Natural History of Selborne, Herodotus Histories
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Literary Snobs : At 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and Beyond (Sep 25, 2009, 1:58am)
... Guide" books
Over 40 - Guy Davenport's Geography of the Imagination, Waverley, Aenied, Wuthering Heights, What is the what , A Palpable Elysium, {Boswell's London Journal, The Third Policeman, Dracula, A Natural History of Selborne, Herodotus Histories
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Linda, I'll have you know that your review made me break a solemn promise. After the HORRORS of What is the What , I swore I'd never Eggers myself again. Now I have to read Zeitoun.
*hope she's happy with herself, evil cruel book-siren*
...
I'm sensing a pattern of fascination with fictionalized/amalgomized personal tragedy by Eggers, between this, What is the What , and his (newest?) book on Katrina victims, which I am interested to read now.
... - Daoud Hari :-( touchstone
The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood
Half a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
What is the What - David Eggers
A Lucky Child - Thomas Buergenthal
My Guilty Pleasures :
The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
I'm Down - Mishna Wolff
Isabe ...
So far, of this list, my top three have definitely been What is the What , Beak of the Finch, and Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglas. All three are excellently written, and are full of what I feel is important content.
... each country, no time limit.
1. The no.1 ladies detective agency: Bostwana
2. Purple hibiscus: Nigeria
3. What is the what : Sudan
4. We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Rwanda
5. A long way gone: Sierra Leone
6. Things fall apart Nig ...
... broker: making sense of science in policy and politics
16. the no.1 ladies detective agency
17. purple hibiscus
18. what is the what
19. the dot and the line
20. kafka on the shore
21. Narrative of the life of frederick douglas
22. the story of chicago may
23. blood ...
... glasses
27. The good doctors
Fiction
16. the no.1 ladies detective agency
17. purple hibiscus
18. what is the what
19. the dot and the line
20. kafka on the shore
28. The prophet
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21. Narrative of the life of frederick douglas
22. the ...
Hi Bonnie!! :)
On a similar vein as What is the What , They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan is a heartbreakingly true account.
I'm pretty sure Eggers was actually working on What is the What long before the Million Little Pieces scandal. Eggers took on the project with Deng expecting it to be something like a six month project if I remember correctly, but it ended up taking up about five years. Deng was adamant ...
I also had the same reaction with What is the What , I'm guessing the fiction part is due to the whole million little pieces fiasco. It read very true, unfortunately, and you are right, it is going on again/still in Darfur and many other places. It makes us look at our lives and the lives of ...
I had the same reaction to What is the What --it's good to see others reading it as well. If you ever get a chance to hear Eggers speak, it's a really interesting and eye-opening experience. His chain of literacy stores alone is inspiring, and with his work on What is the What added in, he ...
Some people may notice that I moved What is the What into the NF socio-political books category. I decided it belongs there, because Valentino Achak Deng is a real person. His story, and his voice, becomes the vehicle for telling "truths" of many of the other thousands of "Lost Boys". Crucial ...
What is the What link for explaining why and how David Eggers chose to write a "fictionalized autobiography" of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the 27,000 "Lost Boys" of Sudan who were displaced and/or ...
What is the What link for explaining why and how David Eggers chose to write a "fictionalized autobiography" of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the 27,000 "Lost Boys" of Sudan who were displaced and/or ...
What is the what that I had ordered from BN.com just came in the mail today! My friend had it on her "Books that Changed her life List" and so I've been excited to read it!
http://www.ranker.com/list/books-that-changed-my-life/jane
... one or two is probably enough for anyone.
McSweeney's is a small, quirky publishing company founded by Dave Eggers (What is the What , A Hearbreaking Work of Staggering Genius). The first is one of the best things I've read in the last 5 years. The second was very good for the first ...
... Eggers. I've read two of his books, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which was quirky but often brilliant, and What Is the What , a fictional portrayal of a true Somali immigrant that emigrated to Clarkston, Georgia, a few miles east of Atlanta (this was also the setting for a book I ...
Oh, and on the subject of the actual thread, finishing up What is the What - fantastic - and then moving on to either The Master and Margarita or a reread of Middlesex.
... and I can say without doubt that he's one of the humblest and giving men I've ever met. I'd read his more recent novel What is the What at the time, and I've been meaning ever since to get to his other work. Now, I wish I'd read this one first and been able to speak to him about at the ...
Infinite Jest goes on. In a good way. I love it more than a little bit.
What is the What is pretty sympathetically written. I'm not saying it's so good that I feel like I'm there, but it's well written from its characters viewpoint and distracts me from what can occasionally be the ego of ...
... to count 'cas it's a fat book.
83. The Best American Non-Required Reading 2008 - ed. by David Eggers (8/08/09)
84. What is the What - David Eggers (8/08/09)
85. A Lucky Child - Thomas Buergenthal (8/13/09)
86. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne (8/15/09)
87. The Co ...
33. A Crowded Marriage by Catherne Alliott
34. Vladiwostok! by P.F. Thomése
35. What Is the What by Dave Eggers
Hi bfertig -
What did you think of What is the What ? Anything that stood out as especially surprising or new to learn? Have you been involved with any refugee work in your area?
Some friends of mine started their own non-profit refugee assistance organization near where I live. I think ...
The five finalists for One Book, One Lincoln were announced today. They are:
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
What is the What by Dave Eggers
The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
The Color of Water by James McBride
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
I was on the ...
... several of these for my challenge.
I've also read and recommend Wizard of the Crow and Purple Hibiscus.
Also, What is the What by Dave Eggers is a beautiful, horrifying, poignant, and even humorous biographical account/ novelization of a Darfuri refugee in the US who marches across ...
I have also read What is the What and figured if elbakerone hadn't started this thread, I would have. (Though I joined this group awhile ago, I admit I am just catching up to it now.)
I have heard that there are a few Sudanese refugees living near Annapolis somewhere, but I haven't yet been ...
... 2 threads. One set in ancient Greece, and one in the 18th century with the Elgins when the Ottomans were ruling Greece.
What is the What by Dave Eggers, Fiction/Biography (I know, but its on the book)
Another RL book group choice. It is based on a true story about a group of lost boys ...
... Suns by Khaled Hosseini - Fiction
Feb '10: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Non-Fiction
March '10: What is the What by Dave Eggers - Fiction (based on true story)
April '10: The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney - Fiction
May '10: Wit's End < ...
... far stronger than others and one of them stuck with me (and made me vaguely uncomfortable) for a few days afterwards.
What Is The What : You should read this now.
Fantastic Voyage: You should probably read something else now.
I'll try to do better. Hope all is well.
My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.
... to count 'cas it's a fat book.
83. The Best American Non-Required Reading 2008 - ed. by David Eggers (8/08/09)
84. What is the What - David Eggers (8/08/09)
85. A Lucky Child - Thomas Buergenthal (8/13/09)
86. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne (8/15/09)
87. The Co ...
... The flame trees of Thika, and the autobiography of Wangari Maathai, Unbowed.
Since then, I've also recently read What is the What - which was phenomenally written and I highly recommend it - about the Lost Boys of Sudan
The Go Review That Book! group recently assigned me Nelson Mand ...
...
4. The Witch of Portobello - Paulo Coelho
5. Hunger's Brides - Paul Anderson
6. Until I Find You - John Irving
7. What Is the What - Dave Eggers
8. The Book of Dave - Will Self
9. The Withdrawal Method - Pasha Malla
* oddly, I just realized all of the authors in this category ...
... last week.
The other star of my 9 ER reads was The Translator. I read it right around the same time that I read What is the What and I learned so much about Sudan from those two books.
Great discussion topic!
... in general, simply because it's so subjective. I'll ignore the rule if the book keeps catching my eye. I haven't read What is What but I liked How We Are Hungry, which I really enjoyed, which is also why I ignored that rule. Who else did you like?
I've had that one sitting on my shelf for some time; I enjoyed his What is the What , so I really do need to put it forward on the tbr. I had the same rule about not picking up books that only had compliments on the back, until I discovered Kazuo Ishiguro; the synopses are always relevant, ...
... Jordan (6/06/09)
The Help - Kathryn Stockett (7/2/09)
A Boy of Good Breeding - Miriam Toews (7/20/09)
What is the What - David Eggers (8/08/09)
2. Non-Fiction Socio-Political Books That I Buy and Rarely Finish , (or even start), including books ...
What is the What - Dave Eggers
and
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
mejix, I agree. Out Stealing Horses was terrific!
One of the positive things about Outcasts United, that wasn't fully delivered in What is the What was to learn how some of these immigrants we met in the book were successfully incorporated into the American culture. The online epilogue of Outcasts United was interesting to read after having ...
I have to second SqueakyChu's recommendation from above for What is the What . Eggers isn't from Africa, but he spent years (literally) working with the African that the book is about, and trying to determine the best way to introduce American readers to both his background and the prospects and ...
... you haven't read novels about Africa or by native Africans, now is a good time to start. Perhaps you'd like to begin with What is the What by Dave Eggers, a mesmerizing read about one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. It is a fictionalized version of a true story. The protagonist of the novel ...
... that the author will give one or more readings here. Dave Eggers & Valentino Achak Deng gave several readings here after What Is the What was published, but I missed them all.
I'll definitely post a message if I'm able to attend a reading.
I thought the same thing as you did after ...
... well the author captured me in retelling this story. I'd like to see the film when it comes out.
I, too, recently read What is the What and was happy that you shared the information that Clarkston was the setting of that story as well. That was a fabulous book and one which I listed to on ...
That list is interesting--if you're going through, I'd really recommend What is the What and On Writing, though the latter probably isn't of much interest unless you're a writer or interested in the writing process--I do find it a really powerful book though. For my part, I'd have to say I'd ...
... lands such as Liberia, Kosovo, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Somalia.
Those of you who have read Dave Eggers' "novel" What Is the What may recognize Clarkston as the town that the Sudanese narrator is placed after he is transported from a refugee camp in Africa.
Outcasts United is the ...
... lands such as Liberia, Kosovo, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Somalia.
Those of you who have read Dave Eggers' "novel" What Is the What may recognize Clarkston as the town that the Sudanese narrator is placed after he is transported from a refugee camp in Africa.
Outcasts United is the ...
... country of Liberia but also after having lived with her sons for some time in a refugee camp. It reminded me of the book What is the What , a fact-based novel by Dave Eggers of the story of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who also endured war in his country, life in ...
Hi Streamsong (and anyone else who wants to jump in on this discussion!!) - I finished What is the What and I was really impressed. It was a really heavy book and parts of it were very hard for me to get through emotionally, but at the same time it was peppered with what was at times a very ...
... )
7. The Satanic Verses
8. Middlesex
9. The Alchemist
10. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking
11. A Perfect Spy
12. What is the What
13. On Writing
14. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
15. The Known World
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (One I've read and listened to)
17. ...
... by native Africans although they were superb! If you can, treat yourself to some interesting reading about Sudan in What is the What by Dave Eggers (an American author) or A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche (a Canadian author).
By the way, I invite you to join ...
From BookMooch:
What is What? by Dave Eggers
... right Anna. My faux pas (won't be the last)....Memory doesn't serve me well obviously
1. Do the Right Thing
2. What is the What
3. Thou Shalt Not Be Aware
4. Wilt Chamberlain
... Read for my real life book club this Thursday. I'm looking forward to the discussion.
And now, having read this book and What is the What with a side of Othello for an online group (not quite finished with that), I am now taking refuge in Thursday Next: First Among Sequels for some laughter ...
I also just finished What is the What and feel the same way that you did, elbakerone. It's one of those books that has shfited my world view.
That was great review of What is the What , elbakerone. I had listened to it on CD and, all the while, was imagining that it was Deng himself telling me that story.
Here's a picture of Deng ...
... love - the kind of book that just makes you smile and brings some sunshine to winter's dreariness.
And then there is What is the What . This is one of those books that has stayed with me long after I've finished it. It was powerful and amazing and I don't know what I can say to describe ...
Oh, two great books!!
I loved What is the What to which I listened on CD. I was truly amazed at how well the author was able to bring alive Valentino Achak Deng's life story.
Here's a short but interesting Wikipedia article ...
... I read it for our LT book group and completely enjoyed it and the discussion about it.
After reading your comments on What is the What I need to restart reading it. It is waiting for me on my Kindle.
In the Seattle group and in the Green Dragon group we are beginning to chat about a Pac ...
Finished What is the What which I found to be a truly eye opening book about the Sudanese Civil War and Diaspora. Highly recommended. 4.5 stars
I'm now onto Suite Francaise for the real life book club. So far it's an amazing look at life in France as the Nazi invasion took place. The author, ...
Book 6 What is the What by Dave Eggers
This is the fictionalized autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng.
As a young boy, Deng witnessed the total destruction of his village in southern Sudan during the Civil War. He joined other refugees including thousands of other homeless children, in ...
Does What is the what count? It's biography/autobiography/memoir written as novel. Really fantastically written and wildly vivid and yet readable, given its subject matter. Valentino Achak Deng is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
I'm reading You Suck right now. I needed something to laugh with after What is the What - very good book, BTW, but definitely worthy of my " lachrymose " tag!
... - I thought Fablehaven was really cute. I've been meaning to get to the other ones in that series!
I'm still reading What is the What . It's really really good but it sort of makes me feel like crying.... I'll definitely need something lighthearted or funny to read next!
Thanks! I look forward to the challenge. I am now reading What is the What and Ben Franklin's Autobiography. I just I had more time to read all of the posts and lists.
Thanks! I look forward to the challenge. I am now reading What is the What and Ben Franklin's Autobiography. I just I had more time to read all of the posts and lists.
... going through The Supreme Court: the personalities and rivalries that defined America.
I am also 2/3 through What is the what which though written as a novel, is essentially a auto/biography of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Recently, I finished
The worst hard time,
the ...
... dramatic history nonfiction (1776, Devil in the White City) and I love well written biographies and autobiographies. What is the What is neat though because it's essentially a biography, but the author decided to write it as a novel in order to organize the events and happenings in order ...
I'm reading a book called What is the What and it's a fictionalized biography of a refugee from Sudan's civil war. It's pretty heavy subject material, but it's very well written and quite captivating. Lots of people recommended it to me over the past few years so I'm glad I've finally picked it ...
I have just started reading What is the What by Dave Eggers. If anyone wants to join me on a read of this book or if anyone has already read it and wants to share thoughts/comments/questions about it jump in here!
Start with What is the What . It's a very, very good read.
Just got back from the library! I walked out with the following armload so these ones will be up next:
What is the What
You Suck
The Last Cato
Bookends
Sickened
Stiff
... 'outliers' in Mt2BR that I may also try to read. Neither quite fit the catagory exactly, but are oh so close. The first is What is the What which was mentioned above. The second is Of Water and the Spirit by Malidoma Patrice Some.
... by non-native authors are just amazing and not to be missed. I'm thinking particularly of two novels I read last year. What is the What is a novel about Sudan by the American author Dave Eggers; A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali is a novel about Rwanda written by the Canadian author Gil ...
... aldecott
Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra by Moyra Caldecott
Jhegaala What is the What by Dave Eggers
Terror in the Name of God by Jessica Stern
Host by Faith Hunter
99 Coffins by David Wellington
...
... Africa.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in our individual reads. Elsewhere you mentioned the book What is the What (written by Dave Eggers, definitely not an African!). In that book about Sudan, I was amazed to learn what power Arabs in its government have wielded in ...
... of Hugo Cabret
Life Together
The Geographer's Library
Take This Bread
Raney
Three Cups of Tea
Pompeii
What is the What
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (reread)
Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith*
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
Garden Spells
The Girl Wit ...
in Sudan with "the lost boys' of What is the What a tale of courage and perseverence filled with hope, promise, heartache, compassion and humor.
also in The Dark Side by Jane Mayer voyage to the dark side of the Bush-Cheney evil empire.
... into Doors by Roddy Doyle August
3. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
4. What is the What by Dave Eggers
5. Due Preparations for the Plague by Janette Turner Hospital February
6. The Day we had Hi ...
... by Jasper Fforde
6. Othello by William Shakespeare
5. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
4. What is the What Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
2. White Teeth by Zadie Smith
1. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil ...
... from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horowitz
Take This Bread by Sara Miles
Top fiction/nonfiction:
What is the What by Dave Eggers
I agree; What Is the What is a fabulous book, and, IMO, it should qualify for this category.
I still haven't read The Famished Road, or Starbook, which I bought in London in 2007, so I'll plan to read those two in February.
Another book written by an African author which is only ...
Thanks for mentioning this book, berthirsch. Although What is the What was not written by an African, I most highly recommend this book as well. If not for this themed read, could you all please squeeze this book in sometime soon? It is an *excellent* book. Kudos to Dave Eggers for how ...
i am not sure if What is the What qualifies, it is not written by an African but is the fictionalized account of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. It is an amazing tale of courage, perseverence and the human spirit. Told with humor, depth and suspense.
... The Bin Ladens by Steve Coll audiobook--book club read. 4 stars finished 2/4/2009
3. Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya: What is the What Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky 4.5 stars (2 catagories--Girlybooks & Reading Globall ...
Dave Eggers for his book What is the What
Well, they're not "in my home" yet as I am still at work (bookstore), but I just used a gift certificate to pick up What is the What by Dave Eggers and Beijing Confidential by Jan Wong.
... I loaned out shouldn't be on this list. Both are among the reasons I just joined LT!
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
What is the What Dave Eggers
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger
All ...
Thanks for the recommendations! I've heard really good things about What is the What so that one will definitely have to be added! The others sound really good too. I've never read anything about Morocco so that could be cool and I'm always interested in things about Rwanda too.
I'll be following your Category 8 as well. I'd like to recommend What is the What by Dave Eggers, about Sudan ,and A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche, about Rwanda,. Both are fiction, but based on facts, and most eye-opening and heart-rending reads.
Good luck ...
... Distant Places/Different Cultures)
1. Peony in Love - Lisa See (5, 7) 1/20/09
2. What is the What (7, 4) 2/5/09
3. Outcasts United - Warren St. John 3/5/09
4. Shanghai Girls - Lisa See ...
In Search of Satisfaction by J. California Cooper
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For by Rick Warren
Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham
... of this means to himself and to his three other poker friends makes for a delightful light read.
Rating - 4 stars
49. What is the What? – Dave Eggers
An excellent read. This is the story of young Valentino Achak Deng, a boy who left Southern Sudan when war broke out in his home ...
The books I've completed for my 50-Books Challenge are listed first in the order read. The remaining books include: Books I've bought and haven't read yet, some books I want to finish, plus books recommended by other LT-ers. I was going to wait until Jan. 1st to begin, but I got snowed in, so m ...
... reminds me, I need to find a copy of The Triumph of Politics to replace the one I gave away years ago.
Reading now: What is the What for a book club, The Lexus and the Olive Tree to catch up before getting Friedman's latest book, and The Book of Five Rings because I tripped across my ...
... *************
Africa Rwanda
A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali - Gil Courtemanche
Sudan
What is the What - Dave Eggers
Asia Afghanistan
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hossini
Ch ...
... yearly.
What made me think about this was reading A Sunday in the Pool at Kigali (about Rwanda) and then later reading What is the What (about Sudan). For me, it was interesting and educational to note both the similarities and the differences of those two African cultures that have made ...
I recently left Sudan, barely clinging to life, and am now in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. I'm reading What is the What by Dave Eggers.
... my curiosity. Jokes and the Unconscious just wiggled its way onto my wishlist.
In the meantime, I'm listening to What is the What , my first novel about Sudan. The book has me fascinated, albeit horrified as well, in the same way that I was when I read A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali ...
... If not, I'd be happy to take it off your hands and circulate it among others after I read it.
I'm now reading What is the What by Dave Eggers so happen to be interested in reading more about Sudan.
"...fifteen..."
What is the What - Dave Eggers
"...why did you open the door?"
"He's coming over...He's borrowing a car."
What is the What - Dave Eggers
"So who cut off his hand?"
"Of course."
What is the What - Dave Eggers
"Is it hot?"
... niemand en honderdduizend, but I also have Dagboek van Serafino Gubbio, cameraman. I might read that one instead.
What is de What is a very good idea!
... de sterren zeggen - Antjie Krog
7. Een ochtend in Irgalem - Davide Longo
8. Hart der duisternis - Joseph Conrad
9. Wat is de Wat - Dave Eggers
"You'll find out soon enough..."
What is the What - Dave Eggers
"What are you staring at...?"
I might have to modify the categories a bit as the year goes on. I'm trying to expand my horizons, so I'm trying out new areas that I usually don't read (Sci-fi, historical fiction, ocean adventures...). I'm starting on Sept 9/08 and planning to end Sept 9/09.
1001 Books You Must Read Before Yo ...
... what I picked up as a fun read was both enjoyable and educational!
I finished both The Enchantress of Florence and What is the What over this past weekend, and am now onto The Sugar Queen (one chapter in) and Run (picking up as soon as I'm off LT).
... to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families. It was one of the books I read for my project, and unlike What is the What , I did read it in a short amount of time. I realize this sounds rather callous, but because I was in the midst of a research project, I was able to blunt ...
... It probably covers territory you are already quite familiar with. I found it even harder to take in large doses than What is the What .
#74, lindsacl - I didn't start out reading What is the What with the intention of taking so long to read it, but it just became too real for me to stomach in great amounts. Several years ago in grad school I completed a massive project on the Rwandan genocide, and brought that perspective to this ...
>71: grkmwk, I know what you mean about What is the What . I read it a while back, and I wish I'd had the good sense to read it over a period of time, as you did. It's a very moving book.
I finally finished What is the What by Dave Eggers last night. This was an amazing book that I am very glad I read. I am a bit ashamed that it took me over two months to read: I enjoyed reading it, but because the subject matter was difficult, there were days at a time when I could not face ...
Carry overs from Sept. are:
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
What is the What by Dave Eggers (this is an extreme carry over...I started it in July :o/ )
October TBR pile definitely includes:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer - ...
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris
What is the What ?
... this book. The only downside(?) is that reading it made me crave chocolate!
This week I will continue working through What is the What by Dave Eggers and Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Grace by Kathleen Norris. Both are enjoyable in their own way, but neither are grabbing me so ...
... town life that grate on my nerves.
I'm still working through:
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris
Strong Women, Soft Hearts by Paula Rinehart
Next up:
The Girl ...
#139 lindsacl - I know what you mean about What is the What . I'm really enjoying it, but it just isn't how I want to start my day. In fact, I picked up the short story collection by Elizabeth Berg this morning instead, and am thinking that since I'm close to finishing it, I might make it my ...
>135 grkmwk: It's interesting how you're reading different books in different time slots. I read (and liked) What is the What but am not sure it's a good way to start your day. Not gruesome -- for the most part -- but still difficult in spots.
Finished Three Cups of Tea this morning over breakfast, and am contemplating moving What is the What by Dave Eggers from my lunchtime read to the breakfast slot, although honestly I have some concerns about being able to read it so early in my day. Still reading and enjoying Elizabeth Ber ...
Breakfast: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Lunch: What is the What by Dave Eggers
Dinner/evening: The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg
Bedtime: Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris
... nominees:
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
What is the What? by David Eggers
The website gives a brief synopsis of each book.
... Coetzee. And then who can resist "I have no reason not to answer the door so I answer the door". I love Dave Eggers, and What is the What .
Let's not leave out the more recent Half of a Yellow Sun and What is the What , both excellent books.
... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - picked up paperback UK children's edition in Nairobi last week
Lunch book: What is the What by Dave Eggers - haven't had enough of Africa just yet, although I'm skipping across the continent from where I just traveled
Evening book: Three Cu ...
... and mckait, late of this thread though apparently M.I.A., did not steer me wrong, and Brother Man redeems himself after the What is the What debacle.
My brother gave me a copy of What is the What and I Pearl-ruled it up to p52, the end of chapter 5.
I hate it.
This "TV Boy" narrative device is annoying me to the point of no return. Tonya and Powder should be square, they reek so of deus ex machina. The narrative voice is the only thing ...
Okay. I Pearl-ruled What is the What up to p52, the end of chapter 5.
I hate it.
This "TV Boy" narrative device is annoying me to the point of no return. Tonya and Powder should be square, they reek so of deus ex machina. The narrative voice is the only thing that kept me going to p52, ...
>211 sydamy, Liked What is the What but ix-nay on Confederacy of Dunces. I loved Confederacy so my feelings of trepidation are a widge escalated. I will report back here with an impression, though it's my policy that books not receiving 3 stars (fine if you're a fan, no recommendation) ...
... I'm with you on A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius though.. I didn't like that book at all. I wish you well with What is the What and will be interested in reading your review when you're done with it.
By the way, I'm glad Mr Man has decided to come out, albeit later, to NY for a ...
#204 richardderus I loved What is the What , I'm not sure how much is fictional but, wow what a life Valentino has had. I have Heartbreaking Work on my shelf, unread, I hope its not all bad. Which brings me to Confederacy of Dunces.... You don't have to guess which camp I'm in - I listened to ...
I didn't hate Eggers' first book, but What is the What is most definitely worth reading. Go ahead, give him another chance.
# 204 El Pretentioso Maximo! Such an accurate description. Would you let us know what you think of What is the What ? I'm not inclined to give Eggers another chance, either, but I'm interested if he manages to maybe edit himself a bit in this one.
... swans
behind the scenes at the museum
my additions would be:
the little friend
everything is illuminated
what is the what
... books!
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (THIS guy merits a touchstone, but not MARGARET ATWOOD?!)
What is the What by (oh heavy sigh) Dave Eggers (common sense reasserts itself, there's no touchstone for El Pretentioso Maximo)
I loathed A Heartbreaking Work of St ...
I'm going with the word "work" here for A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggars (also the author of What is the What )
... my list, starting with April 2008 (as I have a very bad memory and don't really remember what I read when)...
April:
What is the What by Dave Eggers --- Not what I imagined it would be, but honestly pretty good, especially for a white guy writing about an African
Catch-22 by Josep ...
... book that's been going a while, and that I have mixed feelings about now that I've finished. Though, where the last (What is the What ) was very nearly too complicated in structure at least, this collection had many poems that were very nearly too simple...
33. The Unswept Room by Sh ...
32. What is the What by Dave Eggers
I have a great deal of respect for this book. At the same time, I'm not sure how much of a recommendation I can give it. I should say that going into this book, I'd already read quite a bit about recent conflicts in the Sudan region of Africa, and a ...
C) Memoir/Biography
4. What is the What by Dave Eggers
I have a great deal of respect for this book. At the same time, I'm not sure how much of a recommendation I can give it. I should say that going into this book, I'd already read quite a bit about recent conflicts in the Sudan region ...
... out in the Fall, which has me fantastically excited.
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Next up: I will either finally finish the oft-neglected What is the What or begin on Suite Française. By my calculations I need to read 4/3 books per week from here on out to meet my goal. That's exactly twice my current pace ...
... of the following--oi.
--The Librarian by Larry Beinhart
--Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx
--What is the What by Dave Eggers
--Not on Our Watch: the Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
--Henry and June by ...
... to reading this one
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Light Before Day by Christopher Rice
What is the What by Dave Eggers
From all the way across the pond came a lovely bunch of mooched books:
What is the What by Dave Eggers
The Cleft by Doris Lessing
The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong.
And from the library:
Cheating at Canasta by Wi ...
... on
2. March, by Geraldine Brooks
3. Astrid and Veronika, by Linda Olsson
4. The Secret River, by Kate Grenville
5. What is the What , by Dave Eggers
For what it's worth, Cry, the Beloved Country was one of my first books of 2008 and right then I thought perhaps I'd read one of my ...
I'll be looking forward to hearing what you think on ths one--it's on my TBR pile, though right now I'm reading his What is the What . I saw him speak and had dinner with him a few weeks ago (my officemate is a good friend of his), and he seems like a really fascinating and still down-to-earth ...
... on
2. March, by Geraldine Brooks
3. Astrid and Veronika, by Linda Olsson
4. The Secret River, by Kate Grenville
5. What is the What , by Dave Eggers
For what it's worth, Cry, the Beloved Country was my first book of 2008 and right then I thought perhaps I'd read one of my top 10. We ...
... Meno of this literary sin.
Well, no, not really. It's still crap.
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Am currently about 300 pages into What is the What and have just started The Extra Man, which I already love. After that I've got a couple of things by Paul S Collins scheduled for scrutinization.
I am walking across the Sudan with a large group of boys in Dave Eggers' What is the What . This is a very harrowing journey.
lindsacl, What is the What was one of my favorite novels of 2006, such a great book, and hope you like it as much as I did.
I don't think No Country For Old Men is McCarthy's best work by any stretch, but despite its violence and hard-core nihilism, it's still a most entertaining book.
W ...
I just started Dave Eggers' What is the What yesterday. This is a "biographical novel" of a Sudanese man, one of the "Lost Boys". It's received considerable critical acclaim so I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to get around to it. But then, that could be said for lots of books I guess!
Now reading:
What is the What , by Dave Eggers
The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolano
The Mapmaker's Dream, by James Cowan
Just read:
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Tijuana Straits by Kem Nunn
All great reads!
... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1932416641.01._SX50_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> What is the What - review , a heart-rending story of one of Sudan's "Lost Boys." Read for "Celebrate the Author" ...
I'm about half-way through with What is the What , and I'd say you just gave the perfect summing up as far as what I've been thinking going along. If you want a work that is just as relevant but more enjoyable and an easy fulfilling read, I'd suggest The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur ...
19. What is the what by Dave Eggers
This one took me a long time to read, nine days, a lot longer than all the books I have read so far. I'm glad I've read it, I've been putting it off for a long time, but I didn't really like it. It's an important book, and Dave Eggers knows it and I know ...
Ye gaads, I am reading: The Winter King, on my Kindle Black Horses for the King, on my Kindle What is the What , Baby Sign Language Basics, Invader, The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, National Geographic Traveler France, Gardening Month by Month Washington and Oregon, ...
I have far too many books going, but the ones related to this thread are What is the What by Dave Eggers--rather slow-going I'm afraid, and a bit frustrating after having just read The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. I just don't like the voice coming across particularly, or ...
... jump way back for a minute and comment on a couple of books I picked up for the airport/airplane also on Africa. One is What is the What by Dave Eggers--it's a biography/novel (he sort of explains, though it still leaves something to be desired). In any case, it's a slow read (I'm about ...
... may be a while before you hear from me again. In the mean time, as I have time, I'm reading slowly Not on Our Watch and What is the What by Dave Eggers, as well as still wading through O'Brien's Master and Commander.
... drink it will not be the great American Tragedy.
Right now I am reading the New York Times, Time magazine, Foreigner, What is the What , The Glass Castle and various other magazines - home improvement, crafts, The Economist.
OK, no way can I avoid Reading. It surrounds me.
... a bit in parts, but a wholly satisfactory effort. Must now seek out The Extra Man.
To be read:
Dave Eggers - What is the What
Junot Diaz - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Phillip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint
Janice Erlbaum - Girlbomb (I wish this was called ...
kmoellering - I accept your jealousy as coming from a good place * smirk *
So far I am enjoying What is the What and I agree that the language is skillful, definitely giving me the impression that this is an autobio. even tho, as you said, we know better. Dave Eggers gets my admiration.
S ...
... you have a Kindle, ... even though I swore I would not be jealous of Kindle people ;)
I have a colleague who just finished What Is The What and she highly recommended it. She said it was so beautifully written, she was impressed that it really seemed to be an autobiography even though she knew ...
I started reading What is the what last night on my Kindle in bed. Perfect. I hope I can finish it before The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir gets here. I did read Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier a while ago. I was disturbed by its oh so smooth writing style as I felt Ishmael's ...
A gift card and a little bit on the credit card got me three for two at Borders today. On Chesil Beach, What is the What and The Raw Shark Texts. I hope the TBR pile doesn't fall over when I add these three!
... and feel privileged. It was the only selection in this offering that held any interest for me. Am currently reading What is the What and am curious to compare and contrast the two, even though W is the W is a fictionalized account.
First hand accounts hold a particular interest for me. ...
Went into the bookstore today with a friend and one of the books that I walked out with was What is What based on all the good things that I've heard about it here. =)
... bookstore so she could get a book she'd been wanting. Since friends can't let friends buy books alone I walked out with:
What is What by Dave Eggers (which has been strongerly recommended by other LTers)
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
and The Hope by by Herman Wouk
... The Translator will have some excerpts or quotes that you can use in your seminar.
#37,40,41 - I'll have to add What is the What to my reading list now too. It sounds like a really interesting book.
... Wooooowhooo! (-;
Also, as a part of an Early Reviewers discussion on a book about Darfur I was stimulated to buy What is the What . I have been reading The Glass Castle: A Memoir and find it intriguing but have not decided if I would recommend it to others. I have also purchased, ...
I am looking forward to getting The Translator, too. You all have inspired me and I just bought What is the What for my Kindle. This instant gratification is going to be hard on my budget, I bet.
#37 I read What is the What earlier this month. One of the things I liked about this book is that it talks about how the Civil War affected Southern Sudan over the past 15 years or so. I saw Dave Eggers and one of the "lost boys" speak at the Free Library of Philadelphia on January 8 and they ...
... of the world, so I try to find books that will open up my mind. In a strange bit of synchronicity, I found Dave Eggers' What Is the What on the audio bookshelf at the library. I took it because I had seen it mentioned in LT catalogs, not knowing that it's a history of the civil war in Sudan. ...
...
Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford
Why? by Catherine Ripley
When I Relax I Feel Guilty by Tim Hansel
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
... Girl by Pam Jenoff - Poland
6. Vale of Tears by Paulette Poujol Oriol - Haiti
7. What is What by David Eggers - Sudan
8. Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres - Greece, Italy
Books that were replaced from the list:
Jonathan Stra ...
... list, emaestra, and both Divisadero and Half of a Yellow Sun made my Favorites of 2007, while Dave Eggers' wonderful What is the What was on my 2006 list, all terrific novels.
... they are in random order.
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander
The Brief Wondrous Lif ...
55 What is the What by Dave Eggers. An autobiography/novel about a young man in Sudan who encounters incredible hardship due to the Civil War.
56. The Penguin who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews.
That's it for 2007.
... Yellow Moon by Larry Watson
Peony in Love by Lisa See
Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (to be published in April 2008)
Smaller Gems
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
T ...
... of mystery cozies that although fun and good don't belong on a top 5 list.
My list -
the Red Tent by Antia Diamant
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Into thin Air by Jon Krakauer - I also just picked up from the library - Into the Wild which I'm hoping is just as good.
What the ...
... finished A Puzzle in a Pear Tree. I like crosswords so I can't resist a crossword themed cozy.
I'm still reading What is the What . An "autobiography" novel of a Sudanese Lost Boy - Valentino Deng. I know it is classified as a novel because he cannot truly remember conversations of ...
... the Central Library Book group!
All are welcome to our first meeting on Wednesday, January 9th 2008 at 7 PM to discuss What Is the What by Dave Eggers. What Is the What is the fictionalized memoir of Valentino Achak Dengtrue, a refugee from the Sudanese civil war. The story of Dengtr ...
From amazon
What is the What and The Yacoubian Building
... library list above), I've read:
Half of a Yellow Sun
One Good Turn
The Inheritance of Loss
The Keep
What is the What
A Spot of Bother
The Road
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
While I liked most of these, I was disappointed in One Good Turn (which I had ...
... the others.
There are a two books on this list that I'm already planning to read at some point: Ines of my Soul, and What is the What , but I'm sure this discussion will tempt me to read several others!
Saw Angelina Jolie carrying What is the What by Dave Eggers in US or People or one of those...
... others here - it took me an eternity to plow through this (and after my expecting it to be a nice 'fun' fast read after What Is The What !). One an intellectual level, this is an interesting narrative set around a family those experience highlights both the pros and cons of the cultural ...
... that was in no way good because of the subject matter but was very well written. For example, Half of a Yellow Sun, What is the What were both about horrible wars. Both very much worth reading. Also, Speak, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Cut are all very intense young adult ...
... feel like I got a bad dose of E. Thirty-six hours later, the world looks a lot more evil and I feel dirty. I just started What is the What . So far, it looks to be a good story but a bit of a downer also. I seem to be on a trend of bummer books. Can someone point me to the happy shelf?
I'm not sure. If I have enough time I'll go with What is the What by Dave Eggers if I don't I'll probrably read something shorter, Brave New World maybe.
I finished Stardust by Neil Gaiman last night--a nice little palate cleanser after What Is the What . Stardust was fun and light and enjoyable.
Today I'll start The Romantics by Pankaj Mishra.
cabegley, I loved What is the What too, my favorite of anything Eggers ever wrote.
I finished the emotionally wrenching What Is the What by Dave Eggers today. This is a book that will be with me for a long time.
In need of something lighter and less real, I'm about to start Neil Gaiman's Stardust.
... how much I found extraneous in this book, I'm very glad I didn't read that version.
Now I'm going to tuck into What Is the What by Dave Eggers.
I absolutely loved What is the What , one of my favorites from last year.
On loan from my father-in-law: What Is the What , by Dave Eggers.
... and genealogy at the same time. The recent read that I'd recommend without reservation is Dave Eggers' What is the What . I've posted a review on the LT work page, so I won't go into that here, but it's a powerful read for many reasons.
My library is pretty diverse - ...
The list has been announced.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The lay of the Land by Richard Ford
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie
Edited to say this is the fiction list, ...
... Pynchon because I finally finished another giant, self-indulgent book (A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis).
What Is The What by Dave Eggers
With the other books on my "to read" or "must read" lists, that should take me all year.
... to examine landfills full of horrible holocaust fiction. but nonetheless i've heard almost exclusively good things about what is the what .
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