i’ve always loved reading, but when i moved to seattle a year ago i became a crazy avid reader. probably ‘cos phil wasn’t around and i had lots of time to read at night after work. i found an awesome bookstore in seattle - queen anne books (top of queen anne hill on q.a. avenue, shares a building with an equally awesome coffee shop, el diablo) - and went on a book-reading kick. i’d go there weekly to buy a couple of books, have some coffee, pound out my masters thesis. it was also the location of 1 of phil & my best wedding-planning sprees. definitely a place i miss no longer living in seattle.
the staff at queen anne books is amazing…well read, good suggestions - when i asked for recommendations for books on africa, they emailed me a list of 20 books (fiction, nonfiction, memoir…you name it). of the ones i’ve read, they’ve all been worthwhile.
anyway, after all this reading i got the notion of writing reviews. i’ve never written reviews before, so bear (bare?) with me. but, i figure, why not? maybe this will give you ideas of what and what not to read, insight on the literature of africa, or just be entertaining to hear me ramble about the books i read. so, there’s a couple of reviews backdated in the blog - you can find them by clicking on the “reviews” category button to the right.
as i read more, i’ll write more reviews. 1o1paige 101reviews
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1 Elijah // Jul 28, 2006 at 8:38 am
So, I just checked out the wedding photos, read most if not all of your blogs. And now I feel pretty caught up on what’s going on with you two. It’s really amazing just how much life in Uganda sounds a lot like life in Cameroon. We all had cell phones there… in fact I purchased my first cell phone on the streets of Bamenda, Cameroon. We also had MTN (it is a South African based company that has invested in my cell networks across Africa). We did not, however, have any ultimate leagues =). Reading your stories definitely draws at my heart strings. It makes me think about my first few months in the country and the whole experience from a more distant but relaxed perspective. I lived with a great family for first three months - which was intense but also very fun and humbling.
Thanks so much for sharing. I can tell that both of you are settling in with some patience, open hearts, and curious minds. catch you a bit later. your sleepy seattle friend, Eli
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