Books going on vacation!

Well,of course, books are not going without me:-)).

Here comes of the list of my summer-to-be-readings:

1)A Long Way Gone: The True Story of a Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah


2)Angela`s Ashes by Frank McCourt


3)As Time Goes By by Harry Bowling


4) Drowning Ruth by Christine Schwarz >>>>finished


5)Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler >>>>finished


6)In The Shadow of The Ark by nne Provoost


7)Into The Wilderness by Sarah Donati>>>>finished


8) Lost Nation by Jeffrey Lent


9) The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes by Marcel Theroux >>>>finished


10) Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson >>>>finished


11) Wild Swans by Jung Chang >>>>finished


12) Engleby by Sebastian Faulks >>>>finished


13) The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai >>>>>finished


14)Dance With Death by Barbara Nadel >>>>>>finished


15) Simon`s Night by Jon Hassler >>>>finished



I think there are more titles,I shall add them later.
Let`s see how many of them I`m going to read:-)).

Seal Wife by Kathryn Harrison

# Paperback: 240 pages
# Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd (2002)
#Language-English






"It is 1915 when Bigelow, a young scientist, is dispatched to build a weather observatory in Anchorage. He is optimistic and enthusiastic, little realizing what life will be like in an arctic railroad town peopled by men and precious few women. The nights are endless and lonely.

Before long he is held sway by a seemingly unknowable woman, Aleut. She is not his only obsession - he designs a kite intended to fly higher than any kite has ever flown. "


I wasn`t impressed by this book. The writer was attempting to recreate the atmosphere of ice,remoteness and loneliness of the distant Alaskan land which was fine but the main character and his love story was boring. Nothing interesting happens during the whole story. Bigelow is obviously in a forcing need of a woman during his stay and quite depressed. His connection with the Aletian woman is supposed to be pictured as something unusual and even carrying a kind of hidden beauty but in fact I was bored with their silent meetings and quite unimpressive sex life.

Summary of 2008 Pages Challenge

June- 1538 pages
May- 1957
April-1946
March-1200
February-758
January-1051

Total- 8450