Mom-ninja. Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Giraffe welcome back. Eliana, sounds like you had a beautiful time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I'm the one who brought up Bob Newhart. Gotta love him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I finally finished The Shaman's Coat: A Native History of Siberia by Anna Reid. Non-fiction seems to linger on my book piles awhile. I would give it 3.5 stars. The book is a curious, sometimes jumbled mix of anthropology, travel diary, & history of indigenous groups in Siberia. I found much of the information interesting (if mostly depressing); it helps to have more than passing knowledge of Russian/Soviet history when reading this book. Even though I am much more familiar with North America's indigenous groups & their history in relation to European/North American colonization, I had never given much thought to similar groups throughout Siberia. In some ways, there is much similarity ("taming" the "Wild West" in North America vs. "taming" the "Wild East" in Siberia) but also differences somewhat tied to Russia's political history too (as well as those of China, Mongolia, & Japan). Not the most riveting of reads, but plenty of fascinating information nonetheless, especially since I think there is little information about these places & peoples available in English. I wish the maps had been better & that photos would have been included. There is mention of Chekhov's work Sakhalin Island in here. Has anyone read it? I'm curious to read that now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I'm not ready to go back to my school reading quite yet so I did start the Sookie Stackhouse books, just downloaded book 3, so thank you to everyone who gave it an endorsement. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Ahh, a new author! Thank you, melmichigan. Regards, Kareni Your welcome, hopefully you'll like it. I was pleasantly surprised. I look forward to seeing this author continue to grow in this genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 Link to week 37 - please continue conversation in new thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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