on the porch with a book

>> after i've taught for the day, graded my papers, and settled into being home and not on display, i usually settle down to read for awhile. i'm not there for hours, but i loved reading growing up and lost that with the high school / facebook / college. this is a list of the books i've read since arrival in sierra leone one year ago. books denoted with blue were my favorites and you should go read them :)

1. Inferno by Dante


2. Purgatorio by Dante


3. Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston


4. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler


5. Thunder Over the Ochoco by Gale Ontko


6. The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley


7. Me Speak Pretty One Day by David Sedaris


8. Dress Your Family in Curdoroy and Denim by David Sedaris


9. Nimitz Class by Patrick Robinson


10. Kilo Class by Patrick Robinson


11. H.M.S. Unseen by Patrick Robinson


12. U.S.S. Seawolf by Patrick Robinson


13. Ghost Force by Patrick Robinson


14. Language and Faith by John Hutchinson


15. The Art of Prayer by Kenneth Hagin


16. Black Man's Grave by Gary Stewart and John Amman


17. Blood Diamonds by Greg Campbell


18. Classroom Management (Peace Corps Publication)


19. Greaseless by Loretta Graziano Breuing


20. Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee


21. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg


22. Proust was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer


23. Ford County Stories by John Grisham


24. Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz


25. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton


26. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown


27. Don't Look Behind You by Peter Wilson


28. Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter Wilson


29. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides


30. America's Best Science & Nature Writing 2010 Edited by Freeman Dyson


31. Hannibal by Thomas Harris


32. Blood Safari by Deon Meyer


33. Breathless by Dean Koontz


34. Twistor by John Cramer


35. Einstein's Bridge by John Cramer


36. Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart


37. Confessions by St. Augustine


38. Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon


39. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier


40. A Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body by Lauren Weedman


41. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris


42. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson


43. Krakatoa by Simon Winchester


44. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway


45. House Rules by Jodi Picoult

Some of these books were terrible. Some are books that I'll eventually be buying when I return home. I have donated all of these to our library at the Peace Corps compound for others to enjoy. i love and miss you all.