Book List

In case you are looking for a good book to read, I thought I would post my reading list for the last few months. Enjoy...

• Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb ~ A brilliant story of a foreigner growing up in Ethiopia. Highly recommended.
• Haunted by Chuck Palaniuk ~ From the author of Fight Club, really good in a disturbing sort of way... don't say I didn't warn you.
• The Famished Road by Ben Okri ~ Supposedly the number one read for "understanding the issues on the African continent" so says Lonely Planet. It was painful to get through for me, but still worth reading in the end.
• The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini ~ Brilliant! Read it before you see the movie I think.
• Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coehlo ~ If you are not already a fan of Mr. Coehlo don't start here... go buy The Alchemist.
• Alek by Alek Wek ~ The autobiography of a Sudanese refugee turned international supermodel. Not terribly well written but an interesting story.
• Unbowed by Wangari Maathai ~ I haven't actually read it yet but she is the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace prize... I'm looking forward to it.

If you are at all interested in reading about the African continent I can also recommend:

• 28 Stories of HIV/AIDS in Africa by Stephani Nolan ~ Just a brilliant book.
• The Joys of Motherhood but I can't remember the author right now ~ One of my favorite books ever.
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ~ Again just brilliant!