Niall Clerkin

October 27th, 2009

The Outlander by Gill Adamson – here

I really enjoyed this. Adventure at the turn of the 20th Century in the badlands of Canada.

A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke  – here

A snide look at the french by an uppity brit (quite funny though)

Fried Green Tomatos at the Whistle Stop Cafe (again) by Fannie Flagg – here

Is this book ever not good? Read it twice now and seen the movie.

The Hotel New Hamshire by John Irving  – here

Excellent, cannot recommend this book enough. Wacky, amusing, insightful, magnetic. Book of the trip so far.

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown – here

Dont bother

The Beach by Alex Garland – here

No introduction needed I am sure. I swapped the Outlander for this well thumbed copy of the travellers playbook

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini - here

40 years following 2 women in Afghanistan, through the brutality of various regimes. So sad but very good.

Down Under by Bill Bryson – here

Bill doing his usual wry commentary, this time obsessed with the number of ways nature can kill you in Australia.

Shakespeare by Bill Bryson – here

A very quick run through the accepted truths and myths of Shakespeare life.

The Pol Pot Regime 1975-1979 by Ben Kiernan – here

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux – here

Any good books to recommend please do so below