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a bookworm's musings: August 2012
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Thursday, August 02, 2012. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. I could not put this book down. It's a heart-wrenching story about tissue research intertwined with the effects of poverty and racism. I am not a science person but I really enjoyed reading this book. Bioethics is truly a fascinating field. It's been a long time since I wrote in this blog, so I thought it would be good to reflect on some of the books I have read in the past 6 months. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
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a bookworm's musings: October 2011
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Sunday, October 16, 2011. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. The second major thought that occurred to me is poverty a choice or circumstance? However there is one guy who is my favorite. He shouts "Good morning! To everyone that walks by in a loud, cheery voice. I think he sleeps on the bench in that park every day but he is happy and he doesn't ask for a penny. Is he there by choice? Poverty is not a passive event. Or is it? I am not quite sure after reading this book. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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a bookworm's musings: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
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Friday, December 09, 2011. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. This story is incredible. What's even more incredible about it is that is true. Roberts is a fantastic writer. The novel is about him - he is an escaped convict from Australia and somehow ends up in India. When his visa expires, he lives in a Mumbai slum establishing a free medical clinic and then gets entrenched in the Mumbai underworld. Roberts writes beautifully but there is one quote that I want to share ( more can be found here. The Powe...
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a bookworm's musings: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
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Friday, July 19, 2013. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. This book started out slow and I got lost in all the characters but it eventually picked up and I could not put it down. I just finished it this morning and secretly read it at my desk when I was waiting for my computer to turn on. It reminded me of a few things. I read this quote 144 pages in and after finishing the book I realize it was clearly foreshadowing. I recommend this book also because the writing is quite unique. P...
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a bookworm's musings: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
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Sunday, October 16, 2011. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. The second major thought that occurred to me is poverty a choice or circumstance? However there is one guy who is my favorite. He shouts "Good morning! To everyone that walks by in a loud, cheery voice. I think he sleeps on the bench in that park every day but he is happy and he doesn't ask for a penny. Is he there by choice? Poverty is not a passive event. Or is it? I am not quite sure after reading this book. The Spirit in the Photograph.
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a bookworm's musings: November 2010
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Sunday, November 14, 2010. Please professor, you can't possibly think I can sit still for 2 hrs and 40 minutes and listen to a lecture with black and white slides and NO pictures. Tuesday, November 02, 2010. 6 more weeks, 6 more weeks.and then no more school for a really, really long time. at least no more until after I pay off my student loans. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Spirit in the Photograph. 84, Charing Cross Road {Book Review}. The New PostSecret Book. Eh, creo que no. The Power of Words.
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a bookworm's musings: July 2013
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Friday, July 19, 2013. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. This book started out slow and I got lost in all the characters but it eventually picked up and I could not put it down. I just finished it this morning and secretly read it at my desk when I was waiting for my computer to turn on. It reminded me of a few things. I read this quote 144 pages in and after finishing the book I realize it was clearly foreshadowing. I recommend this book also because the writing is quite unique. P...
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a bookworm's musings: December 2011
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Friday, December 09, 2011. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. This story is incredible. What's even more incredible about it is that is true. Roberts is a fantastic writer. The novel is about him - he is an escaped convict from Australia and somehow ends up in India. When his visa expires, he lives in a Mumbai slum establishing a free medical clinic and then gets entrenched in the Mumbai underworld. Roberts writes beautifully but there is one quote that I want to share ( more can be found here. The Powe...
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a bookworm's musings: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010. FOB - is a degrading term for people not up to date on the culture which is an abbreviation for (Fresh Of the Boat.). Meaning you still carry your sense of fashion from your country which clashes with the current countries cultures. Local Hawaiians used it to refer to white people who came from mainland US to Hawaii. Its was used a lot by locals and surfers. it was to refer to white people who wasn't up to date on the culture. Http:/ www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?