2009 Reading Log

[WhatsHisNuts]

Book #16 Completed: What the Dog Saw. By Malcolm Gladwell


Finished December 8th.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.


Thoughts: Very good read. I know there are lots of people out there that don't care much for Gladwell, but I really like his writing style and the topics he chooses. This book is a collection of articles he's written for the New Yorker. I highly recommend it.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Book #17 Completed: Pygmy. By Chuck Palahniuk


Finished December 10th.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.


Thoughts: Tough read for a short book. Written from the perspective of a 13 year old Chinese foreign exchange student/terrorist. English is broken up and if you are not concentrating on every sentence, you get lost. Story was good, but I think he could have taken it in a better direction. I really like how Chuck Palahniuk changes his style up in nearly every book. Pretty interesting dude.

 

[redsfann]

I just finished this one the other night.

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, Ben Mezrich.

Same dude who wrote "bringing down the house" and 'busting vegas"

Stumbled across it while at the library with the kids, if you have read his other books and are interested in how Facebook got started, give this one a read.