Teddy Dondanville
Rock Climbing Guide & Freelance Writer
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A while back I bought a book for Whitney as a gift. I became interested in the book because the author was a climber and self-publisher. I had read some of his other stuff and liked his writing. When I found out I could contribute to his Kickstarter campaign and receive a copy of the book I went for it. I didn’t know much about the book besides that it was a… Read More
Holy smokes that took FOREVER. I really slowed down for the last book I read. And really delayed on getting this post written. After too many months I finally finished Jack Kerouac’s On The Road. Considering the fact that it’s not a very big book, the fact it took me so long says a little something about how I enjoyed the book. Or perhaps better said, how I lacked in enjoying the… Read More
I’ve done it! I’ve read my 20th book. And damn was this was a long one. Rowling must have thought, “welp, they’ve already read 3 of my books, they are probably hooked. Might as well make the next one fat as hell.” I have finally finished Harry Potter y el Cáliz de Fuego (Goblet of Fire) by J.K. Rowling. This book took me a while because of its sheer size. Besides that,… Read More
This time, the book I will be talking about is Wild Winds, Adventures in the High Andes, written by Ed Darack. I came upon this book from a friend. She was finishing her service and was getting rid of some of her non-essential items. She saw the book and figured I might like it. So she gifted it to me. Wild Winds is about a mountaineer and photographer (Darack) and his passion for photographing… Read More
Well I have done it again. I read another Harry Potter book. I am slowly but surely making my way through the series. I’ve got a feeling things will slow down with #4 because I’ve heard the books get significantly fatter as you go along. Nonetheless, I am determined to read them all and will continue chugging along to accomplish that goal. Harry Potter y el Prisionero de Azakaban (Prisoner of Azkaban)… Read More
The Confederacy of Dunces, written by John Kennedy Toole, has been on my reading radar for years. The book always stuck out to me when I saw it in book shops or in the book collections of my friends. I remember hearing about how funny it was and how it was a ‘must read’. Well I finally got around to reading it. And in general, I was pleased with the book. What is interesting… Read More
The most recent book I read was Madre Noche (Mother Night) by Kurt Vonnegut. And yes I read it in Spanish. Which as it would turn out, much unlike the Harry Potter books I’ve read in Spanish, to be a bad idea. Like some of the other books I’ve read (El Lunes Son Para Libros: 1st Edition) I stumbled upon Madre Noche in a book exchange library in Huaraz. Since high school I have been… Read More
The book on display today is not actually just a book, it is a collection of short stories. Sometime ago, I received a package in the mail from the other students in my graduate class cohort. Since some of them took up their professional experiences in the US, they were able to combine forces and send care packages to the students who went off to the Peace Corps. Among some food and… Read More
I may have just read one of my favorite books of my entire life. Or at least my favorite book of my Peace Corps service. David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas has had me consumed for the past couple weeks. His novel of about 500 pages accompanied me wherever I went. I read it in bed every night, at work, on the toilet, at friend’s houses, in coffee shops and on buses. I could… Read More
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