Teddy Dondanville
Rock Climbing Guide & Freelance Writer
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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
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
Jack Kerouac is one of those authors who you either love or hate. For that reason, many of his books come under intense scrutiny or admiration. That is the case for one of his most renowned books, The Dharma Bums. Before reading Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums, I had no idea where I stood with regards to liking or disliking his work. After finishing the book, I still don’t really know. I think I will… Read More
For this edition of Los Lunes Son Para Libros, I want to talk about 100 Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel García Márquez (GGM). I found this book in the office I work in at my school. I am assuming it had been left behind by the previous volunteer. I picked it up not really knowing what is was and took it home. It sat on a shelf for about a month before… Read More
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