Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time by Jane Louise Curry

The Teaching of Braille Reading by Randall K. The story was charming and an unlikable character becomes someone to root for in the end. Moments reminded me of The Velveteen Rabbit, another favourite of mine growing up. The story follows a selfish porcelain rabbit who finds himself lost and discovers what it means to love along the way. So much so that I even teared up during the last few pages. And I quickly discovered that The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is by far my favourite of hers. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo – I almost didn’t read this book, but I found myself with some free time at school and a limited number of books I hadn’t read…and I had enjoyed DiCamillo’s other books. A reviewer once called The Bell Jar “the first feminine novel in a Salinger mood,” and perhaps that’s why I loved it so much more. Everything I couldn’t relate to in Holden Caulfield’s character was easily available to me in Esther’s personality. Salinger, but now I wish that I had been given Plath’s The Bell Jar instead. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath – Once upon a time, a friend had me read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell The Summer of the Bonepile Monster by Aileen Kilgore Henderson The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey Though what really shines are the side characters – Joe, Gilly, Rosa, and Marise. But as he takes his journey to find himself, his past, and his writing, he grows on you. This book took some warming up to I found the main character to be less than likable at first. I recognized the author, she had also written Chocolat and Holy Fools, books I had never read, but that were on my ever-expanding list. It was one I had grabbed rather noncommittally from the PC library almost two years ago. We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oatesīlackberry Wine by Joanne Harris – This book surprised me. Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by the Bronte sisters

I’ve expanded on the books that stayed with me the longest (To keep up with the books I’m currently reading, now that my service is over, check out my Goodreads account): So this is a list of everything I read during my time in Ethiopia. I don’t believe in bad reviews, instead I prefer to highlight literature that I have found to be enchanting, moving, or otherwise thought provoking.

Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time by Jane Louise Curry