Staff Favorites: Abbot

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami
"A hero's search for self through history and dreams. Rewards careful reading."

Set This House in Order
by Matt Ruff
"A hero with Multiple Personality Disorder. Unique, mind-expanding, well-plotted, compelling."

Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
"The section on working in a Paris restaurant is my favorite."

On Writing Well
by William Zinsser
"Simplify, simplify. Zinsser makes the case for taking the bloat out of our writing."

The Monkey's Wrench
by Primo Levi
"'La Chiave a Stella' translated from the Italian. Rigging and chemistry work stories woven together by Levi's narrator. Levi's The Periodic Table is also a favorite."

Recent Reads :

Germinal
by Emile Zola
"Dramatic story of a strike at a coal mine in 19th century France."

Bel Ami
by Guy de Maupassant
"An ambitious young provicial climbs the social ladder in Paris during the Third Republic."

last update 5/16/08