Tag Archives: Europe

Facing War Trauma in Edinburgh

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Beth Parks Aronson

For one the challenges in a Goodreads book group, I finally got started on the Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker. The books in the series are on the 1001 list, have received awards and huge critical acclaim, but I was … Continue reading →

In Paris, Feeling Very, Very Guilty

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’m back to the 1001 books list for Z, with my first Zola novel. This one is not for those of you who are fantasizing about an affair. If you are planning to kill your spouse to marry your lover, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the World 2013, Books | Tagged 1001 Books, Alphabonkers, Around the World in Books, books, Emile Zola, Europe, France, Therese Raquin | 2 Comments

China and Serbia

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I made a trip back to China for my X book. And really, I think it’s the personal name rather than the family name, but at this point I’m running with it, since I didn’t have a lot of options … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the World 2013, Books, Mystery/Thriller, Nobel | Tagged Alphabonkers, Around the World in Books, Asia, books, China, Europe, Gao Xingjian, NaNoReMo, Nobel Prize, Serbia, Soul Mountain, The Warriors, Tom Young | Leave a comment

Closing in on the End of Author Alphabet

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’m racing along to the end of the alphabet, trying to get at least the authors done before the end of the year. The end is in sight, and in most cases, I’ve been able to meet some other goals … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the US 2013, Booker, Books, Mystery/Thriller, Other Prizes | Tagged 1001 Books, Alphabonkers, American Literature, Around the World in Books, Booker Prize, books, Europe, Felicia's Journey, God Bless you Mr. Rosewater, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, North America, Rabbit Run, USA, William Trevor | Leave a comment

In Ancient Greece in the Company of Heroes

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

It’s Orange July and I have read an Orange Prize (now the Women’s Prize for Fiction) winner. It’s by a Brown alum (EVER TRUE!) who was there after we were. She’s made a marvelous use of her Classics degree in … Continue reading →

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Back with a quick run through Iran, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Narnia

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’ve been away a long time. I have been caught up in job searching and moving to Texas and in prepping for the courses I now teach at Lamar University. My time for reading has taken a huge hit, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the World 2013, Uncategorized | Tagged 1001 Books, Alphabonkers, and the wardrobe, Around the World in Books, books, C.S. Lewis, Don Quixote, Europe, Haruki Murakami, Iran, Italo Calvino, Italy, Japan, Kafka on the Shore, Marjane Satrapi, Mideast, Miguel Cervantes, Narnia, Peseopolis, Spain, The Castle of Crossed Destinies, The Lion, the witch | 4 Comments

Bloomsday in Ireland, Part I

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

Ok, I did it. I braved Joyce. I came, I saw and heard and was amused and confused and refused to rate Ulysses yet. I’ll be back later after I do the course I just bought on it. I’ll save … Continue reading →

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A Side Trip to England

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’ve been reading some side books for a little challenge around Valentine’s Day in a group on Goodreads. I used it to clear a couple books from my To Be Read piles on audio and Kindle. This was an early … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Books, Mystery/Thriller | Tagged 1001 Books, books, British Literature, England, Europe, The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins | 1 Comment

From Poland with Love

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I just spent some time traveling between NYC, Poland, and Chile with Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love. A friend saw that I had read it and said that he read it for a book group and was pretty sure … Continue reading →

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From Providence to Monaco

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’ve been keeping myself entertained this week while putting lots of miles on the car. I was listening to a book several of my friends had recommended, in part because it takes place at my old university, right at the … Continue reading →