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That book was excellent! Of course, there's always the danger that reading a book about a particular place will stir an even greater desire to visit that location in person The book is organized, unsurprisingly, by location -- though my favorite little sections were those which had no specific location in mind, but rather, a mindset or a novel type. Some such charming sections include: Explorers, In the Footsteps of For those familiar with any reading that focuses on a journey or a new location and this need not be actual travel literature , these categories are staples and yet I cannot remember coming across a truly good list that endeavored to group many titles together.
I was charmed by the fact that Pearl does not steer clear of mysteries and certain romances -- for quite honestly, writers of those genres tend to create incredibly vivid descriptions of places as well as people and as a result, they can make for some of the best venues for armchair travel. The only slightly frustrating bit to Book Lust To Go is that there isn't a really thorough index in the back of the book which lists absolutely everything -- authors, titles, and such.
It might simply be something that didn't make the ARC, of course I imagine the most useful way to read this book is sitting in front of your computer so that you can immediately look up every title that catches your fancy and then add it to your queue or cart. The disconnect here is that it's increasingly less useful to have a book like this in actual book form -- online book communities have largely taken the place of such lengthy recommendations and it's pretty easy to find lists of similar titles.
I know that whenever I consider buying a book online, I'm almost always going to look on goodreads. If you're a book lover who takes pleasure in carefully detailed locations in a book and you're looking for some excellent recommendations or if you're like me and you don't need any, but you can't help but solicit more , then you're sure to find something to delight in Pearl's collection.
The next time I'm seized with the desire to visit a particular location, I think it's quite likely that my first impulse well, after I indulge my imagination and visit Orbitz to check flight prices and see how unrealistic a real trip might be will be to pull down Book Lust to Go and see what titles Pearl recommends that will at least whisk my imagination away to my desired locale Oct 22, Carol rated it really liked it.
I really enjoyed this armchair travel adventure of reading suggestions by Nancy Pearl. Book Lust to Go is an A-Z guide chock full of world-wide destinations as seen through books. Anyone with a zest for a journey should be able to find something to take them away in this collection.
Nancy Pearl is one of the readers' advisory queens. She has aced the art of annotations. Each description of the books she mentions whets the appetite to read the book yourself. She knows how to hook. Take "N" is for I really enjoyed this armchair travel adventure of reading suggestions by Nancy Pearl.
Take "N" is for Nigeria for instance. Here, she offers both non-fiction and fiction titles that give a sense of its culture, people, history and language. I found a new international author here, Adimchinma Ibe and his book Treachery in the Yard: A Nigerian Thriller, which introduces Detective Peterside.
This is a nice addition to Pearl's Book Lust series. You could start anywhere in the world, perhaps with a place that interests you or look up an area to help someone else find a good read. My own dip took me to China first as that was my marker to judge the book. Lots and lots of great suggestions here. Nancy claims she's not an enthusiastic traveler, but you'd never know it from her enthusiasm presenting books for our pleasure. The index includes author, title, region as you'd expect. As Pearl suggests in the introduction, keep a pen handy to jot down titles and notes.
I can't imagine you won't find something new to add to your list. Of course, a book of this nature can't cover everything. Maybe there will be a Book Lust to Go Part 2. I'll be first in line. Mar 04, Liralen rated it liked it Shelves: A librarian suggested this to me when I inquired about travel books to places less commonly written about—Eastern Europe, etc. It's a mixed bag: I don't really mind the overall organisation, that is—jumping around from country to town to country to region—but within the sections I found it pretty frustrating that, for example, some A librarian suggested this to me when I inquired about travel books to places less commonly written about—Eastern Europe, etc.
Then again, had there been an index by country, I probably would have used that rather than going through the whole book, page by page. One to check out from the library rather than one to buy, but well worth paging through. This book list leans toward books about war, violence, sports, and the outdoors, so it just wasn't appealing to me.
Also, it contains lots of errors and misconceptions about the locations discussed. For example, the author has listed Andorra as a fictional place, on the same list as Earthsea. Ummm, no, Andorra is a real country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. She also gives the wrong dates for events, and dates are generally easy to double check. This sort of glaring error occurs again This book list leans toward books about war, violence, sports, and the outdoors, so it just wasn't appealing to me.
This sort of glaring error occurs again and again, and that, along with the typos and the narrow range of genres, made this book painful to read. Sep 06, Jolanta Da rated it did not like it. In some ways I find it a good resource on what books are there on this country, that country, but it is sorely lacking.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I was glad to learn about Andre Aciman from here, but why didn't she list more significant books on Egypt? For instance, how come Edward william Lane is missing and not mentioned in this book. Yes, I g In some ways I find it a good resource on what books are there on this country, that country, but it is sorely lacking.
Yes, I give her credit for listing Florence Nightingale, but a lot more could have been said about what to read in order to be better acquainted with Egypt. Jan 08, Simone rated it did not like it Shelves: This was an impulse purchase and I regret it. I ordered it from Amazon right way! That was in November I finally dug into it properly last night and I am very disappointed. Many of the This was an impulse purchase and I regret it.
Many of the recommendations in Book Lust To Go only are 1 or 2 sentences and tell me nothing about the story — just where it takes place. Jan 16, Storyheart rated it it was ok Shelves: Nancy Pearl introduced this rather odd guide by admitting she doesn't like to travel. Perhaps the task of recommending fiction and non-fiction for world travellers should have been passed on to a travel enthusiast. While I certainly found some interesting titles to add to my TBR, I have to seriously question a book that offers a larger section on the city of Detroit than the entire countries of Canada and India and offers more titles for Baltimore than the entire history and civilization of Egyp Nancy Pearl introduced this rather odd guide by admitting she doesn't like to travel.
While I certainly found some interesting titles to add to my TBR, I have to seriously question a book that offers a larger section on the city of Detroit than the entire countries of Canada and India and offers more titles for Baltimore than the entire history and civilization of Egypt. Oct 26, Mycala rated it it was amazing Shelves: Because I love lists and because all of my overseas travel is done via armchair these days, this book caught my attention and I might as well just buy it.
I borrowed it from the library and put sticky notes on every page that had interesting books on it. Just envision the book above with lots of those little skinny sticky bookmark notes sticking out in all directions to make it look like somebody slammed the book closed on one of those party horns with the streamers inside.
I'm looking forward to reading her other Book Lusts as well. Get to Know Us. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Just reading the titles of the suggested books can set you to dreaming about destinations near and far. Here's a representative sampling of the categories or chapter titles:
That's what it looked Because I love lists and because all of my overseas travel is done via armchair these days, this book caught my attention and I might as well just buy it. That's what it looked like when I was done making my "oh, that sounds interesting! Dec 25, Olivia rated it liked it Shelves: This book inspired me to start blogging again, this time with the purpose of reading and talking about not reviewing! Links will be coming as soon as I have a few things up on there!
I love you all and thank you wholeheartedly for all of your roles in me becoming the person I am today. I would not be that person without my retired baby blog Olivia's Opinions. Join me on the next leg of my journey? Jan 04, Amanda rated it really liked it. A delightful bibliography of fiction and nonfiction set around the world. Want to find some good reads about Hong Kong? This is the book for you. The entries are organized by country, city, or general geographic area. Nancy Pearl is THE quintessential librarian -- there's even an action figure based off of her!
It's clear that she is a devoted reader; she points readers to thousands of titles in this book.
Jul 22, Alisa Kester rated it did not like it Shelves: I'm a person who loves lists. Most recent customer reviews. Published 8 months ago. Published 1 year ago. Published on May 27, Published on May 21, Published on September 29, Published on June 7, Published on March 4, Published on February 16, Rather silly fiction in some cases, not much historical or cultural reading, either. Published on December 29, Published on December 21, Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
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I like that she warns that some books are not happy reading, so you can prepare yourself for that. I'm looking forward to reading her other Book Lusts as well. See all 37 reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published 8 months ago. Published 1 year ago. Published on May 27, Published on May 21, Published on September 29, Published on June 7, Published on March 4, Published on February 16, Rather silly fiction in some cases, not much historical or cultural reading, either.
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