Friday, 23 January 2009

What book did you choose and for what reason(s)? What do you hope to gain from reading it?

Choices
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Brittany, Chelley, Tessa, Grayson, Mr. Clemente

Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness by Jeffrey Tayler
Hannah, Ben, Shannon

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Rachel, Bailey, Eileen, Maria, Haley

Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard
Kylie, Alex, Adam

In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo by Michela Wrong

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
Connor, Damian

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Emma

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Jordan, Josh

The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Kathryn, Laura, Natalie, Pat, Paige, Whitney