summer reads.

First of all, I have to say that I love my kindle. It's so easy when traveling to carry all the books you could possibly need with you. I think I've downloaded about 20 books already. It's awesome how you just hear about a book from someone and then 30 seconds later you have that book with you. Love it. I actually didn't read that many books in Africa considering how much time we had. I guess not being able to read when in a car doesn't help. Anyways, here are the books I read and my cents.

This was really good- as the title suggests. The author is from South Carolina, I think, and so uses many Southern phrases and situations. I love how she just sums up living in the South so well. Also, she's hilarious.

Well, if there's a sequel, you gotta read it, right ? It might have been better than the first one, not really sure. Just chick lit with no real meaning.

This is one of those books about Africa that you are supposed to read. I was really disappointed with this one. So many people have recommended it. I thought it just had too happy of a story for Africa- and the story is certainly not happy. Apparently, it's one of those books that white South Africans love. I just thought it fell short on all the rave reviews. Read it for yourself- I'd like to know what you think about it.

Ha, I just had to.

This was incredibly insightful. It's only an essay, not an entire book. I love Jon Krakauer's style of writing as almost an investigative reporter. He looks into the guy who wrote 3 Cups of Tea- which I loved- and how corrupt his company is (and how he can't be trusted). Krakauer was a friend of Greg Mortensen so it seems to come from a very personal feud but backed with many details and facts. If you have read 3 cups of Tea, and have thought about supporting them financially, you should really read this first. Definitely changed my views on it.

Currently reading this. It's about a girl who travels the world. She's surprisingly uninteresting and writes about dumb things like which guys she hooks up with and how traveling is exciting. (No shit, Sherlock.) However, I really liked to read the part where she lived in Egypt. She has a perfect perspective that I think every Westerner woman has while living in Egypt. Every woman goes through the same situations, thoughts, feelings, emotions as she writes. Also, I like travel books just because traveling is exciting and addicting.