Jorge Almada Almada itibaren Texas
It's an older book (published 1972, I believe) and the author admits to cutting out huge portions from the collection of letters, journals, and papers. Still, it was a good read in understanding some of Gibran's personal history and passion for writing and painting.
Part two follows an older and somewhat more mature Artemis to the frozen Arctic, striving to regain the balance that has been forged between two worlds. Someone's ALWAYS messing up the plans....
Compilation of non-fiction stories and articles by the author about Florida. Unfortunately, I didn't find most of them very interesting but I think it is a matter of personal taste rather than bad writing.
This book was fun to read. I thought it was clever and surprisingly effective that the author used only letters from various characters and excerpts from a book as the narrative. The unravelling of the Egyptologist's story was handled with just the right pacing to keep the reader curious and uncertain until nearly the end, when things just go completely to hell for the poor guy. The tone of the book was totally tongue-in-cheek, but the characters themselves were earnest and well-developed; reading this book was the literary equivalent of watching a Christoper Guest movie.
To sum up how I feel about this book: 1. I read this book on a trip to Europe, and while everyone else wanted to go out and give'r all night in Budapest, I wanted to stay in and read finish this story. 2. I never bend the pages of my books, and rarely crack the spines, but this book is read to shreds. 3. I can read it in about 3 hours tops. I've read it at least twice a year since 2000. 4. I HATED THE MOVIE AFTER THE FIRST 5 MINUTES.