BOOK PROJECT: BOOKS 4 and 5
Book 4 was Katrina and the Frenchman, (1/4/10 - 1/8/10) by none other than marcy_italiano. We met Marcy in 2007 at ConFusion, striking up a conversation with her and her husband in the consuite. It was Insta-Friendship, just add a Convention.
We learned as we got to know them about their horrible experience being trapped in New Orleans during Katrina, and although we've had the text file of this book since before it was published, and the book copy of it for probably well over a year, I just recently decided to read it.
Dave had told me it was brutal. And it was, it really was. Marcy and G had planned a stopover in NO on their way back to Canada after a cruise. The ship landed, dropped them off, and they suddenly realized they were very, very stuck. Planes were not leaving. There were no cars to be rented.
Katrina and the Frenchman is their story - a story of people trapped in a hotel together, trying to figure out what to do. This book shows both the best and the worst of people, and was a very difficult read. However, I am very, very glad I did.
Due to one thing and another, Marcy self-published Katrina and the Frenchman, and if you'd like a copy, you can read more about it and purchase it at her web page. All proceeds are donated to Common Ground Relief - she's not making a penny from telling her story.
Book 5 was Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (1/14/2010-1/21/2010). I read some Verne last year, and am continuing that this year. It was a fast read, (I didn't read it every day, which is why I took a week) but its been interesting to read some of the classics.
We learned as we got to know them about their horrible experience being trapped in New Orleans during Katrina, and although we've had the text file of this book since before it was published, and the book copy of it for probably well over a year, I just recently decided to read it.
Dave had told me it was brutal. And it was, it really was. Marcy and G had planned a stopover in NO on their way back to Canada after a cruise. The ship landed, dropped them off, and they suddenly realized they were very, very stuck. Planes were not leaving. There were no cars to be rented.
Katrina and the Frenchman is their story - a story of people trapped in a hotel together, trying to figure out what to do. This book shows both the best and the worst of people, and was a very difficult read. However, I am very, very glad I did.
Due to one thing and another, Marcy self-published Katrina and the Frenchman, and if you'd like a copy, you can read more about it and purchase it at her web page. All proceeds are donated to Common Ground Relief - she's not making a penny from telling her story.
Book 5 was Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (1/14/2010-1/21/2010). I read some Verne last year, and am continuing that this year. It was a fast read, (I didn't read it every day, which is why I took a week) but its been interesting to read some of the classics.