Book Challenge Update 2006
54. Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-somethings can't get ahead - Tamara Draut - 237 pages. A non-fiction investigation into the problems younger people have today, including huge school debt, lack of opportunities, housing dearth and many more. Interesting topic, but the writing was pretty dry, and the vast # of note/references which appeared at the end wasn't great. Also, she seems to think that a large portion of the problem is lack of subsidized child care etcetera, and as a childfree person, that makes me squirm.
55. The First Victim - Ridley Pearson - 475 pages. Another Lou Boldt story, but this one is set sometime before the last couple ones I read, because LaMoia and Daphne aren't together yet. This one is based on importing illegal Chinese immigrants via container shipping and the murders/investigation on that. Great read, and like the rest of Pearson's work, hard to put down.
55 / 100 books read and 19,971 / 50,000 pages read.
55. The First Victim - Ridley Pearson - 475 pages. Another Lou Boldt story, but this one is set sometime before the last couple ones I read, because LaMoia and Daphne aren't together yet. This one is based on importing illegal Chinese immigrants via container shipping and the murders/investigation on that. Great read, and like the rest of Pearson's work, hard to put down.
55 / 100 books read and 19,971 / 50,000 pages read.