Celina's Book'd Lists

Whatcha Reading, Celina?

Created by Celina - Updated on March 28^th 2018

Curious about what I'm currently reading? I'll admit it's a little hodgepodge, but here's a peek into my most recent checkouts!

The line becomes a river

Cantú, Francisco (Essayist), author.

From the Publisher

"A former Border Patrol agent's haunting experience of an unnatural divide and the lives caught on either side, struggling to cross or to defend it"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

I'd heard this book featured on NPR and had to check it out after hearing the interview with the author.

The house of broken angels : a novel

Urrea, Luis Alberto, author.

From the Publisher

"In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies herself, leading to a farewell doubleheader in a single weekend. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a...

Station eleven

Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

From the Publisher

"An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, from the author of three highly acclaimed previous novels. One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time-from the actor's early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a theater troupe known as the Traveling Symphony...

My Thoughts

In anticipation of Emily St John Mandel's visit later this fall, this book is a must read.

The ultimate Kauai guidebook : Kauai revealed

Doughty, Andrew, author.

From the Publisher

This all new tenth edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing resorts, exciting waterfalls, colorful canyons and so much more. Every restaurant, activity...

My Thoughts

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