I am reading Guacamole Dip by Daniel Reveles. This is a collection of short stories. I am on the 3rd one and all I have to say is, if you don't have
it...get it!
Incredible yarns and he really inserts such truisms about Mexico and Mexicans.
Just loving it.
What are you reading?TecateRay - 8-8-2020 at 10:00 PM
All of Reveles’ Tecate “Pueblo Mágico” books are great. I had the luck to run into him a few times at the Bar Diana, quite an interesting
character.
Reveles books
John M - 8-9-2020 at 05:43 AM
Posted in another thread a few weeks ago. We've enjoyed reading them all.
John M
BajaBlanca - 8-9-2020 at 07:35 AM
Tecate Ray - tell us your impressions of Reveles, please! Do you live in Tecate too? What is it like? Is there a big ex-pat community?
What books are you reading amigos de Bajanomad?
David K - 8-9-2020 at 08:02 AM
I am currently reading Baja California Railways by John Kirchner. This book was also published by the Dawson Bookshop (#49 of the Baja California
Travelers Series). I have the original edition but not the Dawson edition. This is where I found the details on the San Quintín railroad that 4x4abc
inquired about recently.
pauldavidmena - 8-9-2020 at 08:37 AM
I've been reading "Talk Dirty Spanish", by Laura Martinez and Alexis Munier, as well as "Soldiers of Salamis" by Javier Cercas. "Guacamole Dip" sounds like a fun read - as well as tasty!Skipjack Joe - 8-9-2020 at 09:47 AM
More Than a Rock - Guy Tal.
Nothing to do with Baja. It’s about photographyTMW - 8-9-2020 at 03:21 PM
I just finished listening to Clint Hill, Five Presidents. The CD version of his book. He was a Secret Service agent that worked with Ike, Kennedy,
Johnson, Nixon and Ford. I found it fascinating, especially what he had to say about Johnson, Agnew, and Nixon.
I'm starting on The Baja Feeling by Ben Hunter. advrider - 8-9-2020 at 05:43 PM
Blanca, If you want to get rid of that book when your done I would be interested. Maybe we could start a Baja book club and trade them around? I have
a couple I would trade off? thebajarunner - 8-9-2020 at 05:49 PM
"The Border Trilogy" by Don WInslow
first book is "Power of the Dog" then two more
"The Cartel" and "The Border"
More insight into the Cartel than you ever wanted to know... scary.
Just finished "Broken" by Winslow
some Baja/Mexico
Best short story is the one in the San Diego Zoo that starts out "No one knew how the chimp got the gun"
Hard to beat an opening line like that oneSFandH - 8-9-2020 at 06:04 PM
"The Button" - William J. Perry
Truly frightening considering the current situation.
My personal experience has been that the more Spanish I learn, the less useful (or interesting) vulgarities become.
But then, I don't hang out in bars much.
I think they over-emphasized the "Dirty" part of the title to make it seem as if it was a book of vulgarities, when in fact it's more about regional
colloquialisms and "colorful expressions" than anything else. So for that reason it's been fairly useful as a reference book.wilderone - 8-10-2020 at 01:08 PM
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Probably could be termed a chick novel, but she has an extraordinary gift for describing character nuances, and a cutting sense of humor. Marc - 8-15-2020 at 05:25 PM
'The Mexican Mind'
by Boye DeMente.
Lays out why Mexico is Mexico.David K - 3-19-2021 at 05:22 AM
I have three (new) copies available of Guacamole Dip for sale at www.oldmissions.com
windgrrl - 3-19-2021 at 06:23 AM
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder available online for free through my public library. pacificobob - 3-19-2021 at 07:11 AM
