Gokarna or Israel.... Hard to tell

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Having torn ourselves away from a cosy reality we boarded a 5hr train to the far flung white sandy beach of Kuddle, Gokarna.

The journey was made more interesting because we met David and Sara from San Francisco. We really enjoyed talking and swapping book notes on holiday reading.
So far I have read

Engelby - ok
The Reluctant Fundamentalist- well written quick story
The Kite Flyer - not as good as A Thousand Splend Suns
Mr Pip - interesting story set on a tropical Island
The Outsider - a thriller beautifully written
The Book Thief - narated by Death, it is quite funny in places
When you are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris -best bok so far - Thanks Breda Walshe xx
The savage Garden - crap
The Secret Life Of Bees - desperately trying to be Fried Green Tomatoes
I am nearly through The Resurectionist which is pretty grim.

Sorry for forgetting the author.

The volume control issue is still ever present. At this moment there is a very loud and boring young Isreali semi hippy boring the head off his friend in Sydney on the internet phone.
I can not sit and listen to another word or I may scream.

More later once Radio Israel is turned off.

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