Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded | 
pickNo one is ever going to accuse me of being a science person...with that said I inhaled this one. A ton of history, a lot of science but in a way that's easy to explain and a lot about the countries and islands of the Dutch East Indies. I didn't want to put this one down. #nonfiction #bookspin @thearomaofbooks
panI (unfortunately) listened to the audio. It was a male British voice (the author), so I recognized immediately that I was in trouble. I was bored. It didn‘t hold my interest at all. It did seem to start with a lot of historical information about the area (Java, Sumatra). Beyond that, I think it took a long time to get to the volcano, but even then, I wasn‘t really listening. Cont in comments...
Friday morning we were at my local library‘s door at opening time to hit their library sale. This time we were met with success!! I had arm loads of books. I only live a block and a half away but @emilyhaldi had to drive me (and my haul) home.
I read this book in university and feel like I should read it again. A brief article about the volcano from Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/article/67852/10-facts-about-krakatoas-1883-eruption
#aprilbookshowers day 11: set in southeast Asia.
I volunteer at my local library sorting donated books. A perk is that we can buy books for book sale prices ($1-2). I put this gem aside on Tuesday because I didn't have any change. My husband says my volunteering is breaking the bank 😬
pickWide ranging historical survey starting from a volcano.
