Book Recommendation

One of the upshots of a less hectic schedule and no actual classes (just lab work) is that I have had the luxury of diving head first back into the world of pleasure reading. I read plenty of books that I LOVED while in college but there is something to be said for picking up and completing a book that does not appear on a syllabus.

I just met the end-cover of a lovely book. It is a set of non-fiction vignettes detailing the lives of American ex-patriots living in Bangkok, written by a former Rolling Stones contributor:

It had some interesting points and painted an honest, sometimes brutal, picture of this city. One of the most interesting points that a circumspect analysis of the portraits highlighted was the idea that Bangkok is a "man's city". Sure enough, every single ex-pat Mr. Hopkins detailed was a man... I must admit that I have experienced this void of western women first hand. I encounter at least 200 western men for every western woman I catch sight of. Undoubtedly, this is an idea for me to ponder/test a bit. It is a great book if you want quick (5-10 page), engaging, and enlightening glimpses into Bangkok.