Review: Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages

Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages by Gaston Dorren
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Chances are, no matter how much or little you enjoy languages, you will learn a lot from this book.

Having said that, the choice of the most popular languages leaves a feeling of inadequacy, in that too many languages are left by the wayside. Granted, the discussions on why these languages become widespread is interesting (ie the difference between Dutch and Portuguese), although more could have been said on that as well, and how the less widespread languages differ, etc.

My favorite quote: "The German Case System is in annoyingly good health"



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Review: The Third and Final Continent

The Third and Final Continent by Jhumpa Lahiri
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a re-read, and I have to say I still enjoyed it. In fact, reading it on its own (without the other short stories in the collection) might have made it stand out more. 

I keep telling myself to read more Lahiri. I really need to make that one of my new year's resolutions. 

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