History of the Sagamore Hotel: On Lake George, Bolton Landing, N.Y. Book

While this book is technically about the Galapagos, Paul Quarrington devotes a fair amount of space to Toronto. It is an irreverent take on the islands; Quarrington does write about their beauty, but he also writes about how godforsaken parts are, which is an odd choice of words because he is there to find God. As an uneasy mix of humanist and Jew, I felt squeamish during several of the religious passages.

I checked this book out of the library because my fiance suggested we go there for our honeymoon. After reading the book, I checked out the tour prices and found out that most of the rooms within our budget are already booked for July 2011. I don't know how we are going to afford it, but after reading this book, I am determined to go.

One of the benefits of this book is that it does a literature survey of the Galapagos. I now want to read "Voyage of the Beagle" by Charles Darwin, "The Encantadas" by Melville, and "Galapagos: World's End" by William Beebe.

The book would have been improved by a recipe for quince marmalade.

UPDATE: I have since figured out that the "quince marmalade" was membrillo. I wish the book had mentioned this.