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 Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:16 pm
I was just wondering if anyone has read any good books recently. Give the book a mini review and perhaps sum up what it is about but don't give the whole story away!
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:40 pm
The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo
Santiago is a shepherd boy who can read and write only because earlier on in his life his parents wanted him to be a loyal servant of God (a priest). He's from Spain and one night, he is hit by this dream under an orchard tree. A pyramid, underneath it unimagined treasure of forgotten conquests by the Spaniards and their spoils. The story from that point is speaks of his journey, his encounters with the legendary alchemist that can transmute anything to gold and everything in between. I read it as a freshmen, amazing.
At the end, I laughed. Not because of how it was funny, but scoffing at how it was a joke. Later, I came to the realization I laughed out of fear -- a way to make it into something smaller. The message is truly deep and moving.
La Bruja de Portobello by Paul Coehlo (The Witch From/Of Portobello)
Something of curiosity, really. They seem nothing alike. Here, we hear the story of a woman who calls herself Athena from the perspectives of everyone who met her at different points of her life. Similar to Caesar in that aspect, but strictly there. It goes on with few regulars (of which there are only five). It's difficult to truly explain it without giving anything away.
The Fifth Quarter of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Amazing, in the sense that this author captured my attention. It's War World II, the Germans are inhabiting France. We hear this amazing story from an older woman which switches to the present to the past when she starts off as a 10 year old girl to a bit later. Her mother is a strict woman that raises her children as she does with her trees, cutting/nipping imperfections as she sees fit to raise a healthy tree -- no affection or love in the equation. It's a page turner that keeps you wondering what's going to happen next.
The Gypsies by Jan Yoors
Incredible, it gives you an insider's view of the Rom's (Gypsy's) lifestyle. It's awe inspiring how this 12 year old boy up and leaves home to integrate himself into this caravan of complete strangers. He's looking back on it and re-tells his story to us. Non-fictional and leaves you with the so many questions and so very few answers. Typical of a true Rom.
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:26 am
The Knife of Never Letting go.
I finished it in about a week it was that good. The language is a bit huckleberry-finn like but if you can get past that the story is scary good.
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:15 am
APPLES richard milward
Basically a midlesbrough estate in all its ******** up glory.
Adam and Eve narrate it.
But it's no way a love story.
The title comes from "apples" being slang for ectasy.
Enjoy <3
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:11 am
I am currently reading the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. They are really very good. Though I am sure you will have all read them. I know they are essentially a child's book (and at 22 perhaps I am a little too old).
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:12 pm
I've been reading a series of suspense novels by Stella Cameron set in Touissant, Louisiana. They're pretty good. Killers killing people.
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