« Reason to Smile | Main | Children of Heaven »
August 06, 2003
Book Reports
I've finally decided to pick up a couple of books to read. After the dismal beginning(since my return from Melbourne) of Orwell's nineteen eightyfour, I've decided to scrap reading it. Again. Funny how it is that when the Mother saw me reading the book again, she threatened to throw it away if I don't finish the entire book this time. That was my fourth attempt at finishing the apocalyptic book. However, each time I read it, I will stash it away mid-read. I can never bear to read the ending (maybe because I already know how it will end) and thus I will always drag through the story without ever finishing it. I made it past Part Two this time round, but I just couldn't read it anymore. Paralysis followed. For a while, I thought it was because I just lost the ability to read. But it's just the book that's at it again. Well, I will try again next time round.
So thereafter, I picked up David Benioff's 25th Hour. I'd loved Spike Lee's movie adaptation of the novel and I absolutely adore Barry Pepper and Ed Norton in the movie, so the natural course of action would be for me to read the novel and make a comparison of the both. And I still can't decide between a fabulous movie and a marvellous book. So don't ask me. ;) And I so love New York after reading the book. But of course.
Now, upon a new friend's reccomendation, I'm reading Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. It looks set to wrench my heart and reading it brings me to the hot, scorching SouthWest and makes me forget that I'm in the smouldering heat of Singapore. I will write more about it when I finish it.
However, I've also started reading the Narnia Chronicles again. C.S Lewis never fails to fascinate me even though I had to be coerced by the Mother to read his books when I was younger. Lately, I've been employed to be the reading companion for a dyslexic child and I thought that the Narnia Chronicles would be a good way to get her started, and get myself to finally finish reading the damned books. Well, it turns out that the kid finished reading the Narnia Chronicles! I'm so ashamed of myself I'd better finish them too. In the meantime, we shall read Anne Frank together.
Do I love books? Of course! ;)
Posted by lainey at August 6, 2003 03:27 PM
Comments
i may be the grub but you're the book wormie!
Posted by: mew at August 6, 2003 06:22 PM
Maya Angelou is a very entertaining and passionate speaker ... met her once when she was invited to lecture at my school. Wish I had the time to read her book though. :(
Posted by: Irish at August 6, 2003 08:26 PM
that's cool, Irish, that you met Maya Angelou. You should like the book Lainey-b. book worms are sexy.
jeff
Posted by: jeff at August 6, 2003 09:47 PM
Irish. Go read. U can read a chapter each day when you take your daily dump. :p No excuse not to read :p
Posted by: lainey at August 6, 2003 11:45 PM