Posted in book review, tagged Books, khaled hosseini, the kite runner on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The first part, when they were still children, was moving and deeply poignant. I was touched by Hassan and Ali’s loyalty and hated Amir for being a jerk and a coward.
But the second part turned out to be a super melodramatic soap opera. Amir falling in love, his father dying, Amir going back to Afghanistan [...]
Posted in book review, tagged angela's ashes, Books, frank mccourt on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. “Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.”
These lines basically sum up what’s to read in Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes. The author recounts his desperately poor early years, living on public assistance and losing three siblings, wearing shoes repaired with tires, [...]
Posted in book review, tagged book, book review, Books, john grisham, Personal, the runaway jury on October 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I first read The Runaway Jury when I was in high school then decided to reread two weeks ago. For those who haven’t read it, or seen the rather errr.. film version, the plot is about a widow whose husband died of lung cancer. On this jury are all manner of average citizens, except [...]
