One word at a time.

Been reading lots of good books lately... Night (by Ellie Wiesel), The Kite Runner, Ireland, Memoirs of Geisha, Intrepeter of Maladies (won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize). Among those titles, my personal favorites are The Kite Runner *grin* and Interpreter of Maladies. The first one has unbelievably great storyline, plus its protagonist is a writer... and I’ve always wanted to be one so I can easily dive in to his way of thinking and perspective.
Night, a Noble Prize winner, carries a powerful record of the Holocaust by the Nazis in Auschwitz. It is a true personal account of the writer’s experience himself so every single details of the book gave me a strong chill down the bone. Knowing that all those cruelties beyond words did happen, and knowing that this kind of genocide still happens today, even as I write this blog.

Coming my way in the next few days: The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger),The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)and To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic by Harper Lee. I've never watched the movie, but I heard raving reviews on its controversial subject (at least when it was first published)...so that should be an interesting read.

And next on my list:
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Everyman by Philip Roth
Waiting by Ha Jin

I know! You can officially call me a voracious reader now! But reading is truly a great way to spend your time. You can learn boundless of knowledge, meet different people (or characters!) or fly around the globe! Spend an hour in Africa, France or New York... anywhere you want to go. One word at a time.