The Traveller

I thought the concept of this book was interesting. The novel, in the end wasn't. Though I am still fascinated by the author and how he "lives off the grid", I do not care for his writing or style. I did finish it, but not because I liked it enough. I finished it because I didnt think the author could screw it up so badly. He had something and went nowhere with it. I was disappointed. :(

Feast of Love

I really loved this book, and I fell in love with this passage..

"Inside the stadium, I feel the hushed moonlight on my back and sit down on a metal bench. The August meteor shower now seems to be a part of this show. I am two thirds of the way up. These seats are too high for visibility and too coldly metallic for comfort, but the place is so massive that it makes most individual judgements irrevelent. Like any coliseum, it defeats privacy and solitude through sheer size. Carved out of the earth, sized for hordes and giants, bloody injuries and shouting and so massive that no glance can take it all in, the stadium can be considered the staging ground for epic events, and not just in football, in 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson announced his Great Society Program here."

The author is talking about the stadium at the University of Michigan. Wow. That paragraph took my breath away. I love the "hushed moonlight on my back" part. Mmhmm. This author has a way with words very few authors have nowadays.

Firmin

I LOVE IT! If you love literature and are a bit romantic about it, you will too!!!!! This little guy was the voice of my soul when it comes to reading.

Miracle in the Andes

Its possible to experience all things with this book. Pain, anger, frustration, fear, religion, morality, joy. Above all, this book takes you on a journey through humanity and you dont come out the same way you went in.

Yes yes, I read this one for a third time. I can't help it, I wanted to be comforted. I read this one in between other books and when other books fell through, when they weren't interesting, I gave up and this one prevailed.
Richard, he yields the sword of truth with a mission of setting things right, and my favourite, he falls in love. I don't think I have ever read a book more than this one, i love it so.

The Road

wow. more later. still reflecting on this one.

A Partisan's Daughter

So, I would like to take this time and introduce to you one of my favorite authors. He is wonderful and I love the images I get in my minds eye when I read his words.
The first time I read one of his books I knew exactly what I wanted to read for the rest of my life.
This book, though it was incredibly captivating, I felt like it was missing something. i kept reading to find out what happens next, and nothing seemed to have happened next. Though it did manage to keep me on the edge of my seat the entire time, I felt a little saddened when it was over. The ending was lovely, the more and more I think about it.