Little Girls...

I have been putting off this post for a while as Lolita was one of the weirdest books I have read in a while. In this book, Humbart falls for Lo after her mother dies. Their affair shapes Lo's life as she runs into a hard dramatic life. While I can see how the book was recognized for its writing, the content was so far off, I had a hard time reading it.

It was one of my least favorite book of the year. Before I decided if I liked the characters, they were being asked to make major life decisions. As a whole, I think I could have spent my time reading other books.

Such is life. On the whole, I am glad I only have one day left of the semester at work. The holiday season is busy and fun, but hard on the reading schedule. Over the next 10 days, I will be reading mighty fast! Here we go!

Happy Reading!

RED RUM

Please pass the...Rum.. that is about how I feel after reading Stephen King's The Shining. In a true Halloween spirit, I read two haunting stories back to back. Not the brightest idea I have ever had. I am not impressed with either.

Parts of the book make you squirm and turn every page. Other parts of the book I was left wondering how in the world this related to the story. Additionally, after about 400 pages into the book, I figured out most of the story (200 pages in I figured out over half of the story). E for effort, but I have heard there are other King books that are better.

Stephen King is known for being a wonderful writer. I am just not sure I like horror writing. I think I will give him another chance...

Now I am reading Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?  It is hard to believe the end is in site. I will post November books soon!

Happy Reading!

Ghost Story within a Classic

Well, there are books that you hear about your entire life that people just tell you to read. Toni Morrison's Beloved was one of those for me even though I had no idea what it was about other than post civil war slavery.

Over the weekend, I took a break from the Shining (yes it is finished now) and read Beloved. While it was an interesting story, I am not going to stay I liked it. First, I was really confused. The story jumps around quite a bit and the characters jump around in who controls the narration. After reading a complete character list the story made much more sense.

The story takes a dark turn as the house 217 is haunted by "Beloved" the daughter of Sethe. Sethe and her daughter Denver live in isolation in a town post Civil War and work through the past that "Beloved" brings about. It is weird and hard to read at times. While the character development is amazing at times, it is just an okay book. The haunting is a little weird as well.

Not my favorite. I just finished the Shining and will blog soon.

Happy Reading!

So I read Cat's Cradle

I just realized I never wrote my blog on Cat's Cradle.

Photo credit: Goodreads

Kurt Vonnegut wrote an interesting book on human nature, theology and abandoning American nature.

After WWII, John the narrator goes out to find stories about the Felix and the creation of the atomic bomb. Felix has since died, but his children then provide the backdrop for this story. I am not going to lie this book was weird and I am struggling to write this blog (hence I put it off).

An entire motley crew follows John down to the fictional island of San Lorenzo as they search for the eldest son, Frank. Angela, Newt, and Frank all split a hazardous substance that their father invented at his death. Cat's Cradle goes on to lead the reader on a whirl-wind trip of a new theology, loss government ruling, and questioning of the morals in grain in human beings.

In all this was a thought provoking book. The idea that people can be so adapt to follow a ruler and ideas with no foundation is scary. America is comfortable. This book pushes you to think outside of your comfort-zone.

Happy Reading!