Reading...Reading...Reading
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Since my surgery and when I was limited in my movements, I've been in a reading frenzy.
First, I read The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair. My friend who was married to an man from India gave this to me and said that it is a true representation of South India. The author published the book when she was 22 years old but based the story on the summers she spent in India since ten years old. There were a couple of predictable parts, but the story flows and does reveal the compliations of family life especially in a culture of strong traditions and rituals--and secrets.
Second, I listened to Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. This is a beautifully written story told from the main character's point of view forty years later--a story about a summer that rocks his family, and of course, a story of survival.
Third, I read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, which has been described as a take off on Hitchcock's Rear Window and a psychological thriller. I always love the technique of alternating chapters from different characters' perspectives, not to mention the clever use of the train throughout. There are many twists to hold one's interests and a surprising ending.
Fourth, I am still reading Jesus: A Pilgramage by Father James Martin, the story of Jesus from his early teens until his Resurrection. The draw of this book is that the author writes about the "hidden life" of Jesus or the life of a man as well as a divine figure. To quote one critic, "Jesus: A Pilgrimage is an invitation to know Jesus as Father Martin knows him: Messiah and Savior, as well as friend and brother."
Since my surgery and when I was limited in my movements, I've been in a reading frenzy.
First, I read The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair. My friend who was married to an man from India gave this to me and said that it is a true representation of South India. The author published the book when she was 22 years old but based the story on the summers she spent in India since ten years old. There were a couple of predictable parts, but the story flows and does reveal the compliations of family life especially in a culture of strong traditions and rituals--and secrets.
Second, I listened to Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. This is a beautifully written story told from the main character's point of view forty years later--a story about a summer that rocks his family, and of course, a story of survival.
Third, I read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, which has been described as a take off on Hitchcock's Rear Window and a psychological thriller. I always love the technique of alternating chapters from different characters' perspectives, not to mention the clever use of the train throughout. There are many twists to hold one's interests and a surprising ending.
Fourth, I am still reading Jesus: A Pilgramage by Father James Martin, the story of Jesus from his early teens until his Resurrection. The draw of this book is that the author writes about the "hidden life" of Jesus or the life of a man as well as a divine figure. To quote one critic, "Jesus: A Pilgrimage is an invitation to know Jesus as Father Martin knows him: Messiah and Savior, as well as friend and brother."
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