Death or Glory

I JUST realized that I haven’t been updating about books read. Bad blogger.

Here’s the rundown of what I’ve read since my Reading Rainbow post in February:

White Tiger
By Aravind Adiga

I loved this novel. It really draws the reader in and it’s an easy read, but that’s not meant to speak badly about the quality of the writing. The book was really thought provoking and I highly recommend it.

Dreams From my Father, a story of race and inheritance
By Barack Obama

Prior to reading this book, I had heard some clips from the audio book where Barack Obama was doing the reading himself, including all of the cussing. I couldn’t help but hear his voice in my head while I read it.
The thing I liked about this book, is that it seemed to be an honest look at his life. It didn’t gloss over his life. He mentions things that I’m sure, now as a President, he would have glossed over or written differently. I think because it was written at a different time in his life, before his ambitions for president were realized, it shows a different side of him. Perhaps I am wrong. Who knows? Either way, it was a good read. It really gives you the background on his life and where he is coming from.

Les Misérables
By Victor Hugo

This book I had owned for a while and it took me a while to really get into it.
It’s not that I didn’t like it, it’s just that I always had other books I was reading that I was more into. I think because it was a classic, I felt like I could always go back to it. I finally finished reading it and I’m glad I did. I enjoyed the debate it inspires about what makes a person good or bad. Great book.

Okay, that’s all for now.
I have four more books to write about, but I’ll save those for another time.
I guess I finally made good on my new year’s resolution. I’ve been a reading demon.