January’s Reading
As a kid growing up I was always an avid reader, by avid I mean I would read up to forty books a year. However, when I left school and bought my first laptop and discovered what wi-fi was my days of reading where over.
So when the new year came around it was time to make those damn new year resolutions I decided “Must read more” should top the list. There’s no way I have the time to read forty books a year anymore so I thought a mild, realistic amount of twelve books a year would be attainable.
January has now come and gone and I’m pride to say I’m three books in. Each book was an absolute delight to read and had been calling my name for ages.
This is what I read this month:
THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED THROUGH THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED BY JONAS JONASSON
The first book I decided to read this year was The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. The story of a reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it’s not too late to start over. A rather easy read for all ages and one cannot help but to laugh out loud at times.
The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. I read Hossenini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, about 8 years ago when it was first published and The Kite Runner has been on my must read list since then. A beautiful novel of betrayal and redemption that’s gripping and emotional. The story introduces one to the Afghan life of a war-torn Afghanistan. Fast paced with a surprise around every corner. A definite must read.
So apparently I’m going to kill someone now. For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about The Catcher in the Rye has a rather notorious reputation since several shootings have been associated with Salinger’s novel including the murder of John Lennon.
The novel didn’t really follow a major, riveting plot line yet somehow still kept me engrossed but I guess that’s because there was something rather perplexing about J.D. Salinger’s story about a troubled teenager and his own strange and wonderful thoughts while he roamed about New York City for a few days.
It saddens me to think that this book is still banned in so many American Schools.
