Books Galore!

Firstly, before I begin on the important stuff let me say that I am sorry for being away so long. Before all you maniac blog fiends attack me with two by fours with nails in the end, it was not my fault. Blogger, having recently refurbished itself, due to a takeover by Google decided that it was not going to let me on to my blog. Git. So, I've been unable to give an update. I'm sure you've all wet yourselves with worry.

Anyway, the main thing that I've been doing over the last few weeks is reading. My beloved Sara has been away on her holidays, leaving me with some excrutiatingly lonely free time on my hands. So, I read. Here is my round up of the books I have found myself absorbed in (in chronological order, may I add! How impressive is that? I know... not very...):

Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salenger

Can anyone tell me what the hell this book is about? I know that it's supposed to be about the passageway from childhood into young adulthood and the fear of turning into one of the 'Phoney' adults that Holden sees all around him. Despite this, I didn't really like Holden. I just felt he made life difficult for himself a lot of the time. The jury is still out on this book, I'm afraid. So if you value my opinion, then you'll just have to wait and see. If you don't, then you probably don't care anyway! So it's all good!

Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

I read the Da Vinici Code. It was ok. Not a difficult read. Nothing too brain taxing. Entertaining. So, I thought, I'll read the prequel. I bought Angels and Demons. It's ok. Not a difficult read. Nothing too brain taxing. Entertaining... wait... I've read this somewhere before! Oh Mr Brown, you are a sneaky one! It turns out that The Da Vinci Code is the same book as Angels and Demons. Replace 'Holy Grail' with 'Antimatter Bomb' and 'Opus Dei' with 'Illuminati' and you have Dan Brown's first Robert Langdon Novel. It's like a literature version of Madlibs. I say, if you've read one Dan Brown novel, you've read them all.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

A touching book about the death of a fairground maintenance worker Eddie. After his heroic death, Eddie meets five people in heaven who explain his life to him. It is easy to read, insightful and I think that most people would take away at least one thing from this book that might change their life. I felt at least some sense of hope after reading this, and definately reconsidered some of the choices that I've made in my life. At the least, you should read this book because it is an interesting and heartwarming tale, in which everyone makes a difference no matter how unappreciated it may seem. The writing style is colourful and ideally suited to the small town feel of the book. Even though the main setting of the book is in heaven, you feel as if you never really left the picturesque seaside fairground of Ruby Pier.

So, that's the books that I read. I'm reading 'The Historian' at the moment, so expect that fairly soon. (It was Richard and Judy's book of the year, so you know it's got to be good! Am I kidding, am I not? Only time, and this blog will tell!)

Bobbikk