Author: Tara
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_Into the Wild_
_Into the Wild_ by Jon Krakauer After reading Jon Krakauer’s _Under the Banner of Heaven_, I thought I’d try another one of his recommended novels. This 2007 novel, _Into the Wild_ follows the story of Chris McCandless who walks away from his family, possessions, and way of life in hopes of finding his ideal future. With…
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Today
Like a Choose Your Own Adventure story Every day has numerous possibilities. Sadly, we cannot bookmark a page in life And must make choices Without being able to go back to said point When we find we’ve come to a gruesome end. Instead, we must bravely and confidently choose our path Some with great cynical…
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_Room_
_Room_ by Emma Donoghue This was probably one of the most interesting fiction novels that I’ve read in a long time in terms of a unique story from an unfamiliar perspective. Donoghue writes the entire novel from the point-of-view of Jack, a curious five-year-old, who shortly after his fifth birthday has to learn to shoulder…
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3 days left in January, really????
It feels like the past few months have been just a blur in my life. In fact, it’s like I’ve come out of a dream where I was sleep walking through my life. I think for the time-being the worst is over – so let me catch up. My post on depression was me peeking…
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_Cross Fire_
_Cross Fire_ by James Patterson Patterson continues to develop the character, Alex Cross, and his ongoing antagonist, Kyle Craig, in this novel. It has hints of being the last in the Cross series, but that’s just my own opinion. The story starts to get a bit predictable and too convenient from the clues of the…
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_Under the Banner of Heaven_
_Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith_ by Jon Krakauer This book was a doozy of a tale of the foundations and progress of the Mormon religion. Jon Krakauer writes in an easy-to-read journalistic style telling the story of the beginnings, divisions and transformations of the Latter Day Saints centered around the…
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Happy New Year!
Okay, so this post is a little bit late, but that’s the way things have been going lately. So, at least this will be written within the first month of the year. 😛 We have survived to experience 1-1-11 not to be seen again for another hundred years. In another 11 years we can see…
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Depression
Truth: Everyone gets depressed at some point in their lives. Truth: Living as an expat involves the regular culture-shock cycle which includes depression. Truth: Someone with my history/background naturally would deal with depression. Truth: There is nothing wrong with feelings of depression and it does not make me a mental case… I know these truths.…
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_What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures_
_What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures_ by Malcom Gladwell is an interesting collection of his New Yorker articles over the years. Since I’ve not been able to keep up with all his articles (though I wish I could find the time to read the New Yorker regularly…), it was interesting to read his…
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_The Postcard Killers_
_The Postcard Killers_ by James Patterson and Liza Marklund is one of the better crime stories by Patterson lately. Marklund’s influence must have been strong in writing this story because I was on edge throughout most of the book. While the ending may have been a little too neat in terms of the love relationship…
