Author: Tara
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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…
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Merry Christmas!
I’ve been delinquent in my postings. There are a number of reasons why – *been busy with work and life (the usual excuse) *not sure whom I’m writing for when I post on my blog or anywhere on the Internet for that matter (related to previous post) *feeling anti-social even from the world of the…
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Before the digital footprint
What did we do to express ourselves? To feel as if we are connected to one another in some way? To feel as if we might be heard? Lately, I’m considering my digital footprint. I want to write. I want to share my thoughts/feelings and stories, but I always question my motive. Who the heck…
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_The Shadow of Your Smile_
It’s been a while since I’ve read a Mary Higgins Clark book. Probably because I’ve read everything she’s written and she doesn’t seem to write as fast as I can read her novels. 🙂 While I enjoyed reading the story at the time, it was forgettable since I’m having trouble recalling the story even as…
