New Book, New Life 9/16/2008

I think I said before that I love books because you can go anywhere and be anything. Since that is the case, I finished being the The Time Traveler's Wife and am now a hostage in the book Bel Canto (P.S.). It is not your typical hostage book. So far it is not very action packed, but it does look into the thoughts and feelings that go through people in a stressful situation (such as being held hostage). It follows several different characters and gives their unique perspectives to each situation. I don't want to give anything away, so I will just say that if you are into well-written books with lots of great imagery (you actually see this house and these people in your mind's eye in clear detail) and don't care about a lot of fast paced action then you will love this book. I have also added a link to it in My Favorites widget so you can find it fast later. Another book, actually two books, that I added is Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq, which I mentioned in my last blog. It is a very heart breaking and realistic look at how things actually are in Iraq, from the perspective of a native Iraqi and not a soldier or journalist. It is a collection of blogs written by a young woman living in Baghdad, and is heart-breaking because even with all our good intentions for saving the Iraqi people from Saddam, in many ways things are far words now than they every were before. This book puts you in the middle of Baghdad and allows you to experience the other side of this war. If you are at all a thoughtful person and care about being well informed rather than just believing what the politicians and media feed you, then read this book. It make give you a new perspective on things. I am trying to think up a short list of some of my favorite books to add and will post them later. I have a few in mind. Some tear-jerkers, some travel memoirs, and some that are just plain fun. I still have those poem ideas simmering in my head, and I think they are just about ready to put on paper. I'll add them, as well as some of my other work later also, although I will probably have to stay up until 3 a.m. since my life is so crazy right now.
Peace.