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Afghanistan: The Kite Runner
Recently, some friends and I decided to start a book club where we are reading books from around the world. You can find the list we are using here. It is called “Around the World in 80 Books” and I will dedicate a new category on my blog in its honour. I hope you will enjoy taking the journey with us. For the first month, we decided to read the Afghanistan pick “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. I, unfortunately, didn’t get around to finishing the book, but my friends Elri, Macy, and Rachel all wrote reviews for you to enjoy: (Please note each review brings a unique perspective and…
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Review: Little House in the Big Woods
“They were cosy and comfortable in their little house made of logs, with the snow drifted around it and the wind crying because it could not get in by the fire.”
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Review: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
"She lives in a world I do not understand, populated by phrases and philosophies that apply only to people like her. People, maybe, who do not yet know tragedy."
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Review: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton & Jodi Matthews
"Pay attention. We’ve tweaked minor details. We’ve completely rearranged major details. Some names have been changed to protect the innocent (or not-so-innocent, or simply because we thought a name was terrible and we liked another name better)."
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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
“Do your kind even know what love is? Can you feel anything at all, or is it just... programmed?”
