The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
This book was beautifully written. It is the kind of prose that feels poetic because it is so descriptive.
Set in Malay before World War II and Malaysia after the War, this book weaves a story of many lives that overlap and intertwine.
Enemies become allies thanks to the beauty and magic of the Garden up in the mountains of Malaysia. Through the work of the Garden, the philosophy of the enemy is understood. Later, reconnecting with the garden, secrets are discovered and revealed.
The weaving of the story, unravels the threads of the many lives that were enmeshed both knowingly and not.
I highly recommend this book.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
The One You Love
The One You Love by Paul Pilkington
This was a pretty good thriller. The protagonist, Emma Holden, has a tendency to make stupid decisions which are really annoying but it seems that this is a requirement for most thrillers.
It was a super bargain at $1 on the Kindle so I figured I'd give it a try. There are more books by this author and I would be willing to read them. Not a rousing thumbs up but not a thumbs down either.
This was a pretty good thriller. The protagonist, Emma Holden, has a tendency to make stupid decisions which are really annoying but it seems that this is a requirement for most thrillers.
It was a super bargain at $1 on the Kindle so I figured I'd give it a try. There are more books by this author and I would be willing to read them. Not a rousing thumbs up but not a thumbs down either.
Life After Life
Life After Life: A Novel by Kate Atkinson
At this point pretty much everyone has seen the movie Groundhog Day.
This book has a slight similarity but isn't quite the comedic event of the film.
Ursula is born on a snowy night and then she promptly dies. Then she's born again and lives for awhile only to die shortly after. Once again she's born but this time she lives for awhile. Her story goes on like this over and over again. She has no real memory of her lives lived before only an eerie sense of deja vu. In large part, the people all around Ursula make the same choices in their lives over and over again but Ursula changes events by making a different decision when she has a feeling of foreboding.
Until you read a bit into the story, it is a little disorienting. Once you get a feel for the flow of the book, it is highly enjoyable to live life with Ursula over and over again.
I highly recommend this book.
At this point pretty much everyone has seen the movie Groundhog Day.
This book has a slight similarity but isn't quite the comedic event of the film.
Ursula is born on a snowy night and then she promptly dies. Then she's born again and lives for awhile only to die shortly after. Once again she's born but this time she lives for awhile. Her story goes on like this over and over again. She has no real memory of her lives lived before only an eerie sense of deja vu. In large part, the people all around Ursula make the same choices in their lives over and over again but Ursula changes events by making a different decision when she has a feeling of foreboding.
Until you read a bit into the story, it is a little disorienting. Once you get a feel for the flow of the book, it is highly enjoyable to live life with Ursula over and over again.
I highly recommend this book.
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