Due to incredible computer trouble, combined with summer trips, it's been ages since I posted. My hard drive died, but not before it was misdiagnosed as a RAM problem. I'm still short some RAM, trying to figure it out, but I think I am going to just give up and make an appointment at the genius bar.
Short list of what I read in July and August:
Harry Potter 1-7
Prime Witness by Steve Martini
The Coffee Trader by David Liss
The $64 Tomato by William Alexander
The Changeling and Madwand by Roger Zelazny
That's all I can think of. I used to read so fast. Pathetic.
If you like to garden, or like to laugh at people gardening, read The $64 Tomato. It has been a long time since I laughed so hard while reading. The author has a web site, http://www.64dollartomato.com.
I have started Intrepid's Last Case by William Stevenson.
Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Catching up with my reading...
I have read quite a bit since my last post. I finished Rule of Four. Then I read Martin Cruz Smith's December 6. This was quite an interesting book. There's not much plot - Harry Niles, our protagonist, is an American resident of Tokyo on December 6, 1941. Will he get out of Japan before Pearl Harbor? And what exactly does he know about Pearl Harbor and the Japanese navy's interest in the Hawaiian islands?
Above all, December 6 is a character study. Characters like Harry don't come along very often. Harry is flawed, charming, smart, and yet cannot get out of his own way. He understands the Japanese culture in a way few westerners could at that time, and manipulates his Japanese friends mercilessly. Harry is not a "good" guy, he is at times downright ruthless and heartless.
And since the Harry Potter book 7 will be released soon, I have started my journey through the world of Harry Potter again. I have finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and am now reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I had forgotten how well crafted the first book was, our first introduction to this now world famous character. But it really was a delightful read. Harry's discoveries of the wizarding world are our discoveries as well, and there is a freshness to the first book that is sheer pleasure.
Above all, December 6 is a character study. Characters like Harry don't come along very often. Harry is flawed, charming, smart, and yet cannot get out of his own way. He understands the Japanese culture in a way few westerners could at that time, and manipulates his Japanese friends mercilessly. Harry is not a "good" guy, he is at times downright ruthless and heartless.
And since the Harry Potter book 7 will be released soon, I have started my journey through the world of Harry Potter again. I have finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and am now reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I had forgotten how well crafted the first book was, our first introduction to this now world famous character. But it really was a delightful read. Harry's discoveries of the wizarding world are our discoveries as well, and there is a freshness to the first book that is sheer pleasure.
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