The Birth House (↑)

Hello everyone,

I know it took me forever to post again, but I'm back in university so my reading time is now limited, sadly.

The book I just finished is: The Birth House by Amy McKay. Superbly written book, and is well researched (as far as I know). It follows a young girl in the early 1900's in the backwoods of rural Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia (up near the Bay of Fundy) as she becomes a midwife, and how she triumphs over a obstetrician. It makes me think of how women were only perceived as the baby makers, and how they weren't able to hold steady jobs, even though they damn have the right to. It's amazing to see how far we've come since then. To know that women are now allowed to hold jobs, and even make more than their husbands, without having their husbands pitch a fit about it.

I hope our society continues to improve upon equality between men and women.

Fairly short post this time. Hopefully I finish a book more quickly next time!

Until then, happy reading!

Thoughts

So, I haven't finished a book yet (sadly...), but these are some thoughts --or a thought, depending on how much I remember--that I've thought about after I read some books. One of them was actually said by a famous Canadian author (Lucy Maud Montgomery). If I remember correctly, she mentioned how that most people who like to read do so because they do not have any true friends. I believe this is true because I am that way. I have friends, yes, but not ones that make an effort to see me, or include me in things. I look at my mother who is also an avid reader, and she was the same way. My boyfriend and ex-boyfriend are readers and they too do/did not have any close friends. Maybe people who do not have close friends and read a lot find friends in the books they read (the characters), or maybe it allows them to dream about a life they wish they could have. Is it sad to read only as an escape from your own life? It is, but it isn't. I mean everyone needs an escape, but it's when the person believes that it's real, that it would become sad, or a true problem.

I forget what other thoughts I had pertaining novels I have read, so this is all for now.

Happy Reading! Oh and Happy New Year!

Remembering the Bones (↓)

Hello all,

I have finished yet another book, didn't take me that long. Sadly, this might be my last post for a long time because I am going back to university soon, and of course I won't have that much time to write.

Anyway, I read Remembering the Bones by Frances Itani. It's about an elderly woman who goes off a cliff in her car on the way to the airport to go visit the Queen for her birthday. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting. It was kind of like a memoir of her life, even though it really wasn't that interesting of a life...The characters were boring, and the stories were weird, or so I thought. I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone.

I am onto reading The Birth House by Amy McKay. Hopefully this will be good!

Happy reading!

First Blog

It's my first blog entry. So we'll see how this goes. Just a low down for everyone, this blog is going to be about me reviewing books that I've read recently, and probably talking about other random things that I find are associated with the book, or something that comes up as I read the book.

I just finished reading The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (rating: ↑). It's an amazing book! However, when you start it you won't believe how it finishes, and how it gets around to finishing. At first I thought the novel was going to be about the trials and tribulations of a rape victim, but really it's more than that. It goes from a "love" story to a mystery/thriller/action novel. At first I felt bad for the main character, but by the end of the novel, I was surprised at how strong she actually was. One thing that I loved was in the end, how it said, "Maybe it took realizing that you COULD die to keep you from wanting to do it." (pg. 321). Another thing I liked about this book was that there was a hidden message in the comics interspersed in the book. I won't say what the message was for those of you who haven't read or discovered the hidden message yet, just so I don't spoil it.

That's about all for now. Once I finish another book, or come up with another idea from the books I've previously read and want to share, I will write!

Take care all, and happy reading!