The Last Summer (of You & Me) by Ann Brashares
Summer reading. A meandering coming of age romance. A delightful and frustrating foray into the unnecessarily complicated lives of three adolescents. I had to read this first adult novel by the author of the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.
Summer reading. A meandering coming of age romance. A delightful and frustrating foray into the unnecessarily complicated lives of three adolescents. I had to read this first adult novel by the author of the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.
A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah
This tale should be told. This story is important. However, I found the prose to be monotonous and robotic. I was not moved. It read like a UNICEF advert.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Another reality made so real. Characters so believable. And this is an even harder task in world so far removed from our own daily existence. Afghanistan? Sound depressing. It is not. It is a life affirming tale of loss and survival and hope in a torn region that starts with the individual. A tale of perseverance. I can't wait for the next Hosseini novel.
My reviews are short, but so is my time at home. When I return to Scandinavia, I will get back to posting regularily. There is just so much life to live right now!
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