Books Books Books

These are some books I bought this year and I think they're worth reading:
1. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
2. The Way West by A.B. Guthrie
3. Stories an anthology edited by Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio
4. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
(It's in a list, I can't get why it was banned, it doesn't offend anything, minor sexual scene (which even doesn't involve any kisses), minor fight. Well but obviously not the kind of book you tell for your children, you want them to grow nice don't you?)
5. Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
6. Catatan Seorang Demonstran (Annotations of A Demonstrator) by Soe Hok Gie

number 1 & 5 are children books but you can really enjoy, they're too sober for kids anyway.

I bought a LOT of books this year but just finished some. Among the disappointing ones is The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. Te book is not bad, it's just not my kind of books. It is critically acclaimed but I really want to get rid of the book. But I can't just dump it anywhere and some kids pick up and read it, those pure little minds. The book belongs to the literary community, or maybe just everyone smarter than me. I just don't like it, no matter how good. I mean, vegetables are good, but many people don't like it.

I'm disappointed with the book, when I finished and think about what I get from it, nothing's good, did it expand my mind? but to what extent? I feel haunted and almost claustrophobic and paralyzed and tricked. Some people said, that is what makes a book is good, the emotional, psychological fight you have during reading, how it requires you to look deeper beyond, how it took you away, and left you confused? Call me dumb but I don't like it anyway. I haven't got to the level of loving abstract dark things, and maybe never. I do love this May Kasahara girl, the only joy.

Now I have this pile of books haven't read. Nearly a Dozen. I don't know where to start :)

Searchlight

ATS girls on duty.

I'm really into old vibes right now. Looking war pics, watching war movies. A lot reading about segregation times. Just finished Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The saddest children book I ever read, no, the book hardly a tearjerker. I mean sad because in the entire book I didn't remember the children, and all of the people, had any fun. It's all about working at cotton fields, burning sunlight, poverty, hard times, hard times. But I like how the Logan family sticks together, how strong they are. And Cassie, Cassie being doesn’t have any idea what her color of skin mean and demand to be just equal to anyone. I like stories like this, no dragons, magic spells, apocalypse of some kind. Just simple people struggling in real life, real heroism as I call. I can relate to it and I can realize how small I am. The unknowns behind me, ahead of me, around me.

College is Fine

I'm really into old vibes right now. Looking war pics, watching war movies. A lot reading about segregation times. Just finished Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. TBeen so long.

New year's eve, spent home. Unlike previous years it doesn't meant so much for me. I mean, I just realized what day it is, just now.

Well, to sum up a bit.

I've met new wonderful people, at the city, the college. People whom I'm close with, people I like and watch (and they don't have any idea), people dead I've read about and somehow feel close to them too. After high school I take things slowly, I reflect, sort some things out, find out things about me and everything around me which previously I was blind to. At some point I got really terrified because of the amount of new things I just understand, is like being caged all this time and suddenly go out and saw the whole vast unknown lay ahead. Funny when I expect lemon, life gives me... watermelon. Lol.

I drive a car now :D not an old sky-blue Beetle as I wanted before, a hot red March, yea it still have those round headlamp so I can bear with it, the same size too. After 4 crashes I've grown a feeling for her. Poor thing.

College is fine.

What more? Ohyeah, sorry for the English. Am reading The Way West and really got into it, such a nice story, you should try it. So bye for now. Buffalos waiting.