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Jan 20

Poor Daniel

Posted by Christian on January 20, 2008. Filled under Books.

As what I have written in my main blog, the first time I read a book with an autistic character (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon) involved in the story, I wasn’t impressed. And had I knew that “Daniel Isn’t Talking” by Marti Leimbach has something to do [...]

 

Oct 06

Book for your Mind

Posted by Christian on October 6, 2007. Filled under Books.

Have you ever been to a circus? In my case, yes. A circus went to my school a few years ago, They don’t have any animals with them. No lions, no funny monkeys, no elephants. But they have various equipments. In Sara Gruen’s “Water For Elephants“, you’ll be able to feel how is it [...]

 

Aug 20

A Bizarre Book

Posted by Christian on August 20, 2007. Filled under Books.

Have you read a book where a dog plays an important role in the plot of the book? In my case, I’ve read two of them, and both has a touch of death. In this review, I would talk about Carolyn Parkhurst’s debut novel, Dogs of Babel (also known as Lorelei’s Secret in the UK).
I [...]

 

Jul 20

I Believe it

Posted by Christian on July 20, 2007. Filled under Books.

A mother’s love is a kind of love that you will only feel from the person that you consider as your mother. In Mitch Albom’s latest novel, “For One More Day,” he has captured a perfect example of how a mother truly loves her child.
“For One More Day” is the story of Charles “Chick” [...]

 

Jul 20

“Chinese Cinderella” is not Only for Girls

Posted by Christian on July 20, 2007. Filled under Books.

A few years ago, I’ve already seen Adeline Yen Mah’s “Chinese Cinderella” in the nearest local bookstore in our country, but I only disregarded it. It looked too plain and the title was not catchy to me — “Cinderella” was not intended for boys, at the very first place. I was glad that I’ve [...]