01.Aug.2007 The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
I wanted to read Jodi Picoult’s book for some time, but just never got the chance to. This is her first book that I read, and it’s good enough to make me wanting more of her work. I just picked up this book out of the shelves in Border Singapore (I like the cover), then [...]
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
The book about an old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson. :) It’s a true story about a former student and his professor names Morrie who suffered ALS and was dying. A visit turned to regular meetings every Tuesday, talking about life, the meaning of, and what’s important in. The book is as [...]
Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent
The author went into 18 months long of disguise as a man. That’s the gist of it. She blended in the “men’s world”: bowling league, strip club, monastery, door-to-door sales work, men’s movement retreat (yeah didn’t know such thing existed either until I read this book). It’s a good book, and not to mention informative. [...]
The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan
The book is a collection of stories, journal, published writings of Amy Tan. This time it’s non-fiction. I found the book in Biography section. I wouldn’t miss this book, because I’m such a fan of Tan :) There are some chapters that I love so much, but some others I had a bit of struggle [...]
Burned Alive by Souad
Burned Alive is a story about a woman from Palestine, who was burned alive by her own brother-in-law because she was pregnant (of course, outside marriage). The man was asked the favour by her own parents, supported by her own brother and married sister. Reading it was very depressing. She told all the stories about [...]
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Kindred utilizes the devices of science fiction in order to answer the question “how could anybody be a slave?” A woman from the twentieth century, Dana is repeatedly brought back in time by her slave-owning ancestor Rufus when his life is endangered. She chooses to save him, knowing that because of her actions a free-born [...]
Desert Dawn by Waris Dirie
“I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. At first it seemed impossible—almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model.” ~ Waris I read this book altogether with the first one, Desert Flower. [...]
Desert Flower by Waris Dirie
Desert Flower is a life story about Waris, a desert nomad from Somalia who ran away from her country and was becoming a fashion model. She posed for Levi’s, Revlon, and L’Oreal, just to mention a few. Today still Revlon lists her as “the most beautiful woman in the world”, together with Cindy Crawford, Claudie [...]
French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I was trying to lose a couple of kilos when I came across this book, which was perfect for me, because it’s more of eating/life style book rather than dieting (I’m always worried of the wrong way of dieting). So the tips and messages in this book can definitely be sustained [...]
The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan
I love this book to death! For me it’s the best of Amy Tan’s and the best of any novel I read in my life. Every word flows so right and sounds so meaningful. I kept saying it in my mind, “She’s such a genious!” In this book Amy Tan tells the story that of [...]