Reading books. Yeah. One of my passions in life.
I love reading because it helps me escape this chaotic world. Cliche, I know.
Books have always been an alternative world for me. A world that is full of colors, adventures, and a lot of unexpected things. As 'corny' as that may sound, but it's true.
So what books have I read lately. Let's see...
For this week, I've read three books, but for now, I'll only share two.
I. The Witch of Portobello, Paulo Coelho
The main character here is Athena, at least that's what she likes to be called. However, unlike any other story, this one is told through various points of view -- from those who really knew her, like her mother, husband (ex), or from those who hardly knew her at all. The story revolves on her search for the 'blank spaces' in her life. She tried dancing and found the Great Mother. She tried calligraphy and found the wise man. She tried looking for a gypsie and found her mom. The road, however, wasn't easy. She was mocked, condemned by the church. Why? You've got to read the book.
In the end, you may find the answer to the central question of this another masterpiece of Paulo Coelho: How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of whom we are?
II. For One More Day, Mitch Albom
This, as usual, is another story of Mitch Albom about death. Well, the story doesn't revolve on that alone. But, like the 'Five People You Meet in Heaven', there's someone in this story who is dead; morever, someone else who wanted die.
"“Every family is a ghost story . . .”
Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Now he returns with a beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.
For One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers a lifetime and beyond. It explores the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one?
As a child, Charley “Chick” Benetto was told by his father, “You can be a mama’s boy or a daddy’s boy, but you can’t be both.” So he chooses his father, only to see the man disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence.
Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his family. He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding. And he decides to take his own life.
He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, with plans to do himself in. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery. His mother -- who died eight years earlier -- is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing ever happened."
--http://www.foronemoreday.com/for_one_more_day.htm
Next on the list: Gilead, Marilyne Robinson
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