So far this month it has been my goal to read three books. I finished reading Rainn Wilson's The Bassoon King (read my review here), so now I am working on completing the other two books for this month. I'll have to be totally honest, I don't think that I am going to make it, but this is the most I've read in a while.
The first book I am currently reading is Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. It's a beautifully well-written piece of creative non-fiction dealing with the seedy underbelly of Mumbai in India. Each chapter follows the lives of a different person, usually people who are stuck living in one of the slums near the airport, and the changing perspectives keeps everything so interesting.
Boo is able to tackle challenging themes like religious differences, gender equality, and race in such subtle, yet meaningful ways. She really demonstrates that these things are ingrained into the culture of the people, so much so that it doesn't even really stand out to them that they are being treated poorly or differently.
The other book that I am reading is The Buddhist Way by Christmas (Last Name). While I don't have any interest in becoming a full-fledged buddhist myself (I don't think), I have always been interested in learning about different philosophies and religions. The book itself is a little dense so far and reads like a textbook. However, I am hopeful that the more I get into it, the better it will get!
Any new books that you've started recently?
The first book I am currently reading is Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. It's a beautifully well-written piece of creative non-fiction dealing with the seedy underbelly of Mumbai in India. Each chapter follows the lives of a different person, usually people who are stuck living in one of the slums near the airport, and the changing perspectives keeps everything so interesting.
Boo is able to tackle challenging themes like religious differences, gender equality, and race in such subtle, yet meaningful ways. She really demonstrates that these things are ingrained into the culture of the people, so much so that it doesn't even really stand out to them that they are being treated poorly or differently.
The other book that I am reading is The Buddhist Way by Christmas (Last Name). While I don't have any interest in becoming a full-fledged buddhist myself (I don't think), I have always been interested in learning about different philosophies and religions. The book itself is a little dense so far and reads like a textbook. However, I am hopeful that the more I get into it, the better it will get!
Any new books that you've started recently?
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