The Godfather continued.....and no its still not the movie...

Week 3 and I'm still reading Mario Puzzo's, The Godfather. Its not really going as smooth as i like. Its not that anythings wrong with the book--its still a masterpiece. Its just that I haven't had as much time of focus to devote to the book as necessary. Its partially on me, its not like in the summer where I would have gone out of my way to read it. Now i just read when I can, as much as possible. Thats one thing I really love about books and reading. The stories don't go anywhere. No matter how scarcely you read a certain book, or how long the break between pages is, the story will always remain the same. If you leave a book as Sonny Corleone is being shot, you can return two weeks later and Sonny will still be getting shot. I know this post might not go as in depth as the previous post about The Godfather. Sorry about that, I guess i just didn't know how to go into detail about the scare 120 or so pages i read over the previous week.

The Things They Carried....

Okay so one of the books i read this summer was The Things They Carried, by Tim O' Brian. I found it to be sick yet irresistible at the same time. It derived focus from the romantic aspect of war and instead brought the readers attention to the horrors one might encounter both in and out of action in Vietnam. O' Brian turns the book into a collection of memories and thoughts from the war. He talks about the injustices the Vietnamese faced at Americans soldiers hands, the harsh reality of the brutal treatment of the natives. He even goes as far as to make the point that not only America was at fault, but a large majority of American soldiers too. The disturbing but sad stories of drug addiction, internal motivation, and other thrilling complexities will keep any reader clutching the book. No matter your opinion on the war or any any type of war at all, this book will defiantly influence the way you think about it all together. A definite favorite of mine.