It has been a while since I read this book, but here are some of my thoughts on it anyway. This book is a very sad, but interesting story about one man's (boy at the time) survival of the camps during WWII. He and his father were separated from his mother and sisters (who did die in the camp) and they only had eachother to lean on duriing this time. his father did everything he could to protect him and keep him safe in the camps. It was hard to read some of the things that happened to these two people and what this young boy had to witness.

Interesting stuff. All about how successful people are not just successful because of who they are but because of where they are from and when. Liked the stories about the Canadian hockey team all being born in Jan, Feb, Mar and Bill Gates and the Beatles putting in 10,000 hours of practice before getting a chance to make it big. Now i want to look at myself and see what circumstances got me to where i am today.

Little Bee is a novel mixed with comedy and devistation. Little Bee, an African teenager, is able to escape the murder of her native country and make her way to a British family. Sarah, the mother of this family, has a story that intertwines with the story of Little Bee, and they discover similarities with each other that are truly incredible. The morals of Little Bee help shape Sarah's life and teach her a new way to live. I would recommend this book to almost anybody, but the one downside was that it was hard to relate to the 2 main characters because they were both female.

The Great Gatsby is an awesome novel about a man who moves to New York and becomes the outside viewer of a web that entangles four people. Nick Carraway is the narrator who is basically omniscient to everything that is occurring. He reserves his judgement as he states in the first few pages, and he becomes the audience to the deceitful adultery of Tom Buchanon, Myrtly Wilson, Daisy Buchanon, and Jay Gatsby. Althought Gatsby simply wants to love Daisy and share his feelings with her (although she is married), he is crucified in the end by the actions of surrounding characters. Everyone in this book is linked and it was only a matter of time before one person realized how closely related they all were. The story reminded me of the movie Crash, because of the fact that everyone is so related, and yet, they have no clue, until finally, the crash occurs. I would recommend this novel to anyone, particularly anyone who would like to read a story about love, deceit, and murder.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is one of my favorite novels of all time. It fully encapsulates more themes than most great novels touch upon, its protagonist is as flawed as he is touching, its plot is as thick as the innocent blood that curdled in the streets of Afghanistan during the 1970s.

From beginning to end, this testament of jealously, faith, trial, and forgiveness, hones in on multiple aspects of the human psyche. I dearly hope that Khaled Hosseini is writing another novel, similar to The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, and fast!

This book will entertaining you the entire time. Keeping the reader interactive with the mystery the entire time, Brown finds a way to intertwine the plot with side stories in a way that doesn't confuse the reader one bit. If you like a good mystery and thrill, this book is definitely for you. The chase after a myth that some say still is unknown is full of adventure, clever syntax and diction, and brilliant character development. The characters of this book are all very multi-dimensional and have a lot more to them than you think.

Do not read this book. I don't care what people say. It's not a work of art, the story is terrible, and the skill of Salinger's writing is overrated. This book is 297 pages of the biggest complainer telling the reader about how he "hates phonies" and "doesn't like it when people have cheap suitcases." There are a few intersting symbolic characters, but there is nothing entertaining about this book at all. Nothing interesting or exciting happens, and when it seems like something will, Holden does the opposite of what you want him to do, and you are annoyed once again.

This memoir had a strong impact on me. Going into it, I was very doubtful of the fact that I would enjoy it. However, a combination of precise diction and a sharp memory, Trussoni explains to the reader the ups and downs of living with a Vietnam veteran. The daily struggle and after effects of growing up with one are many, and Trussoni tells her story without a hint of sympathy, although I found myself feeling bad for her.

This book is truly a work of art. Narrated by an autistic teenager, this book gives insight of the autistic mind that is unmatched. The one thing that was kind of annoying was the repetetiveness. I understand that autistic people do think a certain way, but the point that they think randomly and differently was bit hackneyed. Overall, however, this book is a must read for anybody who knows or is related to an autistic person.

"The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien, seemingly portrays the gruesome, horrifying details about war. However, O'Brien admits to the readers that he made up at least half of his stories. This makes an interesting task for the reader to try to determine which stories are "real," and which ones he just makes up. The diction O'Brien uses in many stories truly depicts the harsh and brutal realities of the Vietnam war that are unknown to many.