Last year’s From the Stacks Challenge was my very first challenge ever, so it was fun to repeat this challenge and have it be the first one to be completed twice.
The rules for this challenge were to read 5 books that we had already purchased, had been meaning to get to, had been sitting on the nightstand, and hadn’t read before.
ALL the books I read were great, but my two favorites were Independent People and The Curious Incident.
I read:
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Mr. Ives’ Christmas by Hijuelos
Independent People by Laxness (review to come)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon is a very fun, unique book to read- especially if you are interested in mathematics and logic. Christopher is 15, has a form of autism, loves math, and hates the colors yellow and brown. He sees the world through logic and those around him can only reach him through logic. One night he discovers his neighbor’s dog has been murdered and sets out to find the killer. This leads him not only to the perpetrator but also to a personal adventure as well.
