New Book(s) to Read

After a very long 2 months trying to read The Corrections and finally got the end of it I can rejoice and once again delve myself into the realm of fiction. To be quite honest The Corrections is perhaps not the kind of book that I usually read though it is an interesting insight into human nature. What I particularly like about the book is perhaps how the end doesn't necessarily tied up the loose ends of the characters' humanity but rather ends it with a satisfying sigh.

It wasn't the plot that makes the read interesting and engaging (though they usually do towards the end of each 'chapter') but rather how the author delved so much into each character and their histories. I have to say though the author did a far better job towards retelling the male characters' stories compared to their female counterparts. But either way there was almost a sense of redemption from each character as the family members come together for one last Christmas dinner.

Anyway, besides that very amateurish review the next book on the list to tackle is The City & The City by China Miéville, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Life of Pi by Yann Martel. I'm rereading The Great Gatsby that I last read during highschool and I have to say at the moment I probably appreciate it a lot more compared to then when I hardly understood the words yet alone the meaningful content. As well I have read the Life of Pi previously and have enjoyed it thoroughly and decided to make that as our newest book to read before our next book club meeting (the selection was done not out of my own preference but through unanimous approval because most who haven't read it wanted to read it). Life of Pi is perhaps another book that I would not mind rereading and am looking forward to rereading it.

So. Juggling three books and no life shouldn't be too hard. Meanwhile, if they all get to be too demanding I always have the complete Sherlock Holmes collection to keep me entertained.