I recently finished reading Born on a blue day, by Daniel Tammet. I basically accepted that I'm gay because of this book. That's makes it on of my favourite book of all time!
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner - Finally got through this one, which I originally tried reading back in eleventh grade for the hell of it but don't remember getting past the first section (Haha.) Even this time around took me awhile to get through that part, and even the next but with the latter it definitely started to capture my interest more as I devoted more time to reading it. Though not his first work set in Yoknapatawpha County [one of his trademarks,] I can see how this was his 'breakthrough' work as it has even after all these decades a sense of boldness and moving into new territory that even his other novels, some of which I may still prefer, don't have. It also feels much more insulated in it's focusing almost strictly on the lives and status of the Compson family, all the moreso with three of the four sections being narrated by specific individuals [the fourth and final one taking an omniscient, third-person narration largely focusing on one protagonist,] with the outside world, people, etc. seeming more of a blur than in later works. Greatly look forward to revisiting this one day.
The Dark Half by Stephen King. It's been sitting on my self for years and I had this entire weekend to read (which I did). It was really good and full of action, a racing plot, and I loved how King likes to saturate his fiction with a ton of details. It makes it more enjoyable .
The Aspern Papers by Henry James - Tried reading this a few years ago but ended up leaving off at a point which I can't remember. One of his novella-length stories or 'tales,' as apparently he referred to them, this was a fairly quickly read which I quite enjoyed. It's fairly simple and straightforward, with only three major characters and divided up into nine sections yet evokes the 'extravagant decay' of Venice [as well as 'Miss Bordereau,' despite only appearing in a few select moments,] the obsessiveness of literary critics, historians and biographers while also delving into different forms of human manipulation. Looking forward to reading more James eventually.
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi is the very long title to the very good book I just finished last week. I recommend it to anyone.
I just finished Divergent by Veronica Roth. Reading Insurgent now. Love sci fi books like these and the Hunger Games trilogy
