last book

I am reading Hans Fallada "Dzelzs Gustavs" now. A very interesting novel about times of the First World War and about one thousand pages long. I know, the name of the book sounds very strange for you because it's in Latvian. :) But before this I finally read one old book: "The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. This was a great one.

I finished Christopher Pike's The Starlight Crystal and it was pretty good.

Currently I am reading Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier and also Redwall by Brian Jacques. I would recommend both of them. I'm actually having a hard time getting into Rebecca but it is me (and stuff I have on my mind) and not the writing of the book that is causing it. I have been wanting to read Jacques' Redwall Adventures for many years now and I'm enjoying it very much... it's a bit of an escape for me.

The last book I read was John Lescroart's "Hard Evidence". I enjoyed it. It's part of his series that revolves around the character Dismas Hardy. They are crime/law novels. As soon as I finished that I started the most recent book in Kay Hoopers Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novels, called "Blood Ties". So far I am enjoying that one, even though I'm not that far into it. I like Dominick Dunnes show, that I believe has the same title as the book you're reading of his, that is on truTV (I think that's what the station is called, it used to be courttv, I think).

The last book I read was "A Widow for One Year." I've been putting off finishing the book but finally brought myself to do so and enjoyed it in the process! The first part was turned into a movie not too long ago. John Irving, the writer, loves to write interesting characters and give them quirks. He also lovingly describes them, even though they may not be the most perfect human beings.

I've just finished "My Invented Country" by Isabel Allende. I got hooked on Allende's work ever since I read "The House of the Spirits", a long time ago. "My Invented Country" is non-fiction, but it was still good, there's a lot to learn about Chile and about the author's life (and she had an interesting life indeed). I'm also browsing "The Great Gatsby" because I recommended it to a kid, and he's very excited and keeps talking about it, and I don't remember all the details to keep up with him :)

I am trying to read Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" because I am curious as to how some are successful and some aren't. that is intriguing to me to say the least. I am also wrapping up Dr Cornel West's memoir, "Brother West:Living and Loving Out Loud A Memoir" and even though it is just that, I find it very interesting and food for thought.

I just finished Sophie Hannah's psychological thriller 'Little Face' and it was soooo good- in fact, I rushed out to buy her other book as soon as I was done. She really sucks in her readers with her twisted plots.