Since my last posting, I completed three of the books I was in the midst of: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Great Lion of God, and The First Part Last. All, excellent books with varying levels of difficulty, topics, etc. I was asked, "how can you read several books at one time?" But with each one being so different from the other, I didn't have a problem. I also watched the film of The Two Towers, so now I can begin reading The Return of the King. However, this will NOT be Book 21 (Official).
Book 21 will be (drum roll, please)...Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Set in post-9/11 NYC, this award-winning novel is hailed as "an uplifting myth born of the sorrows of 9/11" (quote from the Boston Sunday Globe). I've only read the first paragraph...but I can tell I'm going to enjoy this writer very much. The narrator opens the novel talking about making his "anus talk"...and in French, no less. I am guessing that the narrator is also the 9 year-old protagonist...and I love the idea of a smart and witty 9 year-old hero. Now, onto more reading...I'll keep you posted!
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