Thursday, December 11, 2008

The World is Flat

plod, plod, plod.......

Yes, I am really not a fan of Non-fiction and I will give you the fact that there is some really interesting information about job outsourcing and how it helps our global economy and how the world is shrinking due to the access of global information and the Internet.
In reading this book, I learned that it might be better for my kids to become plumbers because no matter what you do that job will never be outsourced! I also learned that it is possible for me to not finish a book - I abandoned this one halfway through. While there was some very good anecdotal information, it wasn't enough to keep my attention. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying "don't read it" I am saying "if you aren't a fan of nonfiction, don't expect to be entertained." lots of folks have really enjoyed the book and the information it contains.
I just wasn't one of them.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Lord of the Flies

I recently re-read The Lord of the Flies since my son Kyle had to read it for school. My husband marveled at how long it took me to finish thinking that I didn't like the book, but it was attributable to the fact that this book is so dense and full of character development and intriguing story that I couldn't skim it for enjoyment.
I remember from the first reading of the book wondering about some of the details of the plane crash and the families of the boys who were stranded on the island, but I realized reading it now that there was a good reason for leaving those details out of the story. The boys all leave behind their lives completely, acclimating to life and the new hierarchy that develops on the island. It is intriguing how that hierarchy develops and changes and the boys allow all of the conventional constraints of their lives to fall away embracing what they are left with - their most primal instincts.