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苟 学浩 a3594679344807 — I read to find books like this one! The Lacuna was a portal for me into another world everytime I opened the cover. I was completely absorbed in the story from the first sentence to the last. I picked it up last week because Mike was in Mexico City, and if I could be there with him physically I figured, at least I could go there in spirit. It was a great choice. But what starts as a story in Mexico quickly becomes a biting critism of US culture and politics. The following sentence stopped me in my tracks: "But if Truman calls for any change, education improvements, or Social Security, a chorus shouts him down: welfare state, collectivism, conspiracy." Wow! Substitute Obama for Truman and it still holds true. As I was reading the parts about the efforts of Americans during WWII, I had to wonder if that could ever happen again. Americans scrificing! Rich and poor getting the same number of ration cards...and doing so gladly. Perhaps if we were ever to be engaged in war on that scale again Americans might be that generous. Might. Ask that now, even in the context of our current wars, and imagine the howlers. The noise would be deafening. Fantastic read! Highly recommended.

Naresh Jain adobe080f343 — Lakshmi, a thirteen-year-old from a small village in Nepal, dreams of her family being able to afford a tin roof for their hut. Unfortunately, this will never be a reality so long as her lazy stepfather continues to gamble away what little money they have. Lakshmi wishes she could go work for a rich family to bring in some income for her mother. She learns that her stepfather has given her this opportunity, and is eager to help out. Unfortunately, Lakshmi finds out she has been sold into prostitution. Now living in Happiness House in India, Lakshmi is trying to make enough money to buy her freedom so she can return home. When she is finally offered her freedom through another option, will she have the courage to take it and leave?

Junsuke Yokoyama junsuke_yokoyama — While I loved being back with Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell, I didn't enjoy "The Language of Bees" as much as I did the books in this series. "The Language of Bees" was a very entertaining read, though it wasn't as intricate a mystery as the other Russell & Holmes books were. Also, the villain didn't seem as dangerous or deadly, which made the ending seem all the more out of joint. I also though that Laurie King didn't spend much time on the relationship between Mary and Holmes; they were barely together throughout the book. I was disappointed by the cliffhanger ending which I felt could have been tidied up a bit better. I still don't understand why King chose a cliffhanger as an ending for "The Language of Bees" when she ended the other Russell & Holmes books properly; but overall I still enjoyed reading "The Language of Bees."

Chris Margerison chrismargerison — A stark, powerful memoir of abuse--at the hands of his father as well as his own self-abusive behavior addicted to drugs and alcohol. Does not pull any punches.

Val Moran kolmeval — i am not a sci-fi head, but Octavia Butler is sooo amazing. she has a great way of creating these fantasy worlds that parallel our real experiences today.

Vladislav Troshin troshin — I LOVED THIS BOOK...ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY LOVED THIS BOOK. I started to just plain enjoy it in the first place, from the very first page, but it just blew my mind, I had NO IDEA it was going to be THIS FREAKING GOOD!!!!! I loved Kate, she was strong and fierce, as well as kind and sweet I absolutely LOVED Henry too, partially because it's a great name!! But also because even if in the beginning he may seem cold, or distant, he never truly seemed that way to me, he seemed like he was hurting and scared and lost, which is what Kate saw when she started falling in love with him from the very beginning, though I'm pretty sure she couldn't admit that to himself. I also LOVEDDDDDD how he gave her more time with her mother, every night being able to see her strong and healthy, like she was before her cancer, and getting to talk to her in her favorite place, well...it just made you see what a wonderful guy Henry was. I ALSO loved the storyline it was FANTASTIC!!! I actually loved everything about this book so...well...there, read it, you won't be sorry, it's freaking GREAT.

Matthew Grandin mattgrandin — In contrast to Kawabata, Abe's work tends toward the Existential and is sharply modern. This book has a well-written discussion of the symbolism attached to condom use, and you probably will never want to have sex on the beach after reading it. Sand gets everywhere. But in a deeper sense, it's an interesting book about the niches we all find for ourselves and how we come to accept them.