Books

I haven't updated my latest readings. I read Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad. Can't remember if I posted about that or not. I liked it. Very deep and thought invoking. I just finished The Call of the Wild, by Jack London. The second half of the book includes White Fang, also by Jack London. I won't be reading it anytime soon. I feel that after reading Call of the Wild, I can pretty much guess what White Fang will be like. I think London is one of those authors that is very true to his writing style, which in his case bores me. I thought it was weird to have the entire book based around a dog's thoughts. I'm pretty sure dogs don't think exactly the same way as humans do. That's why they are dogs and we are humans. I didn't like giving such human characteristics to the dogs. I'm sure dogs don't really think that way. Don't get me wrong; I think animals have feelings, but I don't think they are to the extent that ours are. Anyways, it wasn't my favorite book, but I didn't hate it.

Now I am reading my Everest: War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy. Yes, I plan to read all 1010 pages of it. It will be the longest book I have ever read unless I actually finish the Old Testament this year, which is one of my goals. If I read both then I will have read two VERY long literary pieces this year. We'll see how that goes. I love Tolstoy's writings though so I'm really excited about the book.