Books

I love to read!  I read both fiction and nonfiction books.  My favorite fiction novel is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.  This book is about two Afghan women and how their lives cross over, spanning from 1960s to 2003.  They both face many hardships throughout the book.  I cried throughout the last half of book, yet I would advise anyone who enjoys a good read to purchase this book.  However, there are several violent and sexual scenes throughout the book. I have read this book once every year since it was released in 2007 and it reminds me how lucky my life is. I love this novel!

The last nonfiction book I read was the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chau.  This is not necessarily my favorite nonfiction but I did find it interesting.  Chau is a law professor at Yale and is of Chinese descent.  She set out to describe how Chinese parenting is a more effective way to raise children than the western style.   However, this is not exactly how the book ended up.  She received much criticism for her parenting style, but I believe the end resolves it.  I would advise anyone who likes nonfiction and learning about different cultures to read this book.