I Cannot Live Without Books: October 2018

In a letter to John Adams, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "I cannot live without books," and we understand how he felt. Books have been our best friends ever since we can remember and we're going to celebrate our love for them with this 'reading challenge.' The aim is to tick one book off every month!

Although our lives have taken us in different directions, this challenge, and this blog, is also a way for us to celebrate our friendship as well as our love of reading.

This blog is really just for fun and each entry will explain how the 'book of the month' fits into the category, why we made our choices, and include some comments/thoughts on each book.

Let the challenge commence!!

Donna and Ida

Monday, 8 October 2018

Challenge 26: A book based on a true story

Ida's choice: "What Happened?" by Hillary Clinton (Simon & Schuster, 2017)

I started reading this back in february this year (2018) but as of October (still 2018) I haven't had a chance to finish it. It's not that it's boring or anything, it's actually quite enlightening and I like the writing, but I just get so tired and angry. However, I think the book fits neatly in to this challenge, so I'm gonna aim to finish it soon.

Comments:

I managed to get this as an audiobook which helped greatly! It's a really great book and very much an important one too.

Challenge 25: A book that is more than 10 years old

Ida's choice: "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown (Corgi Books, 2000)

I actually considered this for the "a book that everyone but you has read" challenge, but then decided against it. Seeing as it also fits this challenge I'm gonna give it a shot (I quite like The DaVinci Code).

Comments:
Well. I mean, the story is fine but the writing is really annoying at times. I hate when accomplished female scientists (or any job field, really) is reduced in writing to how hot they are. Stop it. You as the author need their expertise for the plot, so treat your characters right. Also, in this case, I felt Brown didn't even need her expertise for the plot, she was simply there to act as a damsel in distress and I do not subscribe to that use of women in litterature. So yeah, no thanks Dan Brown - try harder!