I haven't updated in a while so I will do two posts. One for the books and the other for the movies. I recently finished reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and I loved it! It is a biography of Louis Zamperini who was an American runner in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. When World War 2 started, he joined the air force. This book tells Louis' story from his childhood, to his service in World War 2, his life in Japanese POW camps and then his adjustment to life after the war. It is a fascinating read. I was captivated from page one. I must say there are some very disturbing accounts in here (as you can imagine from a man who survived World War 2) and it is a tear-jerker but it is so worth it.
I also read a Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell. This is another book in the How to Train Your Dragon series. They are a fun and easy read!
I read The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa by Alexander McCall Smith. Some things I learned about the African culture from these tales is that hares are cunning animals and that hares and lions are enemies. Gratitude is important and don't cast out a person from your village who has saved the life of the town. Be loyal to your friends and family. Don't be selfish because one day it will come back and bite you in the patootie. The hyena and the elephant live far away from people because they could not control themselves when it came to eating farmers' crops and they were ashamed of their lack of control and decided to willingly move far away from everyone else. It was interesting, a little odd, but I liked it!
I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. I liked this book. It made me think about how we are all connected and how we all influence each others lives whether great or small, but we may not know it until we pass on to the next life. It is an interesting read and it's a pretty easy read but I am not a big fan of his style of writing in this book.
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