Top 5 Reads Revisited!

1. To kill a mockingbird - one of the best books i have read. i'm very sorry i never read this in school. i have since given it to other friends to read and they have also loved it.
2. A short history of tractors in the ukraine - i like this because it was a light read and really what i wanted at the time.
3. Memiors of a Geisha - i still love this book
4. Wild Swans - although this book was difficult to get through, (it was too heavy to take on the tube) i really enjoyed it and found it a wonderful history lesson.
5. A Year in Provence - i got this book the xmas secret santa and have really enjoyed reading it and the cultural experiences that they went through.

Historical & Enlightenment

Historical The Odyssey by Homer. For the classic experience of love, war and passion.

Enlightenment The Motorcycle Diaries ( the book not the movie) by Che Guevara. Because of what it lead to in South America.

Life Changing and Regret Reading!

1. BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE / PERSPECTIVE
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)

2. BOOK I WISH I'D EVER READ!
How to be good (Nick Hornby )
Two weeks of my life i'll never get back!

Biography and Love

1. BIOGRAPHY
Cosa Nostra (John Dickie)
About the life of the Sicilian mafia. Very interesting about the life on the island when major busts were being made.

2. LOVE
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
Because their love spanned time.

Crime and Nostalgia

1. CRIME
Killing Pablo:
Story of the hunt for the Columbian cocaine king. Very interesting with the US government involvement.

2. NOSTALGIC
Hating Alison Ashley (Robin Klein):
I read it in grade 4 and there was actually a movie made this year about it.

Travel and Humour

1. TRAVEL:
Marching Powder (Rusty Young)
Life in la paz prison in Bolivia. it is a very interesting idea for a prison to function as a community.

2. LAUGHTER:
Elegance (Kathleen Tessaro)
A very light read about an American woman in London.

Top 5 Reads

1. Trinity (Leon Urus)
Great for history of the irish struggle, important being so close.

2. White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
Reading it at the moment and interesting for the multicultural struggle of London.

3. Life Of Pi (Yann Martel)
So imaginative.

4. The Exodus (Leon Uris)
Really good for history of the Middle East.

5. Memoirs Of A Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Lovely for the understanding for the ladies.