Reading Diary
The books I've read recently and my (and Wikipedia's) thoughts about
them
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
In the Milne books, Pooh is naive and slow-witted, but he is also
friendly, thoughtful and steadfast. Although he and his friends agree
that he is "a bear of very little brain," Pooh is occasionally
acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.
You can find this book at
Toronto Public Library.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
After a staged attack that killed the President of the United States
and most of Congress, a radical political group called the "Sons of
Jacob" used quasi-Christian ideology to launch a revolution. The
United States Constitution was suspended, newspapers were censored,
and what was formerly the United States of America was changed into a
military dictatorship known as the Republic of Gilead.
You can find this book at
Toronto Public Library.
Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke
Jon's desperate quest to find out why the ghosts are after him leads
him to the mystery of a centuries-old murder. Meanwhile, he is still
pursued by the vengeful ghosts, so with the help of a new friend,
Ella, he summons a noble ghost – Sir William Longspee, the Ghost
Knight of the title – to protect him. They finally uncover a
complicated truth and right a grievous wrong.
You can find the book at
Toronto Public Library.