Reading...

So as I told you guys previously, the library honoured me with a membership card. I took out a ton of books. The first one I decided to read is "Grand Central Winter." The forward was written by Kurt Vonnegut and that's what originally caught my eye. The book is more or less a memoir of Lee Stringer's life on the street, which lasted about 10 years, and his transition from crack addict to writing addict. I, for some reason, take an interest in reading about addictions and I found this novel so much more refreshing than other seemingly-similar memoirs.

I read "A Million Little Pieces" during summer before first year and that book made me feel all sorts of horrible emotions, even though I really enjoyed having gained the insight into the main character's complicated mind. [I say main character instead of author before of the controversy surrounding the validity of some of the author's "memories."] While James Frey evoked some really unpleasant feelings in his readers, Lee Stringer didn't attempt any of that. He describes his experiences with a nonchalant attitude that doesn't make anyone feel bad. He embraces his freedom from rent and taxes, even when life gets a little harder. He recounts tougher experiences with thoughts that don't exactly show a desire to be free of his addition and these feel honest. Nonetheless, Lee did clean up in the end and this collection of tales is proof of that.

So yeah, I like the book. And it was a quick read. I definitely recommend it.


Currently reading: The Unbearable Lightness of Scones - Alexander McCall Smith.
So far, soo good.