#28 - AD 30

This is an interesting book.  It starts out as a desert/bedouin story but finds it's way back to the persona of Jesus.  The perspective of what Jesus' situation must have been like is refreshing.  And the iconclastic nature of his teachings were so revolutionary but are so relatable to today's study of the Bible.  The fact that the author chose a women as the hero makes it even better.    I wasn't a big fan for the first 100 pages but I find myself thinking about the book from time to time a week later.  Pick it up and read it!

#27 The Bees

#27 - Shades of Watership Down.  This is a very compelling read.  Great fun and you spend much of the read asking yourself, "Would bees really do this?"  You just can't separate truth from fiction and it is a sweet story.  Not great literature, but if you read to find yourself in another world, do not miss this book!

#25 and #26

#25 - Voices in the Night.  If you are a short story enthusiast, these will not disappoint.  I know the genre likes to be moralistic and impart some great message and Millhauser is good at this.  But he also has some fun stories, which I am more inclined to like.  He has re-written several fairy tales and I loved the way he let them end.  It is a good read.



#26 - I felt compelled to read Song of Myself since it supposed to be one of the great American poems.  It does not disappoint.  I did not know that Whitman struggled with his own identity in life - I don't think he ever knew if he was a teetotaler/homosexual/bon vivant/transcendentalist.  But that crept into his poem in the smallest way and doesn't detract from his greatness.  It is not for high-school reading, maybe college.  It does raise lots of interesting questions about our society and our purpose.  You are missing a piece of your American roots if you don't read it.