Hello
guys & dolls,
I hope
everyone had a fantastic weekend! I am one of the lucky folks who has tomorrow
off to celebrate MLK day…I know that his dream was for me to sleep in &
watch a marathon of SVU. While everyone was out painting the town red last
night (I rather it be royal purple but whatever)…I was in bed finishing Q &A by Vikas Swarup.
I will have to
say that this was the best book I’ve read since the Help. Just like the author of the Help, Swarup does a wonderful job with his first novel. I was on a
roller coaster of emotions with this novel…I laughed, I cried, I clutched my
pearls* in shock over the exhilarating tales that the main character Ram
Mohammad Thomas experienced. I know that this was a fictional character, but I
felt a connection to Ram from beginning to end. Ram faced so many challenges
that would have broken a person but his endearing spirit and honesty was
inspiring. Even the moments he did something bad, his intentions were always
good...he’s the tormented hero you always root for. Way better than that Batman…if
I was an billionaire, I wouldn’t be fighting crimes, I’ll call 911 then hop on
my private jet to Vegas. Fine I’ll make a generous donation to Gotham’s police
department, get off my case!
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Here
are excerpts from Q & A:
Ram describes
love: “Love doesn’t happen in an instant. It
creeps up on you and then it turns your life upside down. It colors your waking
moments and fills your dreams. You begin to walk on air and see life in
brilliant new shades.”
Ram (an orphan) describes
money: I realized a long time ago that dreams have
power over your won mind; but with money you can have power over the minds of
others.
I’m definitely giving this book an A+ with extra credit for the numerous unexpected plot twists!
Please be sure to check out 100 Books & Living tomorrow...I'll be announcing my next book!
G'day Mate!
*
In my mind, my pearls are Channel. Yes, it’s crazy but stop being a dream
killer!
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