Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Uzodinwa Iweala's Beasts of No Nation -- about child soldiers --

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/books/24iwea.html


Amazing book of 120 pages, I read it during one Chiangmai trip.

Chiangmai is in Thailand.

I have never been to Africa, but like the movies Blood Diamond, Invictus, Cry the Beloved Country etc. this speaks to me.

Kyi May Kaung

The Idea of You is at last free with membership on Amazon Prime-

but I read the book at least 6 months ago,and I didn't really like it. I didn't like the downer ending. Now I only watched till th...