time
goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.
In the past week, i’ve finished two books:
1Q84 by murakami haruki
the last lecture by randy pausche
and currently reading:
the lovely bones by alice sebold
lolita by vladimir nabokov
낙타무릎 by 전병욱 목사
1Q84 by Haruki was a disappointment. My expectations were high, having heard all these raving reviews of the author. This book, his newest novel, was supposedly the fastest selling books of all time in Japan and Korea, I think. Well, after having finished the two volumes of 1Q84 in just one day, I can say that the novel wasn’t especially thought-provoking. Imaginative, yes. Entertaining, yes. But I didn’t read anything special. It was not much deeper than a novel written for the popular audience, like perhaps those of Dan Brown’s. Maybe the ease with which one can read through his book is Haruki’s merit? I don’t know. I wasn’t too impressed with the content. The book was a fun read nonetheless.
The Last Lecture was great, on the other hand. It was sweet. I found myself wanting to have met Randy Pausch before he passed away. A lot.
I think I’m going to read some classics after this bunch.
