25-28
25. Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
This is a non-fiction book about why equal opportunity in America (and elsewhere) is a myth. Gladwell contends that all success is due more to luck and a series of unique circumstances rather than innate skill. This book is fantastic. Gladwell's arguments are sound and the examples he uses are really interesting (one is Bill Gates). I really, really recommend this book to anyone who wants to know why "equal oppotunity" isn't really so equal after all.
9/10
26. The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
This is pretty much Obama's policy book. I liked him a lot more before I read it. Sure, he's eloquent and intelligent but he's also a racist (in terms if nations, not colour), a misogynist and a hypocrite. This book was really just one big reason as to why so many people around the world don't like America's government. His main theory seems to be, if it's not American it must be bad and need changing. I don't recommend this at all to people who aren't interested jingoism and misogyny.
4/10
27. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
This book is about an American family who goes to the Congo as missionaries. Its narrated by the mother and the four daughters who all have different perspectives on their surroundings and about the domineering and cruel father. I really loved this book until about five-sixths of the way through. Its fantastic and all links until that point but then loses its way. It feel slike the end has just been tacked on to the end of an otherwise well planned and thought out book. I'd still recommend it though because the rest of it makes up for the end.
7/10
28. Undead and Unwelcome - MaryJanice Davidson
This is my absolute favourite trash series. It's about a shoe-loving vampire queen who really doesn't want to have to drink blood, or be queen. Its great escapism and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes vampire books which don't take themselves too seriously.
6/10
This is a non-fiction book about why equal opportunity in America (and elsewhere) is a myth. Gladwell contends that all success is due more to luck and a series of unique circumstances rather than innate skill. This book is fantastic. Gladwell's arguments are sound and the examples he uses are really interesting (one is Bill Gates). I really, really recommend this book to anyone who wants to know why "equal oppotunity" isn't really so equal after all.
9/10
26. The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
This is pretty much Obama's policy book. I liked him a lot more before I read it. Sure, he's eloquent and intelligent but he's also a racist (in terms if nations, not colour), a misogynist and a hypocrite. This book was really just one big reason as to why so many people around the world don't like America's government. His main theory seems to be, if it's not American it must be bad and need changing. I don't recommend this at all to people who aren't interested jingoism and misogyny.
4/10
27. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
This book is about an American family who goes to the Congo as missionaries. Its narrated by the mother and the four daughters who all have different perspectives on their surroundings and about the domineering and cruel father. I really loved this book until about five-sixths of the way through. Its fantastic and all links until that point but then loses its way. It feel slike the end has just been tacked on to the end of an otherwise well planned and thought out book. I'd still recommend it though because the rest of it makes up for the end.
7/10
28. Undead and Unwelcome - MaryJanice Davidson
This is my absolute favourite trash series. It's about a shoe-loving vampire queen who really doesn't want to have to drink blood, or be queen. Its great escapism and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes vampire books which don't take themselves too seriously.
6/10