Sunday, April 13, 2008
-wooohoooooo-
i finally put my Times voucher to use. (:
bought two new books which cost up to almost 60bucks
but oh well..
i love reading.
like really really love
i always thought the best place for a date/chilling spot/destress area would be at the library
heehee
i think one would be bored till death especially YOU, bernice.
and i was telling desmond that when i was younger, some ten years back, i was in BOOKWORM CLUB.
and i LOVE it !!!!
haha.
smarty, lornie, sam seng (or something similar) were my friends
kept me accompany through my growing up days
anyhows,
i love jodi picoult
her books make me think a lot
you know, about life, relationship.. religion even.
a short synopsis of her latest book, which is also the newest addition to my collection
Shay Bourne - New Hampshire’s first death row prisoner in 69 years – has only one last request: to donate his heart post-execution to the sister of his victim, who is looking for a transplant. Bourne says it’s the only way he can redeem himself…but with lethal injection as his form of execution, this is medically impossible. Enter Father Michael Wright, a young local priest. Called in as Shay’s spiritual advisor, he knows redemption has nothing to do with organ donation – and plans to convince Bourne. But then Bourne begins to perform miracles at the prison that are witnessed by officers, fellow inmates, and even Father Michael – and the media begins to call him a messiah. Could an unkempt, bipolar, convicted murderer be a savior? It seems highly unlikely, to the priest. Until he realizes that the things Shay says may not come from the Bible…but are, verbatim, from a gospel that the early Christian church rejected two thousand years ago…and that is still considered heresy.
Change Of Heart looks at the nature of organized religion and belief, and takes the reader behind the closely drawn curtains of America’s death penalty. Featuring the return of Ian Fletcher from Keeping Faith, it also asks whether religion and politics truly are separate in this country, or inextricably tangled. Does religion make us more tolerant, or less?
Do we believe what we do because it’s right? Or because it’s too frightening to admit that we may not have the answers? if you're really interested to know more about this book,
you can number 1 : borrow the book from me or number 2 : visit her site @ http://jodipicoult.com/change-of-heart.html
another one that i adore is
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult too
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable… a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?
okay. i know by now, most of you who hate reading would probably had X this page away. but really, reading is good for you ! so cultivate this good habit RIGHT NOW by reading my blog ! MUAHAHA.
alright, off to read my new book ! (:
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