Reviews

You may have noticed a change I made to the layout to the blog a few weeks ago, including adding the "Books I'm Reading" section to the right.

I've been meaning to give my two cents to books and movies that I take in, but obviously haven't gotten around to doing it. Here, though, are a couple:

I'm joining millions of others in my real enjoyment in reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. It's been a while since I've read a gripping novel, one I couldn't put down, but I finished it pretty quickly during my few days off last week. It can be gruesome at times so be aware of that, but what a great read, in addition to enlightening me at least a little bit on the culture of Afghanistan.

A neat documentary for all ages is one we watched last weekened called "Mad Hot Ballroom" about a ballroom dancing class offered to 5th-graders in New York. I would have liked a little more background on the kids they focused on and a little less dancing, but, still, I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. Pretty inspiring.

A book that I'm currently reading is "Praying for Gil Hodges." It's just OK unless you're a rabid Brooklyn Dodgers fan. More than a few editing mistakes, which annoys me, and his writing style, for some reason, just isn't very engaging.

I probably won't be posting for another week as I'm off to Iowa for my high-school reunion (#20). Should be a very interesting experience, to say the least, and will hopefully give me some grist for the blog.