The Road and Laure's Top 5

We are meeting in two days, and I just can't wait! I devoured The Road in late March, and talked about it to everyone who wanted to hear about it or not.

I was so looking forward to our meeting that I clicked on the links Natalie posted and watched the interviews with my buddy Cormac.

Here is my first impression after watching the interview with Oprah: you know you are not the target audience of the video when the one ad showed before the clip is about Macy's bras. On this note, I'm going to burp out loud, get a beer from the fridge and watch some hockey highlights. (You should still watch the video of Cormac commenting on excerpts from The Road)

I'm leaving you on Laure's Top 5. It looks like a good starting point for anyone who wants to read great books! (Sorry for the delay Laure!!!)

1. Anna Karénine, L. Tolstoï – Tolstoï's chef d’œuvre. Fascinating vision of the Russian aristocratic society within the city and the countryside from the end of the 18th century. Amazing descriptions of the characters' feelings and great thoughts about life.

2. Les Misérables, V. Hugo – Historical and social picture of the 19th century in France. V. Hugo describes Paris and the poor with strong realism (that might have upset the wealthier readers in those days!). This book is really positive about the human nature.

3. Tuareg, A.V. Figueroa – Amazing insight of the tuareg culture and their life in the desert. (Translated in English on SCRIBD!!)

4. The Grapes of Wrath, J. Steinbeck – Great historical insight of the poor farmers’ conditions in southern USA in the 30’s. Wonderful book about survival and human nature in a hard world. Very good book about the critical period of the beginning of capitalism in the USA.

5. For Whom the Bell Tolls, E. Hemingway – A book, with the Spanish civil war as background, that makes you think about life, love and death. It is a pleasure to read about characters so alive and deep.