The Joys of Reading

The last few weeks I have (re)discovered that I absolutely love to read. For some reason the past few years I haven’t really spent much time reading novels or books of my choosing because I was too busy reading things that my professors thought I needed to read. But a few weeks ago I picked up a book I bought a few months ago because it was recommended to me by my ex-roomie Connor, “The Adventures of Kavelier and Clay”.

This book is amazing; it’s a fun, interesting, and emotionally (at least for me) rigorous read. Not only is it exceptionally well written but it involves my new-found obsession, Prague. The author is Michael Chabon who also wrote “Wonder Boys” which was made into a movie by the same name as well as winning a Pulitzer Prize (Chabon received a Pulitzer for Kavalier & Clay as well). Everyone should read this book.

Now I’m midway through “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson, the well known travel writer. The book is a “short” overview of scientific study from the formation of the universe to how man became man. I think the best part of this book is Bryson’s vaguely British style and sense of humor; he uses words like curmudgeon a lot and makes liberal use of dramatic understatement. Everyone is is not reading Kavalier & Clay should read this book and afterward we all will trade.

Buy A Short History of Nearly Everything

Buy The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay