To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Classic literature is really not my thing.  I tend to shun anything that everyone seems to think is fabulous.  I rarely think that most things 'classic' tend not to live up to their reputation, but I was definitely wrong with TKAM.  I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this story and found the commentary on both sexism and racism so interesting.  I do question the reasons why the author never had another published book and I did read TKAM based on the recent publicity surrounding Harper Lee.  I am still intrigued as such.


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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Simply and brilliantly written.  Fail gently my friends.


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Tales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What to say about Bukowski that has not already been said.  Given my propensity for the darkness and the grit and the truth about life and my love of humanity, I really can't believe that it took me 40 years to read anything he wrote.  Every word was perfect, in all of its sour glory, as it lay on the page.


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