Posted by
kennedyrepublican on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:21:28 AM
OK - enough of campaigns and elections. There are enough pundits out there talking the election to death. I am certainly NO expert. My blog was intended to talk about things that are of particular interest to me such as books, movies, theater and the declining state of liberty in our own back yards.
So......first on a lighter note. The best book I read last year was.......The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea. Some have compared his writing to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I personally think he is much better. The writing is a perfect balance of description and action. I prefer to read Marquez in English simply because it seems to move a bit faster. When I was reading One Hundred Years of Solitude I would find myself jumping to the next paragraph just to get on with it. With Urrea however, I would linger on each sentence just marveling at its perfect construction. As for the story - it cannot get better. An alleged true Mexican Saint? Even Juan Diego did not perform the alleged miracles attributed to the Santa of Cabora. If you like history, romance, and suspense this book is definitely for you.