Books Worth Reading

Haven't been reading much lately but have managed to fit in a few good books that are worth looking at. I give them 4 stars out of 5 but for different reasons.


The first is "Love Letters" by Katie Fforde. Most of these books are the same typical love story but I love them as they lift me up when I am having a bad day and I when I am in need of a little pick me up. I will give it four out of five just for that fun feeling you get after reading it.




The second is "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese and this is just a brilliant book, different, interesting. This is the story of the intertwining lives of two conjoined twins. It is set mostly in Ethiopia and is narrated by one of the twins. The twins are born in unusual circumstances and raised by two Indian doctors who work at a mission hospital in Ethiopia. The twins think as one and are very rarely apart but love and deception does eventually break them up. This really is a brilliant piece of writing and written by a physician - so all the medical terminology would be correct.


The third book I read is by one of my favourite authors Nicholas Sparks and is called "Dear John". It is a one night read and perhaps the story plot is very mushy but it is still a good read. It is now currently out in film, for which I hope to see this weekend.