9 parts of desire

This book I happened to start reading as my mother leant it to my girlfriend who only read first chapter and I had nothing else interesting to read at the time; otherwise, I probably would have never started it.

I didn't expect much from the book at first however not long after starting the book I was captured by it's raw confronting reality.

This biopic written by Geraldine Brooks takes you on a journey into the world through the eyes of an open minded westerner (Geraldine Brooks), who writes about Muslim history and Islamic culture, the ties between politics and religion and the complete domination of women.

This books talks about segregation of Islamic women, Polygamy, Clitoridectomy, Temporary marriages which some see as justified prostitution in most cases as well as a lot of other touchy subjects.

This book is a great read for anyone. I highly recommend this book as it will open your eyes. It was shocking, upsetting and uplifting for me. This book opens peoples eyes to one view of Islamic women.

On such a topic as religion I cannot comment on my opinion of a religious subject as I am unbiased on the matter however for those who wish to voice their opinion may do so just remember no abusiveness to other bloggers.

You will not regret reading this book

5 out of 5 stars from me.

A fighters heart

This book by author Sam Sheridan is actually his first novel.
A writer who decides to live out a dream he has had for a long time (Fighting).
Sam Sheridan travels the major countries renowned for particular martial arts in this biopic he meets very interesting martial artists and people who help him not only to train, and fight but also give him the knowledge he needs to write about the thoughts and mindset of a martial artist and the psychological edge that makes a man get into the ring or cage and fight another man in a violent display of talent and aggression.

Sam Sheridans journey also brings him unexpected obstacles along the way but he takes advantage of these obstacles and open the door to alot of new experiences for himself. This makes for some interesting reader however for you animal lovers be warned there is a section in this book which goes into Dog Fighting.
I am warning you of this because as an avid martial artist myself I however am not fond of the dog fight scene.

This is a great book in general but especially for thoe interested in sociology, phsychology and especially martial arts.
This is definitely a book of special interest so not for everyone.
My personal rating of this book is 4 out of 5 stars.

Kafka on the shore

This bizzare fiction novel I borrowed from my defacto girlfriend.
I wasn't too sure about it at first but it sounded like something I would enjoy reading after having scanned over the back cover of the book. It mentioned a dream world, talking cats and raining fish.
I am definitely into strange stories like that.

I was still unsure about whether or not I enjoyed the book until I got atleast a quater of the way through, then I couldn't put it down long, before I was itching to know what was going to happen next.
I was wrapped in the story most the way through to the very end.

At the beginning an unexplained phenomenon occurs. Natural or not? Noone knows.
This whole happening starts a domino effect that makes for a very interesting story of which the conclusion is impossible to try and guess.

It has alot of very fascinating characters with shining personalities. The story is based mainly around 2 characters. One an eccentric old man whom is surrounded by mystery and unusual events wherever he goes and the other, a high school boy reclus who makes a drastic move to leave his studies as he is lured for reasons beyond his comprehension on a journey.

These two characters mysterious lives eventually converge. What happens? I highly recommend you read this book and find out for yourself.
Haruki Murakami definitely lives up to the highly creative/imaginitive stereotype of the Japanese.
He gives this novel the feel of an anime with his enigmatic storytelling which keeps you puzzled and captivates the readers own imagination.

The Painted Man

 

Today I am reviewing the Painted man.
This book is the first in a series of books, the first written by Peter V Brett.
The painted man is a fantasy fiction novel about a world of demon like creatures
who rise from the core of the earth in the night time to kill mankind and destroy the world
however among the majority of scared people, some stand strong in the night and fight
for their right to live without fear of the night, some to protect their families and some just
for the love of carnage and mayhem.

Arlen is a young boy unfortunate enough to grow up in a small town constantly in turmoil
at the hand of the throngs of corelings that invade come sunset. Arlen learns the hard way
to be strong however unlike many others Arlen stands in defiance against the corleing
forces and sets out on a journey that leads to a dramatic ripple affect across the lands
bringing with him change and hope to those he meets.

Not only did Peter V Brett manage to capture my imagination in this book and set such
a clear image in my mind of the events taking place but in this book he also uses a very
intriguing writing style. Skipping from one characters perspective to another
characters perspective, keeping you interested all the way through but also, wondering what will happpen where you last left off with the other character part of the story.
Eventually all the characters fates intersect in a staggering climax that is satisfying to
the reader yet leaves you in suspense awaiting for the next book.
The book that continues the story of The Painted Man is 'Desert Spear'.

Thanks for Reading
I give this book a 5 Star Rating =)

To all readers

For people who have read this book feel free to discuss your views. That's what I have created this site for, not only as a book review but as a book club for discussion also. Once I have reached a decent number of members to my facebook group I will be putting the book Worth Dying For by Lee Child up for grabs to all members.

The Redemption of Althalus

Hello everyone; my name is Matt and this is my first Blog.

I am fairly new to this; however, exited to get my blog out there to as much people as possible.
My blogs are focused of book reviews and occasionally I will delve into game and anime reviews aswell.
Note that these reviews are purely my own personal opinions in the hope that I may help those of you out there to find new interesting Novels, Games and what have you.

The book I am reviewing today is The Redemption of Althalus.
This is by far one of my favourite Fictional Fantasy Novels by David and Leigh Eddings.
This book is a stand alone. About a petty theif named Althalus whom wanders from place to place in search
of profit and to evade the hand of the law. This tale makes readers fall in love with the shady, merciless character Althalus by leading the reader into his personal life and deep thoughts. Althalus unexpectadly finds himself on a quest to obtain a paticular item for a partner in crime. At first it seemed nothing more than a simple burglary but our hero later finds just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Along the way he meets a mysterious cat whom is not as he first percieved and Althaluses world is turned upside down. He finds in this cute feline something he has never experienced before "intimacy".

This book if so imiginative, it will take the reader into another world and it is interesting start to finish. This is a book I will never forget. Definitely worth the read.

I give this book the a 5 STAR RATING

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