Book 5 - Encounters: Real Life Reading
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kiwifruitbatBlimey! Been way way waaaay too long.
This is effectively 4 books in one - thank you readers digest. They are not overly long, condensed to 150-300 pages each, but all good.
A Doctors War recounts the joney of a young doctor in the Royal Australian Army during World War II from his posting to Singapore to his capture and eventual release from the Japanese, and a brief of his life afterwards. It's a very haunting and harrowing read and you find yourself praying that he will survive without losing too much that makes him who he is. The tale is so strange, it could almost be fiction... but it is very true.
Mahboba's Promise is the autobiography of an Afgani woman when she grew up in Afganistain and tells of her life, her loss of home, family and way of life to invaders of all sorts and her flight to try and find a better life... and the promise that she made to try and help people back in her homeland.
The Ship Thieves is the gripping tale of James Porter, a colourful and shady character who was convicted in England and sent to Van Dieman's land in 1823. It is well researched and as closely narrated as possible with references to goings on at the time and how he worked his way through each ordeal.... until he reached a point of seemingly no return... and the choices that drove him.
Marley and me is the tale of a couple who buy a Labrador pup without researching into it first enough... and the utter chaos that results. Lovable, warming and gripping, the writer opens his heart and takes you through the joys, strains and trials of being husband, father and dog owner to a dog branded 'untrainable', and how he managed to cope with each new stress and strain that arose.
Highly recommended, and I really recommend tracking down the individual books and enjoying the un-condensed versions.
10/10.
575 pages.
5 / 26 Books. 19% done!
This is effectively 4 books in one - thank you readers digest. They are not overly long, condensed to 150-300 pages each, but all good.
A Doctors War recounts the joney of a young doctor in the Royal Australian Army during World War II from his posting to Singapore to his capture and eventual release from the Japanese, and a brief of his life afterwards. It's a very haunting and harrowing read and you find yourself praying that he will survive without losing too much that makes him who he is. The tale is so strange, it could almost be fiction... but it is very true.
Mahboba's Promise is the autobiography of an Afgani woman when she grew up in Afganistain and tells of her life, her loss of home, family and way of life to invaders of all sorts and her flight to try and find a better life... and the promise that she made to try and help people back in her homeland.
The Ship Thieves is the gripping tale of James Porter, a colourful and shady character who was convicted in England and sent to Van Dieman's land in 1823. It is well researched and as closely narrated as possible with references to goings on at the time and how he worked his way through each ordeal.... until he reached a point of seemingly no return... and the choices that drove him.
Marley and me is the tale of a couple who buy a Labrador pup without researching into it first enough... and the utter chaos that results. Lovable, warming and gripping, the writer opens his heart and takes you through the joys, strains and trials of being husband, father and dog owner to a dog branded 'untrainable', and how he managed to cope with each new stress and strain that arose.
Highly recommended, and I really recommend tracking down the individual books and enjoying the un-condensed versions.
10/10.
575 pages.
