Current Read(s)

My oh my it has been a while since I have done one of these! Well you all should know by now that I am kind of a book worm and that I kind of like reading more than one book at a time. This is actually a new thing and I don't know if it because of the books and the accessibility to them or what, but it is new. I have three kinds of books for you today. I have one I am reading on my Kindle app, one I listen to on my Audible app, and one I am actually reading that is written on paper (yes, they still make those!). So I guess I will just dive right on in....even though I can't swim!

1. "Seeing Julia" by Katherine Owen
This has been in a couple of my current reads. I am slowly moving through it, faster now than I was before. The story line is building and I am getting a clear on who the characters are and that is something I like. I like to know the people in the books I am reading, I like to find them a bit relatable to me. I find Julia to be quite charming in a way. I also like Jake Winston and I am really interested to see if she will stop pushing away from him and just go for it all ready. I understand that she keeps losing people in her life and that this may make her stay away (also the fact that he is her dead husband's best friend! Scandalous!), but she needs to get over her fears. She needs to accept things for what they are. I really enjoy reading this is math class because it is right there on my phone and it isn't too noticeable that I am not paying attention.

2. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
I didn't really know what to expect when I first started this book. I honestly still don't know what to expect. At first I was a bit confused because I am listening to it on audible and I don't have a hard copy of it. It has two narrators: one speaking for Pi about what happened and about his life, and the second is a white man Speaking from his point of view as he meets with a more present Pi, the future one. This confused me at first because like I said, I didn't know what to expect from it. Anyway I really enjoy the detail that the story is told with. I particularly liked the chapters where Pi was describing the different religions: Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism. There is so much detail and he speaks so beautifully about all of them. I of course really appreciated the things he said about Islam. May I just say though, I kind of find it funny that he can't pick a religion, but he explained it in a way that makes you understand his dilemma:
I know a woman here in Toronto who is very dear to my heart. [...]. Though she has lived in Toronto for over thirty years, her French-speaking mind still slips on occasion on the understanding of English sounds. And so, when she first heard of Hare Krishnas, she didn't hear right. She heard "Hairless Christians", and that is what they were to her for many years. When I corrected her, I told her that in fact she was not so wrong; that Hindus, in their capacity for love, are indeed hairless Christians, just as Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus, and Christians, in their devotion to God, are hat-wearing Muslims. (1.16.6)
He has managed to see the connection in all the religions. For a young boy of only 16 I believe, he has an incredible understanding of all three religions. Anyway, this isn't what the book is about, but it was definitely a favorite part of mine.

3. "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
I have finished part 1 of the book, and so far it is different from anything I have ever read really. I am starting to get a couple of answers here and there, but nothing that is good enough for me. I want so badly to look up the book on the internet and see what is going on with this book and see if there is some sort of hidden message that I am missing, but I am staying strong. I heard that the movie is really good and to be honest at this point that is what is keeping me to finish reading this book.

So, this is what I am currently reading. Reviews of all three will be up as soon as I finish them. Now I have a question for you all: Does it count as reading a book if you are only listening to it? I prefer reading an actual book, but my audible app is really convenient for me.