Friday, January 21, 2005

Latest Books

Of Water and Spirit
Think the title is correct. It was about the initiation rites in an African tribe and the clash of culture with Western christianity. I read this soon after a novel-Jonanthan Strange-about magic in England and I had to keep reminding myself that this was based on real life experience. All in all it was a fascinating book which raised more questions than it answered, and that was part of its enjoyment. 8/10

The Da Vinci Code
I enjoyed this although it was not written in a great prose style. It was exciting and although it may be total drivel -it was a novel for goodness sake-it kept me hooked until the end. I wouldn't read another of his books but this one gets a 7/10