The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson





I decided to read this as my next book because of "peer pressure" (Thanks Leslie!) But I'm actually happy to. The ending of the last book left me chomping at the bit to find out what happened to the main character.

I've found that every book in this series has started better than the last. With the first book, I thought I was going to need a pillow, until I got to page 125. This book starts off in the thick of things with good explanation of past events (not too in depth, but just enough to to know what's going on) so this book can also be read without reading the previous 2. It's certainly entertaining and I can't wait to dig into it.




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India Calling by Anand Giridharadas

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Just finished this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. While I found the descriptions and stories of Indian modern culture enlightening and amusing, I thought that the deeper themes of being born to immigrant parents; seeing the "mother country" as a myth described in stories told my parents; realizing that the stories told by your parents is not the present day culture (they're view is totally old school); and being the foreigner in your country of origin captivated my attention and engrossed me in this book. It's a great book and I highly recommend it! The writing pulls you in from the first page.



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