- Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (translated by Jay Rubin)
- My Name Is Memory - Ann Brashares
- Committed - Elizabeth Gilbert
I actually just finished reading Norwegian Wood. It's my first Murakami book ever. I know it's insane that I've only read a Murakami novel now, but I was really hesitant reading his works because of the depressing emotions from his novels. And I usually tend to read only light and easy books. I hate that I would have to undergo stress and negative emotions as well when reading. But this one is really good and I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed the characters so much. And every girl, though a lot deny it, are really suckers for love stories (sad or happy endings).
The book I always bring with me right now is My Name Is Memory. I just bought it recently (though I still have a pile of unread books at my desk and they were bought months ago). It's a love story as well (duh), about a guy who has spent centuries loving a girl. And I am not exaggerating when I said centuries. Remember what people say that our bodies die but our soul doesn't and that we just reincarnate / reborn into a different body, but we can't remember anything from our past life? Apparently this guy, Daniel, remembers everything that has happened to him life after life. I' m still halfway through the book, so I can't really say if I like it or not. I need to read more to give that judgement.
And usually, the 3rd book is the "just-another-option-book". It's more of the book I read when I get bored or tired of reading my main book. I have loved Elizabeth Gilbert ever since Eat, Pray, Love came into my life. So it was without a doubt that I should buy the continuation of that book. Though Committed is less appealing to me since it's more focused into the discussion of marriage, I still am enjoying it since I enjoy Liz's humor.
