Two books that made my day

I know I have stopped writing about my work with Java or other programming topics. Since I finished my summer class, I have been pretty relaxed and enjoying my last few weeks of my holidays before my fall semester starts again. There was an immediate project at work that I had to work on, which exposed me to non-AJAX web development. But it was not interesting enough for me to write about it. So, instead I'll focus on two books that I read this past week: Love In The Time Of Cholera and The Red Pyramid.

I always admire good writings. A good writer can make a boring story interesting and better. Classic example is Jane Austen. All of her books are basically about romance between a rich guy and a poor girl, which is made more complicated by their different social classes. They always have happy endings. But I can never get tired of reading Jane Austen's novels. Love In the time of Cholera is another classic love story, but it is amazing because of the writing. I'm not sure who should I give credit to for such a beautiful writing: the translator or the writer himself, since its original version is actually released in Spanish.

Another book I read was called The Red Pyramid. It was a more modern story, writing is mediocre but it was the story that attracts me. I am always interested in ancient mythologies, especially Eyptian ones. My childhood dream has been to visit Egypt one day and I still hope to do so. But I actually didn't know much about Egyptian god and goddesses. That fact didn't occur to me till I read The Red Pyramid. It is similar to Percy Jackson's series in that both main characters are semi-deities. It is not a surprise especially because The Red Pyramid was written by the same author as Percy Jackson's.

I'm glad that I'm catching up on my readings, especially since I used to read a lot as a kid and teenager. I believed that reading was what actually made me who I am. Since I started my undergraduate, I kinda stopped reading. I read but it was more like textbooks. I'm happy that I've began this habit again.