It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (3/17/2014)

This wonderful meme is hosted by Sheila of BookJourney. :)

Hi! Hope your Monday is going well. These upcoming days will be finals week for UCSD, so my reading has slowed down a bit. But it's fine. I have a HUGE list of books that I want to read for spring break. It's better to aim big, right? :P


This week, I finished reading:

1. The Waves: an Island novella by Jen Minkman 

A post-apocalyptic society descended from a group of children who were left on an island, during a time in which biological weapons caused all adults to sicken and die. As the children grew and successive generations were formed, a religion was formed on their belief that a magical ship would come back for them. Walt, a young man in this society, begins to form doubts once he witnesses a horrible act. This is the second installment in her Island work, but I strongly believe that it can stand alone. 

2. The Gangster We Are All Looking For by Le Thi Diem Thuy

A novel about the life of a refugee Vietnamese family in America from the perspective of a young girl. The language is poetic, and the novel takes the form of a series of fictional memoirs that are so convincing that I thought this was a memoir of the author at first. 

Ongoing reads:

1. The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry

A romance between a 19-year-old Afghanistan veteran Aidan who's lost his arm and a 17-year-old teenager named Kate who suffers from Type 1 diabetes. 

2. The Wisdom of Shire by Noble Smith

Slowly chugging along this wonderful guide on living the simple life based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. It's such a pleasure to read a little at a time. 

3. Jesse by Gary Soto

A story about two brothers fresh out of adolescence who move out of their toxic home environment to achieve their dreams of a better life. But their path to success is full of obstacles: they struggle to make ends meet as they go to college while working migrant jobs. 

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Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful Monday!