Peer Into Others

I've found a favorite genre, memoirs. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Memoirs of a Geisha, seem to captivate me. True, they are both about asian women but my fascination of stereotypes and love of historical Japan make them wonderful reads to me. Amy Chau, in Tiger Mother raises her children as a typical Chinese mother would, as her father raised her, and the inner and outer rebellion of herself and her family. Memoirs of a Geisha  is what I'm currently reading, and as her good friend "Jakob-san" as she refers to him Nitta Sayuri recalls her tales from growing up in the small fishing village of Yoriodo to Mr. Tanaka plucking her and her sister to becoem Geishas. While I'm not nearly close to being done with the book, it has already enthralled me in Sayuri's tales.

Exercise 2

(2)"brought delicately to his hand from under the bull's belly, climbed up the rails and pulled it taut."

-This is not the only quote used in the post, there are quite a few in fact.

(1)Proulx illustrates a rodeo landscape with an instilled distinctive and image-laden style that spews a western atmosphere.

-Best post: On The Heavier Effect of Things

New Reading Goals

- Read 14 chapters a week at least
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- Finish a book every two weeks.

- Find a hidden jem of a series, NO Hunger Games, NO Harry Potter, NO Twilight, nothing of the sort.

- Read something that makes me think.

- Get something interesting and makes you learn.