The BFG

The Big Friendly Giant was a long time childhood favorite book of mine. My mom used to read to me every night, and there are few nights even now as an adult, where I don't read something. A life-long love of books has meant that I have scoured through libraries, read classics and new fiction, and even had a book club when I was younger.

But the BFG by Roald Dahl was always one of my favorites that I still continue to enjoy. It's a great story about a giant who would rather not eat children, like his cousins do, but rather catches and mixes dreams for children to enjoy at night. One evening, while giving children dreams, a young girl sees him and he takes her with him. Adventures follow....  I won't spoil it for anyone.

I just finished reading "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight Into Heaven." It wasn't my favorite book, as it mostly deals with Native Americans on a government reservation, and alcoholism, but some of the stories were really good. I just prefer books to have a linear plot.

I am also reading a biography about Stalin. It is an intense book and I have to keep taking breaks from it because it tends to get a little depressing. Did you know that he killed almost everyone from his childhood because he only wanted to be remembered as a revolutionist and not who he was before that? Its tidbits of knowledge like that that make this book intense and hard to just read through. But I will say that it is really interesting. Having lived in Russia, and gotten a sense on how Russians feel about Stalin, I better understand them now. Lenin is everywhere as a visionary. There are statues of him in every Russia city I was ever in, but none of Stalin. The atrocities he committed are not soon forgotten, and I dont' blame him.

Ok, after that macabre note - all I am trying to say is that I love books, especially those that make me think or help me understand something better. Since finishing the Tonto book, I am looking for a new replacement. Any ideas?