Books.

I recently finished reading the book, "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut. This book describes the life of Jonah Hoosier who travels to the tiny country of San Lorenzo where he learns about Bokononism, Ice-Nine, and life in general. The book mainly revolves around the late Felix Hoenikker, who was the father of the atomic bomb and the creator of Ice-Nine. Let's pretend that the way that water freezes, the way that regular ice is made, is called ice-one. Now, if there was a new way for water to freeze, if the atoms in the molecule crystallized in a different way, then let's call that ice-nine. Felix Hoenikker created Ice-Nine, and split it up among his children. From there, the calamity of dividing the Ice-Nine ensues, and the book takes off. The book also introduces the religion of Bokononism, which I believe is the greatest because it frankly states that "all religions are lies." I had only read Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron" before, and in his book he demonstrates his great writing style. I hope to read many more of his books.

I recently applied for the library to hold a book for me called "The Hunger Games." Now, I don't really know what it's about, but the fact that I'm 115th in line, certainly means that it should be entertaining.

Another amazing book that I am a huge fan of is Firoozeh Dumas' "Funny in Farsi." This hilarious novel narrates the author and her family's move from Iran to America. The book comments on the hysterical antics of her father and the entertaining aspects of her mother, and her humongous extended family. It's a wonderful novel that I can read many times and still laugh my head off. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to laugh his heart out.