I wanted to share with you guys my two favorite books that I know you'll enjoy. If I could literarly force you to read two books then the first one would be......Pay it Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Here is the synosis from Amazon on it:
Catherine Ryan Hyde's Pay It Forward takes as its premise the bumper-sticker phrase "Think Globally, Act Locally" and builds a novel around it. The hero of her story is young Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old whose imagination is sparked by an extra-credit assignment in Social Studies: "Think of an idea for world change, and put it into action." Trevor's idea is deceptively simple: do a good deed for three people, and in exchange, ask each of them to "pay it forward" to three more. "So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven.... Then it sort of spreads out." Trevor's early attempts to get his project off the ground seem to end in failure: a junkie he befriends ends up back in jail; an elderly woman whose garden he tends dies unexpectedly. But even after the boy has given up on his plan, his acts of kindness bear unexpected fruit, and soon an entire movement is underway and spreading across America.Trevor, meanwhile, could use a little help himself. His father walked out onthe family, and his mother, Arlene, is fighting an uphill battle with alcoholism, poor judgment in men, and despair. When the boy's new Social Studies teacher, Reuben St. Clair, arrives on the scene, Trevor sees in him not only a source of inspiration for how to change the world, but also the means of altering his mother's life. Yet Reuben has his own set of problems. Horribly scarred in Vietnam, he is reluctant to open himself up to the possibility of rejection--or love. Indeed, the relationship between Arlene and Reuben is central to the novel as these two damaged people learn to "pay forward" the trust and affection Trevor has given them.
There's a movie version to this book but I thought it was somewhat good. As usual the book was much better. Read the book first before checking out the movie. Here's the trailer to it:
Catherine Ryan Hyde's Pay It Forward takes as its premise the bumper-sticker phrase "Think Globally, Act Locally" and builds a novel around it. The hero of her story is young Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old whose imagination is sparked by an extra-credit assignment in Social Studies: "Think of an idea for world change, and put it into action." Trevor's idea is deceptively simple: do a good deed for three people, and in exchange, ask each of them to "pay it forward" to three more. "So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven.... Then it sort of spreads out." Trevor's early attempts to get his project off the ground seem to end in failure: a junkie he befriends ends up back in jail; an elderly woman whose garden he tends dies unexpectedly. But even after the boy has given up on his plan, his acts of kindness bear unexpected fruit, and soon an entire movement is underway and spreading across America.Trevor, meanwhile, could use a little help himself. His father walked out onthe family, and his mother, Arlene, is fighting an uphill battle with alcoholism, poor judgment in men, and despair. When the boy's new Social Studies teacher, Reuben St. Clair, arrives on the scene, Trevor sees in him not only a source of inspiration for how to change the world, but also the means of altering his mother's life. Yet Reuben has his own set of problems. Horribly scarred in Vietnam, he is reluctant to open himself up to the possibility of rejection--or love. Indeed, the relationship between Arlene and Reuben is central to the novel as these two damaged people learn to "pay forward" the trust and affection Trevor has given them.
There's a movie version to this book but I thought it was somewhat good. As usual the book was much better. Read the book first before checking out the movie. Here's the trailer to it:
The second book that you should read and would probably enjoy is Sphere by the late Michael Crichton. He is the author that wrote Jurassic Park. I loved that movie and I bet the book was great as well but Sphere got me hook on his other books. He knows how to weave a good story. You never get bored and the mystery enhances with every chapter. The suspense grows with each page and the conclusion was perfect. It's a great, great book and I wish I could give everyone I meet, stranger or otherwise, a copy of this book to read. Here was a movie based on the book. The movie as well was okay, not great, not like Jurassic Park great but it was good enough. I'll glad that both movies( pay it forward and sphere) weren't horrible adaptations like other book-to-movie out there. You don't need to love science fiction book to enjoy this, i think anyone would find this book intriuging, just keep reading till midway of the book. Don't let the science-talk in the book hinder you from finishing it. Here's the synosis of Sphere:
the focus of this science adventure tale is humankind's encounter with an alien life form. Within a space ship lying on the sea bottom is a mysterious sphere that promises each of the main characters some personal reward: military might, professional prestige, power, understanding. Trapped underwater with the sphere, the humans confront eerie and increasingly dangerous threats after communication with the alien object has been achieved. The story is exciting and loaded with scientific and psychological speculations that add interest at no cost to the action, including an intriguing sequence in which human and
computer attempt to decode the alien communication. As the story races to an end, suspicions of evil-doing fall as many ways as in a detective novel.
Here is the movie trailer of the book. Like i stated earlier, read the book before you go watch the movie. The movie wasn't as mysterious or as suspenseful as the book. If you watch the movie then it will ruin the ending for you and the book experience wouldn't be the same. so take my advice and read the book first before anything else.
the focus of this science adventure tale is humankind's encounter with an alien life form. Within a space ship lying on the sea bottom is a mysterious sphere that promises each of the main characters some personal reward: military might, professional prestige, power, understanding. Trapped underwater with the sphere, the humans confront eerie and increasingly dangerous threats after communication with the alien object has been achieved. The story is exciting and loaded with scientific and psychological speculations that add interest at no cost to the action, including an intriguing sequence in which human and
computer attempt to decode the alien communication. As the story races to an end, suspicions of evil-doing fall as many ways as in a detective novel.
Here is the movie trailer of the book. Like i stated earlier, read the book before you go watch the movie. The movie wasn't as mysterious or as suspenseful as the book. If you watch the movie then it will ruin the ending for you and the book experience wouldn't be the same. so take my advice and read the book first before anything else.
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