Mental Gymnastics

Anjin-san and Harry Potter

Finally got the chance to dwell into a non-IT reading frenzy. It's been a week now since I started with James Clavell's 'Shogun'. I wasn't disappointed when I first opened the worned out paperback that i kept in our Dolores house. The character of Anjin-san, no matter how smart and quick-minded, didn't seem to surprise me at all. Or maybe it's coz I've already watched the hollywood movie 'The Last Samurai' that in a way, presents a similar form of characterization. I immediately understood why the author had to throw in Blackthorne, so he'd have an excuse to look at the Jappos from a western perspective. The comparisons on both clutures in fact makes Europeans look more barbaric than the Far East nations. It's a captivating read, and has been a bad excuse for me to deprive myself of enough sleep.

More than halfway through Shogun, I finally had my hands on book 6 of the Potter series. Since more people are waiting in line for this, I had to get started. Once again, i found myself awake at 3 in the morning leafing through the pages of Harry Potter until I actually felt tired and realized that I need to get ready for work. It's such an easy read, and although the twists are not as surprising as before, I guess all the hype and discussion sort of burned the spark for this book. I really prefer to be clueless on the story that I'm reading. I like it if the writer is good in captivating his reader.

I've only gone through the first 200 pages of the book, give it another night.. err, morning or two, I'd probably be finsihed with it. It's just one of those stories that I can't wait to finish. Speaking of, I wonder how Shogun ends.

posted by kquill @ 10:13 AM