Book Reviews Because of the Blizzard

With huge snow tempests and vacations I got into the groove of reading again this past week inside my small home. In fact I plowed thru all 3 of these amazing books - all of which had a unifying factor I just happen to like in a novel. A female character who changes her life, learns abilities to cope with life as is, yet also effects great change in the process... Freeing herself. This is the theme which never seems to stop stirring me and whenever I am asked what kind of book i wish to read I generally say'about a girl who changes her life'.

All books taken directly off the bookshelf!

Clan Of The cave Bear : It wasnt just the beloved girl changes her life plot that made this book rock, but it was the huge quantity of research of flora and fauna knowlege, the primitive interptations, the cultural and DNA difference over time - which all sucked me in like lips on the straw of a chocolate milkshake. This book takes ya back in time (before getting out of the baby crib) while somehow unifying and defying time all at once. It is apparently part of a five part series, so the only flaw is the end leaves ya hanging bit. Although it has dragged you through more detailed description then most human minds could ever think to plot on paper- you need more, you feel like if the book ends perhaps you will too.

The Handmaids tale : This is one creepy peculiar, appalling story which still has beauty in the sick and mundane. Perhaps masses of bizarre things occurred in this story, but somehow it is described in such a manner that you are only moved as much as the main character is moved. It's not wholly apocoplytic, but kind of a disintegration of society as we all know it- and for this I find that I like it's offshoots and reasoning as to why things have now become a bit like Pink Floyd's THE WALL meets Hilter meets The Stepford wives for the people in America. OF course the main character is a woman, and oh hell does her life change and then change some more. This book is not cheery and is good for a day when you're depressed and wanna stay that way, or would enjoy thinking about all the techniques things actually could go wrong and how simple it'd be for the governing body to govern us like frightened sheep.

Island Of The Blue Dolphins : This book fascinated me as it is reliant on the true story of a women who ends up living on an island for a looooooooooog time all alone without any organic clothing. Like Clan of the cave Bear, this book has cool survival elements to it, where I felt like i was learning more then just the story of her life- but about how humans come to survive any situation we are in, our adaptability and our willingness to continue on in the face of bad percentages. It is compelling , lonesome and creative- and includes animal enemies and animal chums ( which I actually happen to like that stuff in stories ) it is not a long book, it does not drone on, neither is it crammed with plotted fluff - it's a simple read with an easy ending.