I've been reading! Yay for me!
I enjoyed the 2 fiction books I read. I usually enjoy fiction so enjoying The Alchemist and The Kite Runner was no surprize. It was a complete co-incidence that they were both set in Muslim country.
Jonny Steinberg is my favourite South African non-fiction writer so far. He explains things really well and he is great at giving you the sense of a place. I learnt a lot from Midlands about the possible relationship dynamics between farmers and their workers.
Fooled by Randomness was a pleasant read. Its one of those books that I've always been curious about. It's the sort of non-fiction book whose purpose, it seems, is to try to convince you to think about a particular subject in a certain way. It seems to be the sort of book columnists write. I'm still trying to make this genre out, but I think I like it.
On writing by Stephen King is the first Stephen King book I've read. Its worth reading if you'd like to write fiction. I enjoyed reading the parts about writing more than I enjoyed reading about his life. He has inspired me to read a few books specifically (he wrote about why he enjoyed certain ones) and more books in general (he says he's a slow reader but he reads 70 - 80 books a year).
