Recommended to me by my brother a few years ago this book is not only a hilarious satire of the yuppie movement of the 80's, but also a gruesome/smile inducing novel. Centered around a late 20's Wall-Street investments banker, Patrick Bateman describes his every day struggles with coping with the trivial task of living life as beautiful/well off twenty-something year old. Not many books have sucked me in quite as much as this specific novel, but I can safely say that it has had a positive impact on my perspective of literature ensuring me that there ARE books out there that have the ability to catch my genuine interest.
The Accidental Billionaires~
Before I knew anything about the creation, or relevance of Facebook, my father recommended me this book imploring that it has quality information regarding the establishment of the most popular social networking website as well contains quite an interesting story behind it. Surprisingly it hooked my attention enough that my eyes were glued from page to page wondering what was going to happen next in Mark Zuckerberg's wild adventure of creating Facebook. Although this book didn't necessarily connect to me on a significant level, nor inspired me to do something of similar nature, it revealed quit the bitter nature that went on behind the making and establishing of Facebook.
Frankenstein~
While this may seem like a shocker as this novel was written nearly 200 years ago, I can safely say that reading Frankenstein has greatly added to my overall knowledge of classic literature as well shed light on the mysterious figure every child connects Halloween with. Contrary to popular belief, Frankenstein's creation (or correctly named "the monster" as well a plethora of other vague names with negative connotation) was actually quite the knowledgable creature being able to speak fluent French as well having an impressive insight on life. Reading Frankenstein was somewhat challenging as the text dates back two centuries ago, but regardless of the difficulty, the outcome was incredibly rewarding as it is quite the sensation to have read a piece of literature that is so implanted in our society and instantly recognized by everyone.
-Keir
Sometimes I think Facebook is one of the miracles being created, but I'm sure now it's more than miracle because things won't "just" happen, it is established on sweats, tears and joy and The Accidental Billionaires should be a book that can proof it.
ReplyDeleteI saw "American Psycho" on TV and didn't realize at first it was supposed to be funny in a satirical way. I'm glad you read something from 200 years ago in its original language. I've heard reading really old stuff increases your vocabulary and reading skills.
ReplyDeleteI've seen Frankenstein at B&N and wondered how 280 pages can be filled with a zombie who grunts. but i've just been going of the impressions from Halloween belief. The book seems more intriguing now that you've shed light on it.
ReplyDeleteThese books are way different than the 3 books I chose. In the future, maybe I'll read American Psycho. This isn't the first time I've heard about this book!
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