books that i have been reading over the past few months

over the past few months i have been reading the following books:'angela's ashes 'and the sequel' 'tis ' both by frank mccourt.also i have been reading ' we never make mistakes' by alexander solzhenitsyn.i have also read for the umpteenth time 'of mice and men' by john steinbeck.

the work by frank mccourt rings a bell.the work reminds me of my own upbringing in the colonial style township of ascot , gweru,zimbabwe.with others like me in this poverty stricken ghetto we had to struggle against all odds just like mccourt did.it was not easy.it still is not easy.i do not need your sympathy!i am telling it like it is.



i have always had a fascination when it comes to the works by the russians.it is against that background that i have read some of the works by nikolai gogol and fyodor dostoyevsky.



the two stories that make up 'we never make mistakes' paint the picture of what was happening in the russia of old when there was war.maybe at some stage i should do a review of the stories referred to.



'of mice and men' by john steinbeck is a story which leaves one with mixed feelings when george shoots lennie to [per my view] take him out of his misery.



in the story lennie is all brawn and george is the brain that controls this automaton.need i say more.i think i have whet your appetite!i hope someone will get to make a movie out of john steinbeck' story[if noone has done so already!']