"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

Decent story. It's the first IBook I purchased for myself. $.99. I've come across numerous references to the story recently, so I thought I may as well finally read it. It would probably be a lot of fun to do a literary analysis of it

"Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

This is book 2 of the Hunger Games. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would, considering the grimness of the topic. Death isn't unbearably sad if there are things worth dying for. I'm looking forward to the movie, which comes out in a few weeks.

"The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" by David Mitchell

This was a very long and involved read dealing with Japan and the Dutch East India Company in the early 18th century. It was hard to keep track of the characters in the book because of the numerous foreign names, and there were times when I regretted starting it. But when all is said and done, I'm glad I read it. As with "Cloud Atlas", the author has woven together all the elements in the story with beautiful delicacy. I first heard the author being interviewed about this book when I was on my way to Petawawa to babysit Lucas. Driving on my own was an adventure. And tomorrow, Brendan leaves for Thailand.