Now I remember why I'm an English major...

i've discovered that AUC's library has a fairly good collection of contemporary fiction! and i've checked out two books that i've meant to read for a while and simply can't put down:

'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel: i'm not too far into it yet, but so far it's great--his descriptions of faith are touching, and his interactions with animals and zoos are incredibly clever. PLUS, he says things like 'magoo-like blur,' which i find great.

'You Shall Know Our Velocity' by Dave Eggers: i really, really loved 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' and i adore this book as well. it's about a guy who essentially comes into a lot of money, and decides that he doesn't want to be a person who has money. so he leaves on a plane to travel around the world with his friend 'Hand,' giving wads of money away in the process. the catch is that they don't plan the trip in advance--they land in a country and then sort of decide where to go from there. it is a GREAT book, and he just wrote another about a sudanese refugee named valentino which has gotten great acclaim in the states. it's called 'What is the What.' i ordered it off amazon and nick is bringing it when he comes! YAY!