New year's day is...
a work day. for me. Ha!
Been rushing stuffs, one after another though my internet was down.
Even now, i'm pausing only to relax my brain. And to recall a new book which i just finished reading yesterday.
I bought it on the 3rd day of 2009, finished it on the 4th,
and now I'm recommending it on the 5th. ha.
that's lame.
and it doesnt even rhyme. boo. ha.
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen.
It's a book with an exceptional plot - right in the middle of a Circus. Rich, entertaining and haunting at the same time. Elephants are faithful creatures indeed.
"She was cool, languid. Smiling even. I started pushing my way toward her, but something about her expression stopped me cold. A giraffe passed between us - its long neck bobbing gracefully even in panic - and when it was gone I saw that she'd picked up an iron stake. She held it loosely, resting its end on the hard dirt. She looked at me again, bemused. Then her gaze shifted to his bare head.
She lifted the stake high in the air and brought it down, splitting his head like a watermelon. His plate opened, his eyes grew wide, and his mouth froze into an O. He fell to his knees and then toppled forward into the straw. I was too stunned to move. So long ago. So long. But still it haunts me. I knew how important it was to keep her secret, and keep it I did - for the rest of her life, and then beyond."
