So many books, so little time!

I have a terrible habit of part-reading books. What I mean by that is that I start lots of books but finish very few of them. I'll start reading a book and then put it down, pick up another one and start reading it and then put it down and then pick up a third. And on and on it goes.

And by the time I get to the first book, I've forgotten what it was all about!

(Thankfully when I have a deadline to review a book, I am much more disciplined. Money talks.)

Maybe if I blog about these semi-completed books, it might give me the impetus to get on with finishing the buggers!

Here's one. It's called A Life Revoved: Hunting For Refuge In The Modern World. It's authored by Rose George. For anyone interested in the experiences of refugees from west Africa, this is an essential read.

I'm upto page 70. I've learned stuff about the civil war in Liberia and the Ivory Coast (which is still in political turmoil). I've learned stuff about child soldiers and how they are recruited and what happens to them after the war is over. I've even learned some Liberian war jokes.

The book is only 114 pages long. I'm just under half way. I'be already got a Liberian friend I've promise to lend it to. It's one of my top reads.

Words © 2010 Irfan Yusuf