read 30 books in 2008

28 – Demian by Hermann Hesse
29 – Zen Buddhism: An art of life by Ilhan Güngören
30 – A book about raising self esteem

26 – The Jewel Tree of Tibet : It was ok.. I like reading anything realted to Buddhism, Tibet etc.
27 – İş, aşk ve kadınlara Dair by Seda Kaya Güler: Superficial.

I guess I may have to change my goal to “Read 40 books in 2008” or sth soon because I highly doubt that I can manage reading 23 books more :<

I’m reading a book a day nowadays though most of them are not thick ones…

21: Philosophy For Beginers by Richard Osburne: A short but an effective book, liked it!

22: Was Wollen Sie von mir? by Doris Dörrie

23: Aristotle by Paul Strathern

24: Kant by Paul Strathern

25: An anthology of stories by the Nobel prized writers. (The current one I’m reading now, it’s thick and not gonna finish soon but I’ll keep reading other books and continue this goal at the same time)

I read some books and all of them were in Turkish and written by Turkish writers:

15: Düş Kırgınları by Mehmet Eroğlu
16: Mahrem by Elif Şafak
17: Araf by Elif Şafak <<<3
18: Dünya Kalemimin Ucunda by Orhan Kural
19: Ölmeden önce görmeniz gereken yüz yer by Magazine Focus
20: Yaşanması gereken yüz macera by Magazine Focus

I was supposed to read 30-35 books until now, I’m too behind from where I’m supposed to be :<<

#13 – Nausea by Jean Paul Sartre

#14 – The Waves by Virginia Woolf

both of the books didn’t finish yet, but I’ve been reading both of them lately and both of the books are completely masterpieces!

I’m gonna read The Waves in English in the summer, cause it’s really poetic and I’m curious about the original text!

My all time favorite Turkish poet! I just adore all kinds of things that were written by this Blue Eyed Gigant...

But no matter he was the greatest Turkish artist and the biggest humanist, He’d been in prison for 18 years and then he was banished to Russia (Because of some political reasons) and died with a terrible homeland yearning… Sigh.

Here’s a translated poem of him that he wrote at prison.

Today Is Sunday

Today is Sunday.

And another poem called : Hiroshima Child

I come and stand at every door
But none can hear my silent tread
I knock and yet remain unseen
For I am dead for I am dead

I’m only seven though I died
In Hiroshima long ago
I’m seven now as I was then
When children die they do not grow

My hair was scorched by swirling flame
My eyes grew dim my eyes grew blind
Death came and turned my bones to dust
And that was scattered by the wind

I need no fruit I need no rice
I need no sweets nor even bread
I ask for nothing for myself
For I am dead for I am dead

All that I need is that for peace
You fight today you fight today
So that the children of this world
Can live and grow and laugh and play

^{When I read this one I can hardly keep tears from my eyes, I know translated poetries are nothing but tasteless textes, But JUST wanted to share with you and give an idea, hope you like it!}

I think this is a quite shallow book that’s not gonna add me anything or make me see a different part of world but I’m reading it English because I can understand only these kind of nooks in English :-)

To be honest, if this one was in my main language I wouldn’t even turn my head and look maybe :D

Not that bad or boring… But just superficial…

One of the most amazing thing I’ve been reading!!!

And as a Turkish girl who wants to be a writer someday,
it’s so inspiring to see Turkish Women authors who are actually good !

The writer is so talented + smart + witty… After I finish the book I’m going to write an e-mail to her to congratulate ! :)

Another self help book about getting motivated and doing your best to have your very own perfect life… Made me see that I make a lot of effort! It was inspiring anyway, but not that life changingly interesting maybe.

It was a quite nice poetry book including some selected poems, but I think translated poetry must be quite tasteless compared to the original…

Someday I should really learn French and read Baudelaire in French!