The Thousand Orcs, Part Deux

As one ventures deeper into the world of Drizzt Do'Urden and his jolly dwarven companions, the real companions of the drow are revealed. Catti-Brie and Wulfgar, Drizzt's long-time friends, along with King Bruenor, fuel the fire for adventure that constantly burns in Drizzt's belly. Wulfgar is torn between his family, and the thrill of a good wholesome adventure alongside his companions. Wulfgar does not want to leave his wife's side, for he is afraid of going on an adventure and not coming back. Or worse, leaving his family vulnerable for an attack while he is off adventuring.
    The thrill of adventure cannot be smothered, just as the group and the dwarven army reaches their home in Mithral Hall, Bruenor catches wind of orcs and giants raiding and pillaging the countryside. At first, Bruenor selects just a group of his finest dwarven warriors, but, with the suggestion of his companions, decides to take along Drizzt and his merry band as well. The question is, will Wulfgar join the band? If so, will he survive to see his family again?

Sometimes shooting someone, is just shooting someone.

Drizzt Do'Urden

    A dark elf, with a panther. What gets better than that? The Thousand Orcs by R.A. Salvatore is a description of the adventures of this said "elf" and his friends. The Thousand Orcs is a fantastic book, even though it is not the easiest read. When the dwarves are fighting orcs and frost giants, and the ghosts of past battles are stealing people in the night, it is easy to find one entranced in the words of the author.
    Drizzt Do'Urden and his feline companion, Guenhwyvar, roam the land on their way to Mithral Hall, home of the new dwarven king, Bruenor Battlehammer. Drizzt has been traveling alongside the new king for years, and according to the king, he won't be leaving his side anytime soon. What will happen next? Will Drizzt and his companions make it to Mithral Hall?

Sometimes shooting someone, is just shooting someone.

Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Boone

    In the eyes of many, Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest mystery solvers of all time. How could a child like Christopher, one with the mental disabilities that he has, be compared to the great Holmes? A fairly simple comparison can be made here; Christopher can only think rationally, there are no irrational thoughts floating around in his head. Holmes chooses to only think rationally, blocking out all of the irrational thoughts of everyday life. You could say that makes Christopher Boone just like Sherlock Holmes.
    If one were to say that, one would be dreadfully wrong in their assumption. It is Christopher's inability to think irrationally that separates him from Holmes. Sherlock Holmes can think irrationally, he just chooses not to. This puts him at an advantage when solving crimes. Not all crimes are committed based on rational reasoning, so Holmes has an edge because he can first eliminate all possible rational reasons, and then, when there are no options left, begin to think irrationally. Christopher however, cannot. If a crime were to be committed for immoral and irrational reasons, Christopher would not be able to understand the crime, nor be able to solve it.

Sometimes shooting somebody is just shooting somebody.

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was a good and easy read. The book did have some sections and chapters that were quite hard to follow, but one could work through them. The author does many things well throughout the book, for example, when the book comes to a point where most readers would become quite confused, Haddon takes the time to explain what is going on in Christopher's head. That makes this book much easier to read.
    The book was quite eye-opening. Before reading this, a reader goes in expecting a book about a dog-murderer. Half-way through the book, it takes a twist and becomes a story about a boy trying to find his mother. Going through the journey that Christopher takes on his way to London makes the reader question the reactions of the people who observe Christopher doing his, odd acts. Would you react the same?
    This book also questions the morality and hearts of Christopher's parents. How does Christopher's mother just pack up and leave her disabled son? She just leaves with the next door neighbor like its nothing. Christopher's father is not free of charge though. He hides letters from Christopher that could actually help him better understand the real-world. Instead Christopher's father decides to hide the truth from his disabled son, eventually losing his son to the mother that he lied about for years. Overall, a pretty good book.

Response to Thoreau

    Before beginning to look at life and its material goods, one must first look at the definition of "living well". As a modernized society, people today have a multitude of things that they do not need, simply things that they believe they must have. "Living well" can't be described by the amount of goods that we live with, but how we use those goods to better the lives of ourselves and others around us.
    It is easy to disagree with Thoreau here, because the statement is very opinionated. Im sure one begins to value things more with the less they have, but having the means to obtain, and not obtaining because of anothers opinion, is just silly. People will never be happy with what they have, they will always want more. That is until someone famous says that what they have is too much, then they will constantly want less, simply because they are too simple-minded to know any better.

Sometimes shooting someone, is just shooting someone.

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