And now, for something completely different.

     For this week's post, I'd like to take a moment to talk about a woman named Lalita Tademy. A woman who's written three very successful books, this 71-year-old author loves writing specifically about her family history, and exploring the roots of her family tree. One of Tademy's more famous writes, Cane River, is from way back when in 2001. I recently read this book for a school project, and I was blown away by her talent. The book, which stands around a whopping 530 pages, was surprisingly, the thing that I was always looking forward to at the end of my day. I would sit down on my bed and read the required part every day, and I actually enjoyed it. I started wondering why I liked this book so much more than I've liked reading others in the past and I realized that it was due to two reasons: the first one was the scenery. The setting of the book is in early/mid 1800's and it stretches over the span of the next 100 years on Cane River (southern Louisiana). Tademy finds a way to describe each and every thing that she can, but without dwelling on the time, place, background, etc, for too long. Take, for example, Fahrenheit 451. Another amazing book that I highly recommend, Fahrenheit 451 was slightly boring to me. I later found out that it was mainly due to the fact that the author had a tendency to --wonderfully-- describe one thing for a bit too long. Tademy always finds these little loopholes to keep the reader entertained, but then she WIDENS them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels motivated to read it.