Kim - Summer 2010 - Thriller

Genre #7 -- Thriller
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
read 6/16/2010 - 6/21/2010

This was a fun book (a slow read for me, but fun, nonetheless). I loved seeing the country of India through Rudyard Kipling's eyes. His portrayal of the various castes and religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, and spirit worship) especially interested me. The story line, though it didn't move as quickly as I would have liked, was also fun: street boy grows up to become a secret agent. The book took on an added charm for me when my dad told me that he remembered reading and enjoying Rudyard Kipling's book in high school.

This book was part of my 2010 summer reading program.

Library Summer Reading Program 2010

I first began participating in my library's summer reading program in 2010. That was actually my most "prolific" year to date. (It was before I had kids; need I say more?)

I really enjoyed the format of the 2010 summer reading program. The library selected 15 genres, dividing them into 5 groups. So, each little group had 3 genres. The goal was to choose 1 of the 3 genres in each of those 5 groups (thus, reading 5 books by the end of the summer). Well, since I've always been an over-achiever, I decided I wanted to read all 15 genres. It was such fun! The library gave recommendations of books and authors in each of the genres.

I originally posted my reviews on Facebook, but now that I have a blog, I'll also post them here.

Here are the 15 genres:
Fantasy (I actually read 2 for this one)
Historical
Horror
Literary
Mystery
Adventure
Thriller
Gentle Reads
Women's Lives
Suspense
Romance
Sci Fi
Western
Inspirational
Crime

Hope you enjoy the reviews! What's your favorite genre to read?