Books
1. Secret Societies
2. 1984
3. Animal Farm
4. Cicero
5. Catch-22
6. Dumb Witness
7. Lord of the Flies
8. The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
9. Ulysses
10. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
11. The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
12. Girl With A Pearl Earring
13. Candide by Voltaire
An intensely critical and humorous piece of work and in light of the events around Voltaire's life at the time of writing, a pretty brutal recanting of the religious theory that 'all is best that is'.
I find Albom's work a bit on the Lifetime Original movie flavor of work, though having read it just after Mother's Day really let it's point hit home to me: tell your mother you love her and don't let the last things you've said to her be in anger or a lie (or both in this case). A bit syrupy at times, but I find the style refreshing, especially when I'm looking for an easy read.
Comments
You could make a statement that they are kids, immature in their thinking..but then again, we all know of adults who engage in mob behavior..
The interesting discussion would be what are the reflections of society now? Do we still govern ourselves by reason? Do we govern our conduct, our interactions, our society? Are we overgoverning without reason?
It's instinct vs. reason. Strength vs. Fairness.