Countdown 1

This book set in early 1960s America follows a young girl trying to cope with both the threat of nuclear warfare, and her own emotional problems. What is interesting about the book to me is how the girl (named Franny)'s internal issues and family trouble plays out almost like an annalogie to the wartime struggle of the town as a whole. Granted the parallel isn't perfect, you won't see each family member correspond to a certain nation involved or anything so specific, but in general tone and progression within the story, I did feel like there were similarities. to me, the biggest parallel was
Franny's mentally unstable uncle, who the whole family acts like is just fine, when really, everyone's just eating for him to crack, and be taken away. Similar to how everyone in the town is trying to live a normal life, whilst "just waiting around for a bomb to fall."

Lunchbox dream part 2

This book continues to hold my attention quite well, and really captures the delicate child psychology that has to be so prominent in a story like this. Bobby is often subjected to things that he can't quite grasp and comprehend. It is at these times when we are reminded that he's still a very young child. But what I really like about the book is the setting. Both what it is, and how the author describes it. As a big fan of the 1950s in all of its consumerist glory, this setting was one of the biggest reasons that I picked up this book in the first place. And the way that the author matter-of-fact-ishly mentions the various quirks and trends of the era is very well done.

Lunchbox dream part one

By Tony Abbot

This book centers around a young child named Bobby. Bobby lives in the late 1950s in the midst of many civil rights issues. Over the course of the story, the child learns to put his assumptions and prejudices aside, as he finds the truth about race. Early on in the book, you can feel the evolution beginning to occur, as the boy's predisposition begins to shift. The character of Bobby is a bit of a blank slate, mainly there to observe and react to all of the things happening. But they do give him enough character to be believable, and it is interesting when he is exposed to something that he can't quite understand. So far, I would recommend it to anyone with even a vague interest in the issues explored here.

Hillucinations

This is quite an interesting nonfiction book that mainly deals with different types of delusions that occur because of medical conditions or deficiencies. one of the most interesting things in the book was the concept of auditory or even smell or taste related hallucinations. The writing style is informative, but  not pretentious, and keeps your attention very well. I would recommend the book to anyone who is even vaguely interested in the subject.