I) First, I apologize for being vague in my personal profile. I had just made an account so I have no posting history. Although I did provide a wishlist and a suggestion to donate to Voice of the Martyrs (https://goo.gl/OGnwGq), I stated that in every gift exchange my gift list would be "anything goes" and if possible, I would like to have a personal recommendation from my Secret Santa. My rationale was that if I wanted something I could buy it for myself, but receiving a personal choice from him/her is part of the gift itself--an introduction to new things, experiences, etc. Who knows what it may lead me to?

II) December 18: My gift arrived! Yay!

III) (Non-creepy) stalking of my Secret Santa, hihihi.

IV) Opened my gifts. Books!

V) Flipped through the books quickly. (Actually, all night that I forgot to study for grad school. Boo~ Haha.)

VI) Searched all night for summary, book reviews, book analyses, adaptations, etc. (I'm a spoiler kind of person.)

VII) Flipped through the books again.

VIII) Thank you, Santa! I have seen the books in bookstores but I never bought it. Being given the books is a chance to read these. I've recently been into award-winning novels and these two, aside from the raves and awards, had been longlisted (Curious Dog) and shortlisted (Room) for the Man Booker prize. Both received great reviews, and Curious Dog had been adapted into Laurence Olivier- and Tony Award-winning plays, and the Room movie is nominated for the Golden Globes. Both focus on having a child-like perspective on the world. Most of all, Curious Dog, a story about Asperger's Syndrome, would give me, a medical student, a more emphatic view on autism.

IX) So thank you! For the gift of new books, for the gift of introduction to new reads, for the gift of a different (childlike) perspective, and for the gift of being a (hopefully) more emphatic (future) doctor. The package I received did not contain your complete mailing address, and I would like to send you a thank you card. I hope that somehow I may be able to obtain your complete address. Please~ This is my first Reddit Secret Santa, and won't be my last!