I am not going to make a list of what I read this time. Some of my friends tease me about going to the library...so I thought I would tell you what I have checked out right now
Anne of Green Gables movie, Anne of Avonlea movie, Batman movie, Artemis Fowl, Cutie Pies, The Darcys and the Bingleys, The Power of Nice, A Jane Austen Education, Deceptively Delicious (it totally works), Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Sunset. See I don't even have that many things checked out.
I will finish these books up and be ready for Darkfall #3, Beyonders #2, and Pioneer Woman's new cookbook. Happy Reading!
This month I was actually a bit under the weather so I didn't get to read very much.
I started Artemis Fowl and was enjoying it when I had to return it. Cutie Pies is a book I would buy. The pies turn out perfect. The crust forms well and is flaky and holds all the goodness that each recipe suggests. The power of nice I have read several times...obviously I like it because my intention was to read it again. It is written by two business women about how companies can thrive by being nice and then it has homework assignments after each chapter. I remember that I really liked that part.
Deceptively Delicious I have mentioned before too but since we hid veggies in the burgers with such success I decided to look at what other recipes might work. I didn't get to any Jane Austen book-a-likes but did watch Mansfield Park. I loved the line "I love you like a man loves a woman, like a hero loves his heroine." Sunset is written by Michael Wilcox. I have liked each of his books. His wife passed away and while she was sick he kept a journal. This book is not written in journal form at all. It describes the road (the road he is still on) of suffering, loss, hope, and faith. I found it to be written so well that it causes you to feel grief, sadness, and loss over a person who is a stranger. You feel the reality of the Gospel also but you feel sad for such a love to be separated for a time.
Friday, March 2, 2012
January Reads
The only thing worth mentioning this month is Inheritance by Christopher Paolini.
This is the last installment of the Eragon books. I have enjoyed these all along and when I went to put it on hold at the library I was #72 on the list. Of course the libray had purchased over 25 copies so it wouldn't take too long. I checked a little later and I was #22. Yea. I checked again and it wasn't listed anymore. I went in and they said it had been on hold for me but that I hadn't come in to pick it up. Seriously? They said they could put it back on hold for me. I would be #248.
Anywhoooooo
Kara, my sweet sister-in-law, heard the tragic tale and mailed her copy to me. Happy New Year to me!! Is she great or what? I will answer my own silly question. She is so great.
Who reads all the books in a series except the last one? If you liked the others in the series go ahead and read the last one. You will enjoy it.
This is the last installment of the Eragon books. I have enjoyed these all along and when I went to put it on hold at the library I was #72 on the list. Of course the libray had purchased over 25 copies so it wouldn't take too long. I checked a little later and I was #22. Yea. I checked again and it wasn't listed anymore. I went in and they said it had been on hold for me but that I hadn't come in to pick it up. Seriously? They said they could put it back on hold for me. I would be #248.
Anywhoooooo
Kara, my sweet sister-in-law, heard the tragic tale and mailed her copy to me. Happy New Year to me!! Is she great or what? I will answer my own silly question. She is so great.
Who reads all the books in a series except the last one? If you liked the others in the series go ahead and read the last one. You will enjoy it.
December Reads
Everyone has their favorite Christmas reads and here are the three that were my favorite this season.
The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke. This book has long been a favorite of mine. It has been out of print for what seems like forever. I check it out every year from the library UNTIL THIS YEAR. I was beside myself when I saw that they had brought it back. Yippee! The story is similiar to A Christmas Carol. The story is about a man who does not truly give of himself though he does give quite a bit of money away. He falls asleep only to dream that he has passed away. An angel invites him along the path to see the mansion that has been prepared for him. Others join him and the angel on this walk. It begins with large, grand mansions and the angel invites individuals to go and see the mansion that has been prepared for them. The man and the angel continue to walk until there are no more mansions. He finds himself in a large field looking at a hut. He exclaims, Surely this is not the mansion for me? Are you interested in reading it...the best part is when the man and the angel begin their discussion about true living and giving and that the Master remembers all the good that we do...Just go buy it.
Secret Santa by Anne Osborn Poelman. I love this book also. It was and is out of print. As you can imagine I check it out at the library during the Christmas season. It is about a family trying to survive during the Depression years. It is a work of fiction, however, the story is similiar to real events from her husbands life. It feels personal. I cried. The father in the story must stand in long lines to wait for an opportunity to work for the day. He does this day after day. His health is declining. The son is very bright, has a great job, and has the opportunity to get a scholarship. The daughter is compared to the brother and she cannot compete. She is concerned about how to fit in and the boundaries that surround a family that doesn't have much money. As Christmas nears, what will they do for food? What they do for presents? In the last chapter the family sits around and recalls their favorite Christmas memories and this particular Christmas is the one that they all mention. It really is such a sweet story.
I am half sick of Shadows (#4Flavia books) by Alan Bradley. Most people know that I am a super fan of these mystery books. Hilarious. Of course I enjoyed it. Their home is being used by a film crew during the Christmas season. There is a murder and Flavia must solve it. Flavia is eleven by the way, wants to catch Santa, loves her chemistry sets, dislikes her sisters, and reading about her made my own Christmas season better. It has all the wit plus some extra you have come to expect from Mr Bradley. I heart Flavia murder mysteries.
The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke. This book has long been a favorite of mine. It has been out of print for what seems like forever. I check it out every year from the library UNTIL THIS YEAR. I was beside myself when I saw that they had brought it back. Yippee! The story is similiar to A Christmas Carol. The story is about a man who does not truly give of himself though he does give quite a bit of money away. He falls asleep only to dream that he has passed away. An angel invites him along the path to see the mansion that has been prepared for him. Others join him and the angel on this walk. It begins with large, grand mansions and the angel invites individuals to go and see the mansion that has been prepared for them. The man and the angel continue to walk until there are no more mansions. He finds himself in a large field looking at a hut. He exclaims, Surely this is not the mansion for me? Are you interested in reading it...the best part is when the man and the angel begin their discussion about true living and giving and that the Master remembers all the good that we do...Just go buy it.
Secret Santa by Anne Osborn Poelman. I love this book also. It was and is out of print. As you can imagine I check it out at the library during the Christmas season. It is about a family trying to survive during the Depression years. It is a work of fiction, however, the story is similiar to real events from her husbands life. It feels personal. I cried. The father in the story must stand in long lines to wait for an opportunity to work for the day. He does this day after day. His health is declining. The son is very bright, has a great job, and has the opportunity to get a scholarship. The daughter is compared to the brother and she cannot compete. She is concerned about how to fit in and the boundaries that surround a family that doesn't have much money. As Christmas nears, what will they do for food? What they do for presents? In the last chapter the family sits around and recalls their favorite Christmas memories and this particular Christmas is the one that they all mention. It really is such a sweet story.
I am half sick of Shadows (#4Flavia books) by Alan Bradley. Most people know that I am a super fan of these mystery books. Hilarious. Of course I enjoyed it. Their home is being used by a film crew during the Christmas season. There is a murder and Flavia must solve it. Flavia is eleven by the way, wants to catch Santa, loves her chemistry sets, dislikes her sisters, and reading about her made my own Christmas season better. It has all the wit plus some extra you have come to expect from Mr Bradley. I heart Flavia murder mysteries.
November Reads
I capture the castle by Dodie Smith Everyone talked about this book for so long that I finally picked it up. It is well written and so fun to read. Their father wrote a novel and made a significant amount of money. He then bought a beautiful castle. Cassandra, his daughter, would like to also become an author. She starts by writing in her journal the happenings at their castle. I love all the drama of the romances, the not so romantic encounters, and the dream of romance. I wish some of the romance could have worked out (I am not alone in this by the way) (Thanks for backing me up Andrea)
The Blue castle by L M Montgomery I loved this book. I wish I had a daughter to share this book with. Valancy has this drab room, with a drab life, with drab relatives that put her down. She goes to the Doctor and receives the diagnosis that she has a year to live. She instantly changes. I love the part where she is at the family dinner and the uncle tells a joke and she blatantly stops him to remind him that they have each heard the joke many times and that it isn't even that funny. I only mention that one happening since it is so wonderful (and the least dramatic) and just the beginning of what she ends up doing with her last year to live.
The Blue castle by L M Montgomery I loved this book. I wish I had a daughter to share this book with. Valancy has this drab room, with a drab life, with drab relatives that put her down. She goes to the Doctor and receives the diagnosis that she has a year to live. She instantly changes. I love the part where she is at the family dinner and the uncle tells a joke and she blatantly stops him to remind him that they have each heard the joke many times and that it isn't even that funny. I only mention that one happening since it is so wonderful (and the least dramatic) and just the beginning of what she ends up doing with her last year to live.
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