*First thing...I got a little carried away on picnik with vampire tools. So we now have a whole family of vampires until Oct 31st. Couldn't help it...Twilight takes over sometimes!*
When I started my personal journey into becoming a reader earlier in the summer, I had grandiose plans for documenting all the different places that I would 'visit' on my book tour. I even did a post about it, remember this one? Well, I've read a lot in the last few months, and as you can see, those posts never came to fruition. Well, I'm starting yet another book, so I thought I'd do a quick recap of where I've been in my imagination (I know...cheesy).
*These Is My Words One word, AMAZING! I want to be just like the main character Sarah when I grow up. It took me about 100 pages to get into it, but it was so worth it! I could not put it down! Sarah is such a great example of what a strong, independent woman is. She's independent out of necessity and I like that.
*The Kite Runner I was warned that this book was going to contain some very shocking scenes. I figured that since it takes place in Afghanistan, during war, that was inevitable so I went into prepared. But I did not get the shock I expected. I really enjoyed the book, however, I felt the ending left a little to be desired.
*The Overton Window Say what you want about Glenn Beck, I thought he wrote a very compelling work of fiction which was a little frightening in that if you look around, a lot of what he described you can see happening. Again, I thought the ending was a little abrupt but I'm wondering if there could be a sequel. There are times when the writing is slightly amateurish. But they say that about Stephenie Meyer, so it obviously doesn't really matter when it comes to making millions.
*The Secret Life of Bees This one took me a while to get through. I actually started it before The Overton Window and got a little bored which is why I moved on. It's a very good book though. I felt that it contained a great deal of wisdom and every character was compassionate in their own way. Great lessons learned from each of them. Although, the movie made me cry where the book didn't. I also thought there was too much narrative which is fine, but it felt like reading more of a journal rather than a novel.
*The Glass Castle First of all, what is the difference between a memoir and an autobiography? (Can you help me out Alison?) Anyway, it was very interesting to be a fly on the wall of a very dysfunctional family that has no idea it is so dysfunctional. There were actually parts that I found more shocking than The Kite Runner when you look at it from the perspective of a parent. Very good read that makes your skin crawl sometimes.
*The Amber Room This is more along the lines of a Dan Brown mystery. Carson wanted me to read something a little less sad and emotional. So he turned me onto Steve Berry. I enjoyed it although I had a few complaints....there was a great deal of sex which didn't seem to drive the story at all (according to Carson his other books don't have any so he was surprised to hear that). Also, the majority of the story takes place in East Germany and is about art thieves. The issues that I had with that is that I don't read/speak German so it was hard to tell the geography and all the art mentioned is real, but nobody has seen it in years and it's really obscure so you don't know what they are actually stealing. But other than that, very interesting read. But there is a lot of WWII history and I always find that compelling.
So that's where my literary travels have taken me. I just started The Help which I'm loving so far! After that, I'm going to read The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and then A River Runs Through It. I love reading!!!!
I'd say that my favorite on the list so far was These Is My Words. Just in case you were wondering.
*These Is My Words One word, AMAZING! I want to be just like the main character Sarah when I grow up. It took me about 100 pages to get into it, but it was so worth it! I could not put it down! Sarah is such a great example of what a strong, independent woman is. She's independent out of necessity and I like that.
*The Kite Runner I was warned that this book was going to contain some very shocking scenes. I figured that since it takes place in Afghanistan, during war, that was inevitable so I went into prepared. But I did not get the shock I expected. I really enjoyed the book, however, I felt the ending left a little to be desired.
*The Overton Window Say what you want about Glenn Beck, I thought he wrote a very compelling work of fiction which was a little frightening in that if you look around, a lot of what he described you can see happening. Again, I thought the ending was a little abrupt but I'm wondering if there could be a sequel. There are times when the writing is slightly amateurish. But they say that about Stephenie Meyer, so it obviously doesn't really matter when it comes to making millions.
*The Secret Life of Bees This one took me a while to get through. I actually started it before The Overton Window and got a little bored which is why I moved on. It's a very good book though. I felt that it contained a great deal of wisdom and every character was compassionate in their own way. Great lessons learned from each of them. Although, the movie made me cry where the book didn't. I also thought there was too much narrative which is fine, but it felt like reading more of a journal rather than a novel.
*The Glass Castle First of all, what is the difference between a memoir and an autobiography? (Can you help me out Alison?) Anyway, it was very interesting to be a fly on the wall of a very dysfunctional family that has no idea it is so dysfunctional. There were actually parts that I found more shocking than The Kite Runner when you look at it from the perspective of a parent. Very good read that makes your skin crawl sometimes.
*The Amber Room This is more along the lines of a Dan Brown mystery. Carson wanted me to read something a little less sad and emotional. So he turned me onto Steve Berry. I enjoyed it although I had a few complaints....there was a great deal of sex which didn't seem to drive the story at all (according to Carson his other books don't have any so he was surprised to hear that). Also, the majority of the story takes place in East Germany and is about art thieves. The issues that I had with that is that I don't read/speak German so it was hard to tell the geography and all the art mentioned is real, but nobody has seen it in years and it's really obscure so you don't know what they are actually stealing. But other than that, very interesting read. But there is a lot of WWII history and I always find that compelling.
So that's where my literary travels have taken me. I just started The Help which I'm loving so far! After that, I'm going to read The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and then A River Runs Through It. I love reading!!!!
I'd say that my favorite on the list so far was These Is My Words. Just in case you were wondering.
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