I have finished two books since I last made an entry. They were both excellent! The first was a book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Childs. Tom Cruise starred in a recent movie called Jack Reacher. My wife and I saw it sort of by accident as the movie we wanted to see had already left the theatre. It was excellent and we both enjoyed it. It is a type of detective thriller. So, I was looking in Smith's for a new book to read. Just wanted a fictional novel for the pure enjoyment of relaxing while reading and I saw this series by Lee Childs. There are 5 or 6 books about this fictional character named Jack Reacher who is an ex Army police detective. They are very well written and exciting with a reasonable plot. The book I just finished was called Echo Burning.
The second book I would highly recommend is titled "These is My Words" by Nancy Turner. It is the fictionalized diary of a western woman who helped settle the Arizona Territories in the 1880's and 1890's. Marvelous and entertaining as well as educational. You will learn to love Sara Prine who is the main character in the book.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Book Club
I hope the book club will interest some of you. Let's write a summary of the book and why we liked the book. Here are three I'd like to start with.
1) A Thousands Splendid Suns. Hosseini. This is the second book by this Afghanistan author, the first called The Kite Runner. The Splendid Suns book is the story of several women living and surviving in Afghanistan during the height of the Taliban. The brutal conditions and suffering these women have to bear causes one to wonder about the cruelty of man and makes even more poignant the kindness and love we can show each other. The heroine in the book (in my estimation) becomes a Christ figure. One of my top ten books of all time.
2) The Bean Tree. Kingslover. A story about a young woman setting out on her own to find out about the world and about herself. The vernacular and colloquial writing style is pleasant and adds so much enjoyment. It is also a great story.
3) The Education of Little Tree. Carter. A series of true stories written by the man who experienced them. It is heartwarming and genuine with the visual imagery of the hill people and the simple but insightful wisdom that comes from living a good but hard life. Again, the vernacular of these people is so pleasing to read and the stories are not only humorous but will bring tears to your eyes from the heart.
1) A Thousands Splendid Suns. Hosseini. This is the second book by this Afghanistan author, the first called The Kite Runner. The Splendid Suns book is the story of several women living and surviving in Afghanistan during the height of the Taliban. The brutal conditions and suffering these women have to bear causes one to wonder about the cruelty of man and makes even more poignant the kindness and love we can show each other. The heroine in the book (in my estimation) becomes a Christ figure. One of my top ten books of all time.
2) The Bean Tree. Kingslover. A story about a young woman setting out on her own to find out about the world and about herself. The vernacular and colloquial writing style is pleasant and adds so much enjoyment. It is also a great story.
3) The Education of Little Tree. Carter. A series of true stories written by the man who experienced them. It is heartwarming and genuine with the visual imagery of the hill people and the simple but insightful wisdom that comes from living a good but hard life. Again, the vernacular of these people is so pleasing to read and the stories are not only humorous but will bring tears to your eyes from the heart.
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