Recent Reads

I have been an avid reader since I was a small child, however, finding a good book seems to have gotten much harder. Recently, I completed three books and I thought I would give you a brief synopsis of them just in case you are looking for a new read!

#1

one word...AWESOME.

{and a few more}

This was a book that I had always wanted to read, but had

never gotten around to it. I knew it was a Pulitzer Prize winner

and a classic, but the book insert and back cover just didn't

seem to interest me at all. I checked it out several times

from the library with the intention of reading, but I would end up

returning it without ever cracking it open.

And then I finally did, and I absolutely loved it!

If you have never read this book, it is definitely one you should.

It is one of those books that you have to slowly digest; one

you will be sad to complete.

#2

This book dates back to my junior high years...

the one that all the girls read.

(somehow I 'missed out')

Finally, checked it out and forced myself

to read it through.

One word...graphic

A little too much for me.

I am not a hunky-dory reader, but this book

was just too dreary. I know in order to gain

full appreciation I must read the other two books

that Pelzer wrote, but I struggled to get through the first one,

so I doubt I will ever read the others.

#3

one word...moving

I have read Angie's blog for about two years, so

when she wrote a book I was anxious to read

it and even more surprised when I found it in the

public library. I laughed, cried, and imagined

myself with Angie and her husband when the

doctors told them that the child she was

carrying was incompatible with life. Inspirational

and a great testimony to our Lord who heals the broken in heart.

A book that I have already added to my Amazon cart-my own

copy to make notes throughout.

Excerpts:

[ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it... Harper Lee ]

{ I gobble down the food so fast I can hardly taste it. I finish the tray in record time. David Pelzer }

[ This baby has something I cannot fix. Miracles are the Lord's business. Angie Smith]