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1rmostman
JUNE
26. The Last Summer (of you and me) by Ann Brasheres
25. Peony in Love by Lisa See
24. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
23. Teach With Your Heart by Erin Gruwell
22. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
MAY
21. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
20. Whistling in the Dark Lesley Kagen
19. Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
APRIL
18. Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
17. The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
16. A Brother's Journey by Richard Pelzer
15. Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
MARCH:
14. Black and White by Dani Shapiro
13. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
12. The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
11. Plainsong by Kent Haruf
10. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
FEBRUARY:
9. Life's Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard
8. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
7. Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
6. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
5. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
JANUARY:
4. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
3. Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
1. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
26. The Last Summer (of you and me) by Ann Brasheres
25. Peony in Love by Lisa See
24. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
23. Teach With Your Heart by Erin Gruwell
22. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
MAY
21. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
20. Whistling in the Dark Lesley Kagen
19. Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
APRIL
18. Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
17. The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
16. A Brother's Journey by Richard Pelzer
15. Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
MARCH:
14. Black and White by Dani Shapiro
13. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
12. The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
11. Plainsong by Kent Haruf
10. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
FEBRUARY:
9. Life's Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard
8. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
7. Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
6. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
5. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
JANUARY:
4. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
3. Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
1. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
2rmostman
I finished the glass castle and REALLY loved it. though the one thing I didn't really understand is how she remembered things so clearly at age 3. Usually, when something bad happens, like her and the hot dogs, you usually dont remember what exactly happened. It appears more as a blur. So that's one thing that I didn't understand. but I thought all together, the memoir was WONDERFUL
now onto, Breakdown lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard. I've been looking forward to this one since I read cage of stars not that long ago.
now onto, Breakdown lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard. I've been looking forward to this one since I read cage of stars not that long ago.
3rmostman
I, for some reason, couldn't even get into Breakdown Lane, it seems far too different in style and beauty compared to Cage of Stars.
So, I have started Life's Golden Ticket and I am more than 50 pages into it. It is an ARC (Advanced Readers Copy), and it isn't due out until May in the US. It is very comparable to Mitch Albom's books. Very twisty, amazing life lessons, and one wonderful storyline. However, unlike Albom's books, there is infact a plot in this one.
So, I have started Life's Golden Ticket and I am more than 50 pages into it. It is an ARC (Advanced Readers Copy), and it isn't due out until May in the US. It is very comparable to Mitch Albom's books. Very twisty, amazing life lessons, and one wonderful storyline. However, unlike Albom's books, there is infact a plot in this one.
4rmostman
So... I finished Eat Pray Love
Opens up with a thirty-something woman who has been married for a short period of time and is very unhappy. Feeling very pressured to be a housewife, and become a mother, she finds herself alone, in a heap crying on her bathroom floor. With tears streaming down her face, and her head against the cold floor, she has a conversation with god. God tells her to calm down, go back to bed, and deal with it in the morning, which she does. But Gods voice is her own.
She wakes up and is being set off to Indonesia for her job, which there she meets with an old fortune teller who, of course, tells her her future. She will loose a lot of money, but gain it back very quickly, among other things. He then invites her to stay with him in a few years, once she is happy.
She goes back home, still feeling like a mess and once again talks to God, and once again, God is her own voice. She divorces her husband, and he slams her with out of the question demands. She deals with that, and then jets of to Italy. She repairs herself during these 4 months, eating pasta, learning Italian with two divinely gorgeous Italian twins, and writing this book. After the four months of repair, she sets off to a remote Ashram in India.
She stays at a monastery-typed sanctuary where she prays, practices yoga and meditates and disciplines herself to be more connected with God. at the beginning she rises at 4 in the morning, prays, meditates, and then washes the floor of the prayer room. She rises to become the hostess and counselor for a group of people who will come in for a little while to prayer. She becomes their only alliance in such a confusing place. She then leaves after her four months are up, and ventures to Indonesia.
She stays at a hotel and is competely lost, and feels cheated because she is staying in the touristy district. She asks a young man at the concierge about the fortune teller from once upon a time. And of course, right away, the young man knows of him, and takes her to him. She meets with the fortune teller again, and he doesn't remember her. After a few minites of trying to refresh his memory, he goes temporarily crazy with joy, "oh you! oh you! I remember you!" And then he tells her that she looks so different. So sad before, and now she looks so happy.
Bottom line, Eat, Pray, Love is such a wonderful, insightful and feel-good memoir, and when I was finished reading it, possibilities seemed endless. I thoroughly enjoyed myself with this one.
Opens up with a thirty-something woman who has been married for a short period of time and is very unhappy. Feeling very pressured to be a housewife, and become a mother, she finds herself alone, in a heap crying on her bathroom floor. With tears streaming down her face, and her head against the cold floor, she has a conversation with god. God tells her to calm down, go back to bed, and deal with it in the morning, which she does. But Gods voice is her own.
She wakes up and is being set off to Indonesia for her job, which there she meets with an old fortune teller who, of course, tells her her future. She will loose a lot of money, but gain it back very quickly, among other things. He then invites her to stay with him in a few years, once she is happy.
She goes back home, still feeling like a mess and once again talks to God, and once again, God is her own voice. She divorces her husband, and he slams her with out of the question demands. She deals with that, and then jets of to Italy. She repairs herself during these 4 months, eating pasta, learning Italian with two divinely gorgeous Italian twins, and writing this book. After the four months of repair, she sets off to a remote Ashram in India.
She stays at a monastery-typed sanctuary where she prays, practices yoga and meditates and disciplines herself to be more connected with God. at the beginning she rises at 4 in the morning, prays, meditates, and then washes the floor of the prayer room. She rises to become the hostess and counselor for a group of people who will come in for a little while to prayer. She becomes their only alliance in such a confusing place. She then leaves after her four months are up, and ventures to Indonesia.
She stays at a hotel and is competely lost, and feels cheated because she is staying in the touristy district. She asks a young man at the concierge about the fortune teller from once upon a time. And of course, right away, the young man knows of him, and takes her to him. She meets with the fortune teller again, and he doesn't remember her. After a few minites of trying to refresh his memory, he goes temporarily crazy with joy, "oh you! oh you! I remember you!" And then he tells her that she looks so different. So sad before, and now she looks so happy.
Bottom line, Eat, Pray, Love is such a wonderful, insightful and feel-good memoir, and when I was finished reading it, possibilities seemed endless. I thoroughly enjoyed myself with this one.
5rmostman
There is no real way to describe Plainsong. That book is just such a gem, and it touched me in such amazing ways.
The Freedom Writers Diary also touched be in profound ways. I thought this woman, Erin Gruwell must be such an angel to be able to flip these childrens lives around. Honestly Amazing. I have always ordered her new books Teach With Your Heart and I will be reading that soon.
I am currently reading Little Children by Tom Perrotta, and it isn't anything spectacular, but I am enjoying the wonderful sense of humor Perrotta puts in it.
After Little Children, I will be reading Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson. I normally don't read YA, but the owner from the bookstore that I worked at said it was absolutely not to be missed. I also absolutely loved Anderson's book Speak.
The Freedom Writers Diary also touched be in profound ways. I thought this woman, Erin Gruwell must be such an angel to be able to flip these childrens lives around. Honestly Amazing. I have always ordered her new books Teach With Your Heart and I will be reading that soon.
I am currently reading Little Children by Tom Perrotta, and it isn't anything spectacular, but I am enjoying the wonderful sense of humor Perrotta puts in it.
After Little Children, I will be reading Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson. I normally don't read YA, but the owner from the bookstore that I worked at said it was absolutely not to be missed. I also absolutely loved Anderson's book Speak.
