The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
I joined the book club in my ward and the book for June was the Night Circus. I absolutely loved it. It's a different book from anything I've ever read before. When the book was chosen for book club we were told it's best not to read any reviews about it because it'll spoil it, but to just read it. So glad I followed that advice - it made the story more interesting as it unfolded. I just bought it on my Kindle and read it in a period of a few days. LOVED IT. I couldn't stop talking about it so the husband decided to read it after me so he knew what I was talking about. He loved it as well. I want to go to the night circus so bad... Highly recommend it. This is Morgenstern's first book and it's been a huge success. There is even talk of a movie being made of it in 2013. Highly Recommend!
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
I got this on an audio book at the library. Fabulous. I saw the movie a couple years ago and enjoyed that so I was excited when I found this at the library. I listened to it as I scrubbed the floors, folded laundry, and all my other chores while the baby was sleeping. Since Griet [the girl with the pearl earring] was a maid it made my work seem like not a big deal - ha! It was a very artistic book and it brought out the artist in me and I've started to sketch and draw - loving it. Highly Recommend.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
My dad read this book and recommended it and the husband finished it this month and loved it as well and recommended it. The husband read this while I read The Night Circus and then we switched.
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I don't know how I feel about this book. As soon as it was done I just sat and cried and cried. I felt betrayed and lied to... I was so hurt. i felt like I had invested so much into the story and rooted for Pi the whole time and then it wasn't real... it didn't happen - he lied to me. I spent hours reading this story that wasn't real and then in a matter of 10 minutes the whole real story unfolded and it was awful and terrible and... aughh. I don't know. I'm still digesting it. After talking with the husband, my dad, and my mom who just finished the book I'm coming to grips with what I just read. It's a very heavy book. and I'm still working through it. I like looking at it through more of a psychological lens and looking at it as his coping strategy... that's where I'm at now. Still working through it. Highly Recommend.
Daughters for a Time by Jennifer Handford
Amazon does a Kindle daily deal and that's where I found this book. It's a gem. It made my heart ache. It made me cry. It made me love. It's a simple little book about infertility, adoption, cancer, family, love...all big things. It was a quick read that was sweet. Recommend.
Greyhound by Steffan Piper
This was another book that I got through Amazon daily deal. It was an interesting book. Some terrible neglectful mom put her son on a greyhound bus to travel from California to Pittsburg by himself to live with his grandmother because his mom didn't want to deal with him anymore. This book covers the 4-5 days it took to travel across the country and his adventures he had and the people he came to know. There was some strong language and some disturbing things that happened. A lot of what I studied in my crime classes in college came up - interesting stuff. I don't know if I would recommend it because I can't see very many people enjoying it like I did. Good read - made me nervous about public transportation, though! Good.
I joined the book club in my ward and the book for June was the Night Circus. I absolutely loved it. It's a different book from anything I've ever read before. When the book was chosen for book club we were told it's best not to read any reviews about it because it'll spoil it, but to just read it. So glad I followed that advice - it made the story more interesting as it unfolded. I just bought it on my Kindle and read it in a period of a few days. LOVED IT. I couldn't stop talking about it so the husband decided to read it after me so he knew what I was talking about. He loved it as well. I want to go to the night circus so bad... Highly recommend it. This is Morgenstern's first book and it's been a huge success. There is even talk of a movie being made of it in 2013. Highly Recommend!
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
I got this on an audio book at the library. Fabulous. I saw the movie a couple years ago and enjoyed that so I was excited when I found this at the library. I listened to it as I scrubbed the floors, folded laundry, and all my other chores while the baby was sleeping. Since Griet [the girl with the pearl earring] was a maid it made my work seem like not a big deal - ha! It was a very artistic book and it brought out the artist in me and I've started to sketch and draw - loving it. Highly Recommend.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
My dad read this book and recommended it and the husband finished it this month and loved it as well and recommended it. The husband read this while I read The Night Circus and then we switched.
**SPOILER**SPOILER**SPOILER**SPOILER**SPOILER**SPOILER**SPOILER**
I don't know how I feel about this book. As soon as it was done I just sat and cried and cried. I felt betrayed and lied to... I was so hurt. i felt like I had invested so much into the story and rooted for Pi the whole time and then it wasn't real... it didn't happen - he lied to me. I spent hours reading this story that wasn't real and then in a matter of 10 minutes the whole real story unfolded and it was awful and terrible and... aughh. I don't know. I'm still digesting it. After talking with the husband, my dad, and my mom who just finished the book I'm coming to grips with what I just read. It's a very heavy book. and I'm still working through it. I like looking at it through more of a psychological lens and looking at it as his coping strategy... that's where I'm at now. Still working through it. Highly Recommend.
Daughters for a Time by Jennifer Handford
Amazon does a Kindle daily deal and that's where I found this book. It's a gem. It made my heart ache. It made me cry. It made me love. It's a simple little book about infertility, adoption, cancer, family, love...all big things. It was a quick read that was sweet. Recommend.
Greyhound by Steffan Piper
This was another book that I got through Amazon daily deal. It was an interesting book. Some terrible neglectful mom put her son on a greyhound bus to travel from California to Pittsburg by himself to live with his grandmother because his mom didn't want to deal with him anymore. This book covers the 4-5 days it took to travel across the country and his adventures he had and the people he came to know. There was some strong language and some disturbing things that happened. A lot of what I studied in my crime classes in college came up - interesting stuff. I don't know if I would recommend it because I can't see very many people enjoying it like I did. Good read - made me nervous about public transportation, though! Good.
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