Lately I haven't been very good at keeping track of books I've read, but I think I've cleaned the cobwebs back enough and got most of them for 2015. About halfway through this last year my love of reading has really kicked into gear as well, which has been awesome.
Here's what I read this last year :
Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi
Sean recommended this book to me. It was interesting, and a pretty quick read. It's a scifi book, which isn't normally my cup of tea. But, it was a great change of pace and an interesting concept for sure.
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by the Arbinger Institute
I read this book for a book club. Also, not another one that I'd pick up on my own, but interesting. It's a self-help kind of book, that taught it's principles through a cheesy little story. Despite the cheese factor and it's predictability, I enjoyed this little book. .
Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
This was such a fun read. Laughed out loud multiple times over. Mindy is hilarious and I love her and I want to be her friend.
Princess Bride by William Goldman
Sean has been recommending this book to me every since we got married. This is seriously one of my favorite movies, and so I'm embarrassed to say it took so long for me to get around to reading it. So, the movie is amazing and practically perfect, and the book is a million times that. It is hilarious. The narrator makes everything that much more hilarious. Even if you've already seen the movie, I highly recommend this one, but it makes everything that much better.
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
My sister-in-law, Natalie gave this book to me for Christmas last year and I'm so glad she did. It was a beautiful book with a couple different, unrelated stories within in. All the stories were intense and beautiful and thought provoking in their own way. Life, love, loss, hurt... every human thing. It was an incredible read. All the feels - I cried a good number of times throughout this book. Huge fan.
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Natalie also recommended this book to me. It was an intense hard read about a Chinese woman's life - we followed her story from birth all the way to "current" times where she's a grandmother. This is an intense and very graphic book at times. It was a hard story - I also cried a lot during this book. Made me grateful for my life - opened my eyes - taught me a lot. I recommend if you are of a strong constitution.
Women at Church by Neylan McBaine
My brother recommended this book to me and I loved it. I highly recommend this book to all LDS people. This book talks about gender issues within the LDS church. Whether you think there are gender issues in the church or not is not important - there are and you just might not be aware of them, or they don't concern you. Many people and concerned with these issues and this book addresses them, explains them, helps us know how to empathize and love those that are struggling with these issues, and provides practical ways (within current church doctrine) to help those gender issues dissipate. If you are a female, or married to a female, or have a mother/sister/cousin/aunt/friend/stepcousin 4 times removed that's a female in the church - this book is applicable to you (that means you).
Ketchup is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves by Robin O'Bryant
This was a fun book. It is a hilarious book written by a mom of 3 about her life and kids. It helped me to know that I'm not alone on my motherhood road and ridiculous things we mothers do to keep our kids alive and ourselves sane.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I listened to this book on audio and it was great. It got me into Christmas mood this last season. I've seen a number of movie renditions of this book, but it was nice to get the original story. I'm just going to say that I'm impressed at how close the Muppets Christmas Carol is to the book! Happy little Christmas book.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I had a couple different people recommend this book to me and it was thrilling! I love the writing style and the different points of view that the story was told. That just made it more intense as the story was unfolding. I loved it. The language is strong at times and the story is intense and graphic, but it is intricate and very intriguing. I'm just going say I called it about half way through! Great book!
Here's what I read this last year :
Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi
Sean recommended this book to me. It was interesting, and a pretty quick read. It's a scifi book, which isn't normally my cup of tea. But, it was a great change of pace and an interesting concept for sure.
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by the Arbinger Institute
I read this book for a book club. Also, not another one that I'd pick up on my own, but interesting. It's a self-help kind of book, that taught it's principles through a cheesy little story. Despite the cheese factor and it's predictability, I enjoyed this little book. .
Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
This was such a fun read. Laughed out loud multiple times over. Mindy is hilarious and I love her and I want to be her friend.
Princess Bride by William Goldman
Sean has been recommending this book to me every since we got married. This is seriously one of my favorite movies, and so I'm embarrassed to say it took so long for me to get around to reading it. So, the movie is amazing and practically perfect, and the book is a million times that. It is hilarious. The narrator makes everything that much more hilarious. Even if you've already seen the movie, I highly recommend this one, but it makes everything that much better.
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
My sister-in-law, Natalie gave this book to me for Christmas last year and I'm so glad she did. It was a beautiful book with a couple different, unrelated stories within in. All the stories were intense and beautiful and thought provoking in their own way. Life, love, loss, hurt... every human thing. It was an incredible read. All the feels - I cried a good number of times throughout this book. Huge fan.
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Natalie also recommended this book to me. It was an intense hard read about a Chinese woman's life - we followed her story from birth all the way to "current" times where she's a grandmother. This is an intense and very graphic book at times. It was a hard story - I also cried a lot during this book. Made me grateful for my life - opened my eyes - taught me a lot. I recommend if you are of a strong constitution.
Women at Church by Neylan McBaine
My brother recommended this book to me and I loved it. I highly recommend this book to all LDS people. This book talks about gender issues within the LDS church. Whether you think there are gender issues in the church or not is not important - there are and you just might not be aware of them, or they don't concern you. Many people and concerned with these issues and this book addresses them, explains them, helps us know how to empathize and love those that are struggling with these issues, and provides practical ways (within current church doctrine) to help those gender issues dissipate. If you are a female, or married to a female, or have a mother/sister/cousin/aunt/friend/stepcousin 4 times removed that's a female in the church - this book is applicable to you (that means you).
Ketchup is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves by Robin O'Bryant
This was a fun book. It is a hilarious book written by a mom of 3 about her life and kids. It helped me to know that I'm not alone on my motherhood road and ridiculous things we mothers do to keep our kids alive and ourselves sane.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I listened to this book on audio and it was great. It got me into Christmas mood this last season. I've seen a number of movie renditions of this book, but it was nice to get the original story. I'm just going to say that I'm impressed at how close the Muppets Christmas Carol is to the book! Happy little Christmas book.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I had a couple different people recommend this book to me and it was thrilling! I love the writing style and the different points of view that the story was told. That just made it more intense as the story was unfolding. I loved it. The language is strong at times and the story is intense and graphic, but it is intricate and very intriguing. I'm just going say I called it about half way through! Great book!
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