I am creating a whole new post to follow up on the book club, since I've received more responses...I was just thinking this morning on my way into work that I should create a post letting y'all know that I will resume the book club once I have finished "Cloudsplitter" so that maybe we can all be on the same page (no pun intended). But what the heck...I've always got something to say!
Michelle, what are the names of those Frank Peretti books? I'm pretty sure I have read them, but it was a long time ago...he's probably come out with more since then. I remember really liking them, so let me know the names of the last few books he's come up with.
Ashley, it sounds like you and Ceci have something in common, bookwise! You're both big nerds! =)
I have been doing a lot of reading this summer...I have read four Amy Tan novels (The Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Kitchen God's Wife, and The Hundred Secret Senses. Those books are very entertaining and easy to relate to, while at the same time educational about the Chinese culture. I loved them!! And I'm so happy because I just saw that she has another book out called Saving Fish from Drowning.
I also finished up a book that I started last summer called Wicked, which is also a Broadway musical (wonderful, delightful, loved it) and is the prequel to the Wizard of Oz...answers all those timeless questions, such as "How did the Wicked Witch become wicked?" and "How does Glenda the Good Witch always in such a good mood?" This book, unlike Amy Tan's novels, is NOT easy to relate to, NOT easy to read, at times is a bit crass and even repulsive, but also somewhat entertaining. I liked it because it is similar to Harry Potter in that the author creates a whole new world of existence...you have to learn about the identities of munchkins and the difference between animals (lowercase) and Animals (uppercase). If you are into science fiction (and I'm not saying that this is science fiction, but when I was reading through it, I felt like I was reading science fiction), then you may enjoy this book.
I read a few others, such as The Shining (crazy thriller...I never saw the movie, but the book ws enough). (I read something in between The Secret Life of Bees...another good one. NOt my absolute favorite, but I definitely enjoyed it. It's probably not for guys...a chic flip, if you will (*groan*). Then I moved onto A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (currently my favorite...it's a thick book, but such an easy and delightful read), and now Cloudsplitters.Hmmm...maybe it's time that I get to work...have a great day!
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I actually do not generally care for sci-fi. Sorry! =)
I did surprise myself last winter by reading the complete trilogy by Liam Hearne...each book had a different name (I think I mentioned these to you)...something like "Across the Nightingale Floor" (that was the name of the first book...I think the second or third was called "Grass for his Pillow" or something. Anyway, it took place in the "underworld" or something and incorporated a lot of Japanese culture, which is why I thought you would like it. I actually really liked it myself, which surprised me because it was complete fantasy, and I am a total fiction-lover, almost across the board, without exception. But I reccomend this trilogy, hands down.
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