Guess I need to put this at the top!
Because some of us are listing books that we've never read before and don't really know what they are about but heard it through a grape vine that they were good, and someone on this club may have already read the book and found it very inappropriate, or have other opinions about it; this is going to be the new set RULE!
I'm going to do a rating system and I hope it works. If you have already read one of the books listed then you are welcome to make a COMMENT (not a post) about the book.
This is how I would like the comments to look....
"I have read (book name) and this is my rating for it...(ratng)"
That's ALL!!!
Rating system:
EP: Extremely Poor
P: Poor
O: Okay
G: Good
EG: Extremely Good
E: Excellent
Now if the rating is above okay, then at the end of the month that the book is in you may write a post or comment about the book and what you thought of it. Please keep thoughts of the book for the months that they have been chosen for!!! If there is something seriously wrong with a book that someone has suggested then PLEASE EMAIL me with that problem and I will contact that person and let them know.
I really hope this works out and that you guys can agree with what I'm doing.
Thank you!
Mele
I'm going to do a rating system and I hope it works. If you have already read one of the books listed then you are welcome to make a COMMENT (not a post) about the book.
This is how I would like the comments to look....
"I have read (book name) and this is my rating for it...(ratng)"
That's ALL!!!
Rating system:
EP: Extremely Poor
P: Poor
O: Okay
G: Good
EG: Extremely Good
E: Excellent
Now if the rating is above okay, then at the end of the month that the book is in you may write a post or comment about the book and what you thought of it. Please keep thoughts of the book for the months that they have been chosen for!!! If there is something seriously wrong with a book that someone has suggested then PLEASE EMAIL me with that problem and I will contact that person and let them know.
I really hope this works out and that you guys can agree with what I'm doing.
Thank you!
Mele
October:
1st book: Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman & Nancy Freedman
2nd book: A Mothers Influence by Margaret D. Nadauld
3rd book: The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester.
I've only read Mrs. Mike but that was a very long time ago.
November:
1st book: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
2nd book: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
3rd book: Out of Africa by Karen Von Blixen-Finecke
January:
1st book: The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum
2nd book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3rd book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
February:
1st book: Beloved Emma:The Illistrated Life Story of Emma Smith by Lorie E. Woodland
2nd book: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
3rd book: The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
March:
1st book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Mon Kidd
2nd book: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
April: (Katy gave me a discription of each of the books as well, but I couldn't fit it on here, so I created a post called Katy's Book. You're welcome to look at it.)
1st book: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
2nd book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3rd book: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
May:
1st book: "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger
2nd book: "The Undaunted" by Gerald F. Lund
3rd book: "A Fire in the Bones: William Tyndale, Martyr, Father of the English Bible", by Michael S. Wilcox
1st book: Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman & Nancy Freedman
2nd book: A Mothers Influence by Margaret D. Nadauld
3rd book: The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester.
I've only read Mrs. Mike but that was a very long time ago.
November:
1st book: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
2nd book: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
3rd book: Out of Africa by Karen Von Blixen-Finecke
January:
1st book: The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum
2nd book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3rd book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
February:
1st book: Beloved Emma:The Illistrated Life Story of Emma Smith by Lorie E. Woodland
2nd book: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
3rd book: The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
March:
1st book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Mon Kidd
2nd book: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
April: (Katy gave me a discription of each of the books as well, but I couldn't fit it on here, so I created a post called Katy's Book. You're welcome to look at it.)
1st book: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
2nd book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3rd book: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
May:
1st book: "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger
2nd book: "The Undaunted" by Gerald F. Lund
3rd book: "A Fire in the Bones: William Tyndale, Martyr, Father of the English Bible", by Michael S. Wilcox
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7 comments:
I just finished this book, and I'm once again reminded why this is one of my FAVORITE books of all time.
The language in this book is beautiful - it flows and sways, and has a deep rhythm to it. I "hear" the people speaking as I read.
This book is full of sorrow, but it's also full of hope. I love the comparison between the land and the people that the author uses. There is a direct correlation between the earth and the people's way of life. With both land and people, if all you do is take and never give back, sickness and death are the result: the land dries up and refuses to produce; people lose their values and turn to base impulses.
The author presents "love" as the "cure" to these problems. You can see how this is true as you see certain characters turn from their suffering/unsatisfaction/disappointment to love/caring/service. The author makes this "love" real and attainable in a very hopeful way.
I could go on and on, but I'll let the rest of you add to the comments :) I hope you all enjoyed reading this book as much as I did!
Mindy
Oops - I forgot to rate this book...Of course, I'm rating it "E" for "Excellent".
Mindy...I'm so glad that you wrote what you did. So maybe I'll give the book another try. I'm sorry to say that this book was a little hard for me to read because it's not exactly the kind of books that catch my interest. I read the first chapter and kind of got bored, so I put it down and never really picked it back up until it was due today. Maybe I will go back to the library and check it out again and look at it how you looked at it. :) See that's why I am so excited about these book clubs....if you hadn't written what you did about this book I might have never thought of picking it up again. :)
I actually reread this book and read it through the insight Mindy gave and I was amazed at how beautiful this book is! Yes there were it's sad parts but it was still a very beautiful book!
PS...I got chills while I read this book. It made me want to see Africa in person and know the people there.
I read this book in High School and agree with the Tippetts's. It is beautifully written and made me cry. I felt so sad that people could be so subjected and down-trodden. It made me grateful for what I had/have. I love our country, even with all its faults, and want to do all I can so it will remain a free place. I see our freedoms disappearing....if we're not careful, we could become downtrodden too. mm
Gave me some perspective...and helped me be grateful for families.
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