I loved the book, "The Secret Journal of Brett Colton". It was one of the most fun and interesting "Mormon Fiction" books I've ever read. I'd recommend it to anyone.
"The White Queen" just made me sad. I can't imagine how it would be to live every day afraid for you life; afraid your parents, your brothers and sisters, or your cousins and best friends, might kill you so they can take your place. What a way to live. I used to be a little jealous of royalty, but now I wouldn't trade places with them for anything!
Was "Crossing to Safety" one of our books. Anyway, I really liked this book. If you want to think, I'd recommend that you read it. However.....it does have some profanity, so watch out.
I read "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" so I could remember what happened. The movie was a little different, but I liked it a lot. Now we are patiently waiting for the last two movies!
My next books to read are "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown and "John Adams" by David McCullough. I like this blog! Thanks, Mele
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
Friday, February 12, 2010
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If you liked Brett Colton, you should read the sequel I just finished called "When the Bough Breaks." I didn't realize until halfway through that it's the same characters and the same setting but from a different point of view. Instead of Kathy and Jason's story, it's a different girl at the same high school who also has a crush on Jason West but is actually LDS along with him. If you've lost a parent, it's a wonderful book about healing and also dealing with addiction. Just wonderful and I haven't had to deal with either! Enjoy!
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