Some times it’s good to have a book that will be just exactly what you are looking for. No big surprises, just comfort in reliability and happy endings. This book fit that perfectly when I needed it to.
Would I recommend it? It’s not high class literature, but if you are, say, sick in bed and can barely focus and just need to get your mind on something else, it’s just about perfect.
For almost three years an amazing thing has been happening – I’ve been blogging.
And I love my blog, I really do.
I write, you read, it’s amazing.
Amazing and but for fifty years I could have been one of the women in the book:
Struggling to find time to hand write stories to bring to their friends to read and critique while surrounded by their collective children.
Typing copies up to be mailed in to magazines and editors just to get someone other than their best friends to read what they have to say.
And here I lay in my bed, no doubt killing my neck with my horrible posture, clicking away at my keyboard and then with the push of a button and the magic of the internet – there it is for anyone to read.
Amazing.
Would I recommend it? Yes. This book is, of course, about so much more than a group of writing women. And while there are many, books about a group of friends going through life together the voice of the main character really struck a cord with me this time.
I am curious to know if you’ve read it if you felt the same. Was it really a good read or did it just speak to me?
Start with Outlander and then keep going.
I’ve been re-reading them in between other books since Jane has been born and I’m on my 6th book of hers in a month.
I haven’t yet had the words “dinna fash” or “you’ll ken” come out of my mouth yet but it’s a good thing I’ve only got one book left or I’d be yelling “Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ” next time I burn dinner.
Would I recommend them? Having just stared blankly at the computer screen for a many minitues I have no tidy way to sum up the books nor why exactly I’d recommend them.
I think I’m in a Jamie and Claire induced stuper… and now I have to go read what happens next – even though I’ve read this one twice before.
Since I am one of those with a daughter who inexplicably loves all things princess I couldn’t resist the title of this book. The author covers topics ranging from the Disney princesses, the color pink and child beauty pageants to internet use and violent fairy tales. I didn’t always completely agree with where she was coming from but the book had enough food for thought to make up for it.
Would I recommend it? If you’ve got girls, it’s an interesting, if frightening look at how our current culture affects them. But please see my Screamfree Parenting review for my full reasons on why I will not be recommending any sort of parenting books.
The last of my “sick” books was an old favorite.
I’m a book re-reader, I like to own my favorite books so I can come back to them again. Even though I’ve read them before it’s almost always something new that jumps out at me.
As I was reading The Poisonwood Bible I realized that I haven’t read it since having the girls. What a different perspective motherhood brings!
Would I recommend it? Yes!
I’ve got a little back log of books I’ve read so here are some extra mini reviews:
A book that looks chocked full of promise, but then you read it and it’s just not there.
Would I recommend it? No, if you live in Wisconsin and are reading a book set in Wisconsin you shouldn’t keep thinking it’s set in the South.
This isn’t really my kind of book but I read it because the Maladjusted Book Club was reading it and I wanted to check them out.
Then I lurked in an interesting conversation about blancing motherhood with work.
Would I recommend it? No, I didn’t like it much and I didn’t think it was a very novel, novel – if you get my drift.
I did have multiple interesting discussions with John and friends on the topic but I bet you could find a better book with the same idea.
Here is where you can find the Maladjusted Book Club and their discussion: http://anattitudeadjustment.com/category/maladjusted-book-club
One of my favorite parts of reading to the girls is being able to share books I remember loving with them. So every Easter we’ve dug out The Country Bunny, and I’m happy to see that Ivy seems to enjoy it just as much as I did.
It’s also possible that I might like this book more now that I’m a mother myself. There are somethings in it that I find to be funny that I never would have as a kid. “Now we are going to have some fun” as a precursor to teaching all her children their chores makes me smile. And of course the appeal of Mother Cottontail realizing her life dream after she has 21 children, is undeniable!
Would I recommend it? Yes. It was first published in 1939 and Ivy still loves it now, it’s certainly got something going for it!
What’s your favorite Easter/Spring children’s book?
The most wonderfully written car crash of a book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t look away and I couldn’t stop reading even when I wanted to.
Would I recommend it? No. It’s well done, but I just can’t recommend a book full of incest, I can’t do it.
One of those books where you know the end. Right from the beginning you know the chances of a happily ever after are slim, very, very, slim. Then it gets worse, and you see the character falling into trap after trap and then end is coming and all of a sudden it’s back to the car crash that you just can’t look away from.
Would I recommend it? No. See recommendation above and add in verbal and physical abuse and a barn owl that says “whoo, whoo”
Wow.
Would I recommend it? Well, you can’t just go read the last book of a trilogy, it’d make no sense whatsoever. This one almost made the rest worth it.
The end result:
While this won’t be a trio of books I’ll be highly recommending, my lack of recommendation is only due to the content. While they are clearly not for everyone I believe that they are remarkably well written, go read something else of Gregory’s I doubt you’ll be disappointed!
Did ya catch the title?
Let’s look at it, just in case.
Now, either you feel an overwhelming urge to read a book with such a title, or you are someone like my brother (Hi Ty!) and have no interest whatsoever.
One more time..
Would I recommend it? I’m here to tell you, that so long as you fall into the overwhelming urge to read camp, you won’t be disappointed.
