tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post183497829254546269..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: Monday's Book MusingsStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-11918592668561588242008-02-13T12:05:00.000-05:002008-02-13T12:05:00.000-05:00I'm all about the children's books!Old Turtle (and...I'm all about the children's books!<BR/><BR/>Old Turtle (and its sequel) by Douglas Wood<BR/><BR/>The Quiltmakers Gift (and prequel) by Jeff Brumbeau<BR/><BR/>The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola<BR/><BR/>God in Between by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (really anything by her)<BR/><BR/>What Does Love Look Like? by Janette Oke<BR/><BR/>You are Special by Max Lucado (and others by him from)<BR/><BR/>These are some of my favorites!Silenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269153674584521816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-55157801805961825212008-02-12T07:55:00.000-05:002008-02-12T07:55:00.000-05:00I love this group!I love this group!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-79257003358743766392008-02-11T20:47:00.000-05:002008-02-11T20:47:00.000-05:00May I suggest "Godless" by Pete Hautman. Came out...May I suggest "Godless" by Pete Hautman. Came out a few years ago, teen novel about a group of teenagers who worship the town water tower. Readily available at many libraries and in paperback at amazon etc. Won the National Book Award for Young People in 2005.hip2bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043622691294207012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-74509404472224022422008-02-11T16:12:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:12:00.000-05:00Oh these books --- I have many on my to be read li...Oh these books --- I have many on my to be read list and have copies of them too. Lorna, somewhere I have heard about the book you mention - House of Orphans - just need to remember where!<BR/><BR/>Looking for Alaska looks intriguing also! Shoot, they all do!<BR/><BR/>Keep the recommendations coming and thank you!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-84312145081033541372008-02-11T15:57:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:57:00.000-05:00I'll ditto teri's suggestion of Christopher Moore'...I'll ditto teri's suggestion of Christopher Moore's book, Lamb, as a summer read. Loved it!Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-18903442874461045202008-02-11T15:01:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:01:00.000-05:00Edward Tulane is on my list to read, so I'll give ...Edward Tulane is on my list to read, so I'll give a vote to that one. I couldn't finish Memory Keeper's Daughter myself, too many twin and baby issues for me....so I would skip that one. I've ordered the next three books, and look forward to the discussions. (BTW, the 5.99 price on The Testament of Gideon Mack only had 5 copies left this morning.)Queen Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291567901639078908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-90611168313372755942008-02-11T13:18:00.000-05:002008-02-11T13:18:00.000-05:00I will say that my book club LOVED Memory Keepers ...I will say that my book club LOVED Memory Keepers Daughter. More than I did. A friend is going to lend me Here If You Need Me as soon as she's done. So that's on my list too.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-74773311911615445252008-02-11T12:59:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:59:00.000-05:00I found the Memory Keeper's Daughter depressing, p...I found the Memory Keeper's Daughter depressing, personally.<BR/><BR/>I've been flipping through "A Treasury to Inspire Our Children" edited by Marian Wright Edelman. Most of the stories are a page or two, and the pictures are lovely.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-2521316814528207182008-02-11T12:14:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:14:00.000-05:00We're looking at Braestrup's book for September, a...We're looking at Braestrup's book for September, as it comes out in paperback in July. Thanks for mentioning it!<BR/>I love Edward Tulane, a terrific book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-62929763065497586202008-02-11T11:45:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:45:00.000-05:00I'd like to read with you all "Here If You Need Me...I'd like to read with you all "Here If You Need Me" by Kate Braestrup, the memoir of a woman who is suddenly widowed, whose deceased husband had always thought about going to seminary to become a minister. She decides to go instead, even though she doesn't see herself in that role at all. <BR/>Also loved "Edward Tulane".<BR/>Didn't like Memory Keeper's Daughter one bit. Too predictable and I didn't think even very interestingly written.Becky Ardell Downshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668654420252380253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-80789839619397048232008-02-11T11:42:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:42:00.000-05:00Girl with a pearl earring (set in 1660s in Holland...Girl with a pearl earring (set in 1660s in Holland) is a beautiful read. I read it last month<BR/><BR/>I'd also recommend Helen Dunmore's House of Orphans - set in FINLAND in 1902<BR/><BR/>neither are set in the church world though ... maybe that's JUST what we need on the beach :)seethroughfaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041055467020894063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-31699183256446257982008-02-11T11:10:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:10:00.000-05:00Love the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane!A gre...Love the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane!<BR/><BR/>A great young adult book is Looking for Alaska by John Green.<BR/><BR/>I've heard great things about Nora Gallagher's novel, Changing Light.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107175348265816279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-20937383318601499852008-02-11T09:13:00.000-05:002008-02-11T09:13:00.000-05:00Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi is an exce...Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi is an excellent book and unpacks the complexity of what has happened in Iran over the last 30 years. The true story is told by a woman, a writer and a university professor who teaches literature and several of her female students.<BR/><BR/>And, Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards - story of twins, one of whom has down syndrom. The father makes the decision, without his wifes knowledge, to send the DS child to an institution. He tells his wife the second twin died at birth. The story unpacks the complicated ways our lives are lived out when we don't deal honestly with our decisions and actions. It is, however, a beautiful story.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-60186454760448938932008-02-11T08:49:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:49:00.000-05:00Hmm...Lamb (by Christopher Moore) is my favorite s...Hmm...Lamb (by Christopher Moore) is my favorite summer re-read. Ordinary Time, life of Jesus, Lamb! :-)<BR/><BR/>I don't normally recommend books like this, but perhaps "A Respectable Trade"--a novel about a woman who finds herself married off to a slave trader in 19th century England. I thought it was going to be one of those fluff historical novels, but it turned out to surprise me.<BR/><BR/>And one of my fave reads from last summer: Acts of Faith, by Philip Caputo. About aid workers, mercenaries, mercenary aid workers, rebels, and villagers in Sudan. So good.<BR/><BR/>That's what I've got in my recommendation list for right now....now off to Amazon to stock up on the books for upcoming months!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-843667324304724772008-02-11T08:21:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:21:00.000-05:00ok! And I'm reading The Miraculous Journey of Edw...ok! And I'm reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane right now, and think that might be a good children's book for summer.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-54216035760711886562008-02-10T23:14:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:14:00.000-05:00I just noticed The Testament of Gideon Mack is bar...I just noticed The Testament of Gideon Mack is bargained priced at 5.99. Check it out!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.com