Currently in the middle of...
Finding Nour by Zoe Ferraris. I am enjoying it so far. It takes place in Saudi Arabia, which is one of the strictist muslim countries. I had a thought about Islam. I wonder if the inital intent was to respect and honor women, but it has since become way too rigid and twisted so that woman have become second class citizens with no freedom or opportunities.
Survive by Peter Deleo. I am enjoying this memoir. Once I start reading it each evening I can hardly put it down. But it almost seems too incredible to be true. The odds the author overcame to hike out of the Sierra Neveda mountains seem insurmountable. Yet still a good read. And it has great reviews at goodreads.com
Finished with...
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Anne Packer
The (neverending yet still enjoyable) Faith Club by Ranya Ildiby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner.
Tempted to start...
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. This is a book I got in the mail a few days ago from the paperbackswap. It is a classic with a copyright of 1961. Ready to give it a try!
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes. Henkes writes lots of children books and some YA books. This book won the Newberry Award and has also been banned in many locations. Very interested to read it.
What are you currently reading?
What have you finished?
What are you tempted to start?
4 comments:
I hope you will soon read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. It is a classic! I read it recently, and wrote a post on it (which I hope you'll read when you have a few spare moments). Olive's Ocean has been on banned book lists--and I'd like to read it in the future. I just finished The Giver, also for young adults, also on banned book lists.
I read your post on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which is why I am planning on reading it! So thank you for the good book recommendation.
Currently reading
the elephant in the playroom by Brodet
The year my son and I were born by Soper
Philosophy by Law
Finished reading Folly
Tempted to start
Olives ocean, love the cover AND it was banned, very tempting.
Side not when Dylan's class read the Giver earlier this year, his teacher called me and asked if I would read it along with him. She was worried about the undertones of taking medication, knowing that Dylan was.
Currently reading:
The 5000 Year Leap - I own it so it is not a rush to return to the library and will probably take me forever to read
Marley & Me - not enjoying it so far and am tempted to quit
Finished Reading:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Ten Degrees of Reckoning - amazing story of a sailboat wreck survival
Tempted to Start:
MUST...get...to...library...soon...GASP! Finished Ten Degrees this Morning and have nothing truly tempting to read.
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