The Lace Reader

The Lace Reader turned out to be interesting. It had a little different twist with the "Salem" mystique. The mask of the lace is not really delved into as deeply as I thought it would be but it is still interesting jots about the reader's of lace.

The three books of the week

Currently, I am reading three books. (One I love) The Lace Reader is a little of a surprise. My book club is reading this selection for the month of January. I am a little ahead of the game and a little behind. I have not read this month's book yet (working on it) but I have moved two months ahead. Two of my daughters are in book club with me and we share books so I am reading a touch out of order. This book is a little more suspenseful than I expected the book to be. I thought it was going to be a little slower moving than it has turned out to be. The Lace reader is really about reader's of lace.

I am also reading Mind Set for a class I am taking. It is a futuristic book which I am having a difficult time staying interested in. But I shall delve into it anyway.

More flowers....

One of my bird baths seems to be totally dry today. Poor little birds. They are searching. Ricki made me a beautiful watering can lamp one year for a lightening project for a class. Each year since birds are born in the top watering can. This year one of the little birds (the last) was trapped in the back porch. As we helped it out into the world, it flew straight into the pool. We retrieved it from the pool and it flew in it again. Chlorine and birds do not mix. We finally perched the little stinker on a branch and then we eventually had to place it back in the nest and let it try again the next day to be free in the yard.

Always

Always in a dollar book I picked up off the shelf from the sidewalk at Books-A Million. Sometimes that shelf explodes with good words and others it is really hard to find a thing. I bought Always a couple of months ago and it is my pool book this week. It is odd. At first I thought the main character was a man, then I realized she was a woman, and now I know she is a lesbian. I think this may be the first book I have ever read where the main character was a lesbian. It is different but I am not giving up on it. It has been too wet with puppys shaking on it and my splashing on it to give up now. it is lucky it was only a dollar or I would have not been pleased with the outcome.

Book club

Tonight at book club was fabulous as usual. We had good food, good friends, and good talk. We have decided to switch for a while to summer reading. We have been on adolescent lit for about 7 months and now we are switching to hot summer ladies reading. It should be a different twist. We are reading Dark Lover for next week. This should be different.

Worried

I was getting worried. I have not been able to really read in weeks but my thirst is back. Whew what a relief. I read a couple of hundred pages yesterday and today. I just wish I could learn to focus on one book at a time. I have three currently going. I need to correct that. I finished one tonight. I have two others going right now. I am just glad my desire is back. I was scared I might have to become a tv bug.

The Short Second Life of Bree.

Interesting little novella. I thought the book was going to be a different type than Twilight series. The book brought in the whole gang from Twilight though. An interesting little twist.

INkheart

Oh No! I cannot believe that has happened! What kind of author lets these things happen to good people?

Inkheart

I am dying to know what secrets her father is holding in his heart. Meggie is searching trying to find the answers right now . I NEED TO KNOW NOW!

Inkheart

I am taken away with the beauty of the language in Inkheart. Funke pushes the images into my thoughts without me realizing it until they are there. On page 1 I love the image of the Whispering rain. Meggie's father says the book under her pillow whispers a story to her while she sleeps. I just love that thought. I always wondered what happened to the story when I fell asleep with the book in my bed and now I know.

The Short Second Life of Bree tanner

I began the online version of Stephanie Myer's newest book, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, last night. It is a very easy read but I am not sure how interested I am. I usually care deeply about her characters and I just cannot seem to get attached to Bree. I have read a little over a hundred pages and I just feel nothing for Bree. I do not care if she just goes up in a dust cloud.

There is no district 12

Where will they live?

Our Final day with the Hunger Games series until August

I really enjoyed our last night with Collins until August. Catching Fire lit up the sky as I read it. The Hero is on I love to hate. My book bud says she drives her crazy because she is whiny. I did not agree at first but as I listened I grew to agree.

I took a character test to find who I was most like and it turns out I am most like Cinna. Who would have thought? I wanted to be one of the brave youngsters fighting for their lives.

As the girls and I examined the clock, there were several areas we were unsure of. I have now found several websites with maps. We wanted a map to see where the locations of the districts were. The maps i have found so far are off according to our predictions and of course, we are right. lol

I cannot wait until August to read the last of the trilogy.

We begin Inkheart next week.

Have I stopped reading?

Never....
My internet has been playing tricks on me for over a month. I think the company has finally fixed my problems. Grrr.. four different visits were made to my house by the technicians to fix the problem and each time they said it was really fixed and they would not have to come back. lets see how long it lasts this time.

I hate falling in love with my blogging and then deserting the cause for such an expanded period. I am back though until the next technician has to come.

John 8:32

Ah the truth..... "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Amen sister.

Book CLub

I have the most wonderful book club. We are an interesting group of women. Our ages range from 20 to 58 and we seem to have so much in common hen in reality all we share are books, love, and friendship. Several of the women are music majors so they have that in common. ON our last outing we went to the movies to see the Lightening Thief. I wonder what they thought when seven women of varying ages went to see this movie. We were the only ones in the theater and that is fortunate because we talked the entire movie about the lack of meat from the book.

Our group meets weekly and celebrates the books we are reading. We eat, talk, laugh, and share. What fun! I wish I had a group like this one my whole life.

The Sea of Monsters

I copied this description from Shelfari..."Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodge ball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy’s friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed. In this fresh, and hugely anticipated follow up to The Lightning Thief , Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family -- one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor or simply a cruel joke." - Rick Riordan
. I wanted to reread this description because Riordan did not have the same thoughts in mind as I did as I read. INteresting to hear what an author has in his mind that the book is about and then seek to see your own thoughts. It is an excellent broad message about the book but it leaves out the important parts to me. (Which I assume is a wise move or there would be no reason to bu or read the book.)

Percy and the Olympians

Percy has taken us on another voyage. Our book club is on book two for next week. This week we are discussing the similarities and differences in the movie and The Lightening Thief. Actually the only true similarieties are the characters' names. The book and movie are so different it is like we did not read the same book the screen writers read. I wonder if the author had any input into the movie. I realize they could not cover the whole book in a movie but they should at least visit the same places or have the same quest in mind. I could not believe they left the oracle out.

Percy was still a demigod but that is it. He did have the same friends but their reasons for the quest were so totally different so it changed the plot line. The movie was okay if you have not read the book but do not see if you have ventured into the literary element.

Sadly

Our book club lost our friend Steve last month. Life is so hard sometimes. He brought most people joy who knew him. I know the Lord is happy to have him home.

Percy Jackson

Our group went to see the movie this week. We are discussing the comparison and contrast of the book and the movie at this weeks meeting. I love my book club.

The Lightening Thief

This quick read is a small dose of Harry Potter. It seems too similar to me. Maybe I just have not gotten very far but the cabin divisions, the eating hall, the hunt of the main character.... "The One" all too similar for me not to compare the books throughout the read.

Book CLub

Have I mentioned I love my book club? As you can tell no one is particularly happy that I have my camera out.

Today I began The Nineteenth Wife

The 19th Wife is about the "Firsts" This cult interests me with the slavery type life of the wives living with their polygamist husbands. The cult moved away from the Mormon church when the church left polygamy behind.

Between teh Tides by Henry

Last night I finished my latest read, Between the Tides. I think this title had more symbolism than any title I have red in modern day literature. The character spoke volumes with out even speaking. Three probing questions surround the heroin. She is caught between her past and her future and until the questions are answered she cannot move on. The book is an easy read but fascinating.

Teen Book CLub

MY new book club started on Tuesday night. It was fabulous. Two friends and one of my daughters broke into the book with me. We explored the Huger Games this week. I am sure the author had not one plan in her head the depth her book would hold in our hands. We compared and pulled things as far back as Shakespeare.

One of our group has cancer and he was the most enlightening of us all. We explored the characters and only up through chapter 7 on our first night. One of our members needed to finish the book before we continued. We plan to meet again in two weeks and finish this book and begin our next. Next time I think I shall write in my journal our thoughts so when I get home my blog will be a clearer picture and my thoughts can wrap around what we discuss.

THE HUNGER GAMES

I just finished The Hunger Games. Actually, I finished it last night. MY daughter read part of it to me on the way to Troy to help move my other child. I love traveling with Ricki. She reads as I drive. I love listening to her read.

Collins did awesome job with this book. I really enjoy young adult novels due to the fact that they tell so much in less space. I can usually read one in an evening which I like so I do not have to sit up all night. This book reminds me of so many things. First, I see touches of THE Giver and "Survivor," the television show. There are also elements from the "Most Dangerous Game" and oh gosh what is the book where the kids live on an island. GRRRRRRRRRR. We all read it in high school. I thought of it earlier but it has slipped away. It shall come ot me. The book moves quickly and magically into interesting territories.

My new book club meets for the first time next Tuesday night and we will be discussing the book then. I will continue my thoughts after our discussion

Diana Gabaldon

Diana and I have become well acquainted over the last 14 or so years. I have followed Claire throughout the world following her life and caring for she and Jamie. Diana has not made it an easy love of her novels because she actually takes time to write them which then means I have to take a lot of time waiting for the next one to follow. The current treasure is not as lovable as the previous volumes. An Echo in the Bone has been hard for me to find myself deep inside of. Usually, when I begin one of her voyages, I put aside every other book and focus just on her. Thishas not been the case with this novel. I have read four other books while reading this one because it requires that I get away because my interest has just not been there. I keep hoping, just one more page and I will be moved not to put the book down. Hopefully, I shall turn that page today.

Cathy Lamb

I feel as though I have become good friends with Cathy Lamb in the past week. I have read all of her books this week and adore her writing. It makes me cry, laugh, and smirk just a touch. Her books remind me of The Secret Life of Bees. She takes her characters on a trip through hardships that most of us do not have to endure and makes them thrive through the troubles. The humor is wonderful as is the charm of her characters. the main characters are not the usual beauties, they are beautiful inside.