Suggest a book to read or as a possible gift
With it being the holiday season, I thought it would be nice for those that would liketo, to suggest possible books as gifts for others or as gifts for ourselves.
I am asking you, On The Run Readers/Jog the Mind with Books and Running/Gotta Run Readers.....still trying on names.....to respond to this post with your suggestions.
Here is mine. I just bought Furry Thoughts (gotta check that that is the right name) for my mom who has everything and, whatever she does not have, I could not afford to buy her, anyway. It is a really sweet (Sara, you would so love it) book of nice watercolors with simple, one to two lines warm and fuzzy sayings.
Oh...I also suggest, for those animal lovers, my Mom's Fur Friend's Calendar. Every other page has a great pic of somebody's pet with a nice saying underneath the pic, such as "Happiness is dog shaped"- Chapman Pincher, Indian Author
Ok...that was an obvious plug.
For reading purposes....I just got through listening to Charlette Bronte's Jane Eyre. Most of you probably read it in highschool, but if not, go to the library and rent the audio book. The reader does all of the different accents so well that it is a true treat to hear.
Those are my suggestions. What are yours?
I am asking you, On The Run Readers/Jog the Mind with Books and Running/Gotta Run Readers.....still trying on names.....to respond to this post with your suggestions.
Here is mine. I just bought Furry Thoughts (gotta check that that is the right name) for my mom who has everything and, whatever she does not have, I could not afford to buy her, anyway. It is a really sweet (Sara, you would so love it) book of nice watercolors with simple, one to two lines warm and fuzzy sayings.
Oh...I also suggest, for those animal lovers, my Mom's Fur Friend's Calendar. Every other page has a great pic of somebody's pet with a nice saying underneath the pic, such as "Happiness is dog shaped"- Chapman Pincher, Indian Author
Ok...that was an obvious plug.
For reading purposes....I just got through listening to Charlette Bronte's Jane Eyre. Most of you probably read it in highschool, but if not, go to the library and rent the audio book. The reader does all of the different accents so well that it is a true treat to hear.
Those are my suggestions. What are yours?
posted by Marlawanda at 7:32 AM
3 Comments:
Hey Sara,
seems like we are the only ones on this blog...oh well.
I thought that The Memory of Running was good, too. It was an easy read and didn't require too much "in btw the lines" thinking. However, it did make me wonder how long I would last riding a bke everyday, eating little but bananas, sleeping in a tent everynight and having little more than $20. I don't think I would survive long.
I am posting this from another site...I totally agree with this.
Christopher Moore can be hysterical if you want to laugh. The last book of his I read was Lamb - The Gospel According to Biff Christ's Childhood Pal. Warning - it is explicit, and very irreverent. If you're very religious and very devout, you may be offended by this book.
Biff recounts "the lost years" when Jesus was a teenager. From Amazon: Joshua (a.k.a. Jesus) knows he is unique and quite alone in his calling, but what exactly does his Father want of him? Taking liberties with ancient history, Moore works up an adventure tale as Biff and Joshua seek out the three wise men so that Joshua can better understand what he is supposed to do as Messiah. Biff, a capable sinner, tags along and gives Joshua ample opportunities to know the failings and weaknesses of being truly human. With a wit similar to Douglas Adams, Moore pulls no punches: a young Biff has the hots for Joshua's mom, Mary, which doesn't amuse Josh much: "Don't let anyone ever tell you that the Prince of Peace never struck anyone." And the origin of the Easter Bunny is explained as a drunken Jesus gushes his affection for bunnies, declaring, "Henceforth and from now on, I decree that whenever something bad happens to me, there shall be bunnies around."
After watching Oprah, yesterday, give Mr. Frey a piece of her mind, the book might not remain an "Oprah book". Then, I guess, I can read it. =)
Just kidding, really, though, it sounds about as tramatic as any Oprah book I have ever read. I don't like books that make me feel bad. Books about other people's problems do not uplift me, as I have heard other say, or leave me with the impression that others out there "hurt too". It just leaves me with a feeling of a dirty residue across the inside of my mind.
That was a strange analogy , I know, but the only way I can think to describe it.
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