What are You Reading this Spring?
Please take some time and share with everyone what you are currently reading.
posted by Holly @ 11:00 AM
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Louisburg Library Book Blog
Want to find out what others are reading? Want to know what books might be good? Want to join a book club, but don't have time? Then join Louisburg Library District No. 1, in Kansas, as we create our own Book Blog.
Monday, April 10, 2006
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"Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden
I listened to this book on CD, and enjoyed listening to the pronunciation of words I would have had no idea how to pronounce. The story is excellent, and gives an insiders view of one aspect of life in Japan around the time of World War II.
If you haven't already read this book, take the time to read it, before you see the movie (which is also good). If you read the book years ago, come to the library and check out the movie.
"Welcome to the Great Mysterious" by Lorna Landvik.
I read this for the Town & Country Book Club, and we will be discussing it on May 2 at 7:00 pm here at the library.
This book was a good quick read. I say it was quick because it had a lot of humor in it and I kept reading to find out what was going to happen next.
The story is about a broadway star,Geneva, who enjoys most of life. But she is starting to have a mid-life crisis. She has just really started to sink into her crisis when her twin sister asks her to babysit her nephew for a month. Geneva loves her nephew, but the relationship has been from a certain distance emotionally and physically.
So Geneva leaves New York, to babysit her 13 year old nephew with Down syndrome. This is when the story really starts to get good, As Geneva tries to deal with her life and her nephews, she starts to find some answers to her life.
Historical Romances
I have been on a kick lately to read all of the books by some of my favorite Historical Romance authors. I think this started not long after our "Day of Romance" at the libraray when three romance authors visited.
Currently I am mostly reading Christina Dodd novels. I enjoy her romances because they have suspense and are well written. I like how the conflict between the man and woman usually involve some kind of misunderstanding of each other. Her books are romances, but are based in real feelings and gender conflict.
"Vengeance" by Stuart Kaminsky
I read this for the Library's Mystery Book Club. It was a pretty good detective story, even though the main character was not a detective.
I thought the story had some grit to it, like the old guy detectives, with a little more awareness of people's lives.
This book is the first in a series.
"Don't Say A Word" by Barbara Freethy
This book is full of suspense and some thrills. I stayed up late trying to find out what would happen.
The protagonist, Julia, comes across a famous picture of an orphan in Russia that looks like her when she was a kid. Julia was not adopted by her mother, just her step dad, and has never left the country. However, she has the necklace the little orphan girl is wearing in the photo and she does not remember anything before she was about 4.
Could the girl be her? Her mother passed away 6 months ago and Julia is starting to realize how little she knows about her mother's past.
Julia decides to investigate and soon finds out that there were a lot of lies told, and that she is in danger.
It was a nice easy read that was full of suspense and intrigue.
"Redemming Love" by Francine Rivers
This is an inspirational romance, that also happens to be historical. This is a great story that has been re-released with a new cover. I read the original, so I'm not sure if the newly released one is any different.
Angel, the protaganoist, has had a very hard life and hates men. Michael is a man who is waiting for God to send him the right woman. Then Michael sees Angel walking down the street and he hears God say Angel is the one.
What is a man to do? What is Angel to do when confronted by another man, confessing his love for her and proposing marriage? Angel does exactly what she has done before, ignore him.
This is a very good story that almost made me late for work, and kept me up late. Francine Rivers has a way of writing that keeps the story moving quickly, but gets you deeply involved in the lives of the characters.
Another favorite of mine.
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