I've read 22 books so far this year. Some have been wonderful, others mediocre, and a couple have been awful. I hate reading awful books. Such a waste of time! Two of my favorites from this year have been...
1. "What Alice Forgot"
Not a girly book...but a girl book. Alice is a 40 year-old woman who falls down and hits her head at the gym, and wakes up thinking she is 30...she completely loses her memory of the last 10 years. It made me think a lot about life and how I want to live my life. It's interesting that I read this from a 30 year-old point of view and only looked at the book thinking "What do I want my life to be like when I am 40?" And also thinking "What choices am I making now that will help make my life be great at 40?" But other's in my book club who are 40 totally looked at it the other way thinking, "What would I have done differently for the last 10 years?" Quick, easy, delightful read, without a predictable ending. Loved it.
2. "Because of Mr. Terupt"
A great book for a junior high age kid. I read it in a couple of hours. I like books that make me cry. And of course this one did. A sweet story about a 5th grade class and their awesome teacher Mr. Terupt. I'm grateful for wonderful teachers, like my own Miss Hansen, who inspire and change kids for the better.
(I would also recommend Whitney's suggestion "A Man Called Ove." Oh, how I LOVED this book!!!)
Not Recommended...
1. "Making Faces"
One of my least favorite books I've ever read. :)
1. "What Alice Forgot"
Not a girly book...but a girl book. Alice is a 40 year-old woman who falls down and hits her head at the gym, and wakes up thinking she is 30...she completely loses her memory of the last 10 years. It made me think a lot about life and how I want to live my life. It's interesting that I read this from a 30 year-old point of view and only looked at the book thinking "What do I want my life to be like when I am 40?" And also thinking "What choices am I making now that will help make my life be great at 40?" But other's in my book club who are 40 totally looked at it the other way thinking, "What would I have done differently for the last 10 years?" Quick, easy, delightful read, without a predictable ending. Loved it.
2. "Because of Mr. Terupt"
A great book for a junior high age kid. I read it in a couple of hours. I like books that make me cry. And of course this one did. A sweet story about a 5th grade class and their awesome teacher Mr. Terupt. I'm grateful for wonderful teachers, like my own Miss Hansen, who inspire and change kids for the better.
(I would also recommend Whitney's suggestion "A Man Called Ove." Oh, how I LOVED this book!!!)
Not Recommended...
1. "Making Faces"
One of my least favorite books I've ever read. :)
I totally agree with Betsy on these recommendations. "What Alice Forgot" was definitely thought provoking. "Because of Mr. Terupt" was a quick, emotional, and fun read. I read it while we were in St. George. I too am so grateful for wonderful teachers. I hope that my grandchildren get a grundle of them throughout their lives because good teachers change lives. One funny thing about "Making Faces," which I didn't read because Heather hated it. The cover has a man with a bare chest. I can't remember if Heather got the ebook or put a book cover on it, but she didn't want her kids to see her reading a book with that cover. Ha ha.
ReplyDeleteYes, Heather got Making Faces on the kindle because she didn't want her kids seeing it. Another funny story is that Amanda read it (well that isn't the funny story, just the beginning of my story). When you finish reading a kindle book a pop up comes up asking you to rate the book on goodreads. So Amanda rated it. But ALL kindle devices connected with Mom and Dad's Amazon account automatically links to Dad's goodreads account. So now it looks like Dad rated it with 2 stars! It makes me laugh!
DeleteWell - you say that "What Alice Forgot" is a girly book - so I probably won't read it. However - I really like the questions that it poses and makes me want to think about them.
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