I thought I'd try starting a Book Club as a blog rather than trying to get a group of people together once a month, since everyone is so busy. Most of us are online sometime during the day, so what better way to get suggestions of good books to read than to sit in the comfort of our own homes, and read about the books our friends are reading, right? Please let us know what you've read, and how you feel about those books. It's okay to let us know if you DIDN'T like something you've read, too! With that in mind, here are a couple of books I've read the past few days:
Title: The Language of Flowers
Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Synopsis: A baby girl is left on a doorstep and is consequently moved from foster home to foster home throughout her childhood. She finally is placed with a woman who wants to adopt her, but things don't quite turn out as planned.
My rating: **** I loved this book; I couldn't put it down
Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Author: Ransom Riggs
Genre: It's hard to say, but probably a bit of realism combined with some fantasy, and a bit of weirdness!
Synopsis: The grandfather of a young boy tells him many strange stories of his childhood and the boy believes them totally until he grows up and realizes they couldn't possibly be true. After his grandfather dies he sets out to find how much is true and how much is not.
My rating: *** I liked this book and I'd recommend it, but it's not the very best book I've ever read
How fun!!! This is going to be a great site to visit.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the middle of reading "Love and Logic" by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D., again, since it's the end of the school year and I'm losing my patience daily with kids who can see the finish line. This particular book is for teachers although there are several others for those who need parental help, and even help with their spouse. (Frankly, I'm not sure I would do everything they suggest but it's a resource to help get ideas.) I'm positively sure that whenever we use anger as a motivator we take responsibility for others actions and they are more than willing to give it to us. Calm, assertive, is the way to go. Still reading though... I will let you know if I learn any other little gems as I go along.
I took that class and there was some good stuff. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when you finish the book.
DeleteI haven't read anything worth recommending fo rthe last ocuple of weeks, but I am ordering The Language of Flowers right now.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had much time to read anything for the past few weeks, but I'm ready for something new. I just reserved The Language of Flowers from the library. I'm #2 in the queue, so hopefully I'll get it soon! Meanwhile, I'll finish looking at my Better Homes and Gardens magazine :-)
ReplyDeleteJust finished The Language of Flowers and really enjoyed it! It's been a while since I've had a book that I just wanted to keep reading. Thanks for the suggestion!!
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