A Gracious Plenty

I just finished one of the best books that I have ever read. I was not to enthusiastic to read it to begin with, but I was hooked from the first page. A quote that sticks out in my mind is "If it hurts you bad enough inside, the truth is the first thing to go. And so many times, the truth takes the words along with it"
The book is about dealing with pain and problems that we so often push down and try to forget about. I give it 5 stars.


"A triumph of story, voice, and character. The afflicted and unforgettable Finch, whose longings inspire in equal measure love and awe and pity, who seeks to understand the difference between the kind of suffering brought upon us and the kind we bring upon ourselves, defies mortality. Stunning and authentic . . . this is a beautiful book."
- Janet Peery, author of The River Beyond the World

"Reynolds is a wonderful storyteller and master of pastoral imagery."
- New York Times Book Review

"Mesmerizing . . . Reynolds's earthly insights make for a redemptive finale - but not before some satisfying storms of retribution."
- Entertainment Weekly

"...an imaginative tour de force. . . . Pushing beyond the boundaries of her earlier work, Ms. Reynolds has created a life-affirming novel that gathers the joy and pain of living into a celebration of what it means to be human."
- Richmond Times Dispatch

The Color of Water by James McBride

I found this book to be very moving and I think its worth the time to read it. Here is the gist of it:

'As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say,"I'm light-skinned." Later he wondered if he was different, too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being," she snapped. "Educate yourself of you'll be a nobody!" And when James asked what color God was, she said, "God is the color of water"...As and adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell her story-- the story of a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, married a black man, founded a Baptist church, and put twelve children though college. The Color of Water is James McBride's tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother--and an eloquent exploration of what family really means.'

The Lovely Bones

What's this? No one has been reading for the past 2 months? What is wrong with you people? OK, OK, I haven't read any adult books for I don't even know how long but I've got one I'm going to read very soon. (At least within the next 2 years - I hope.) I've read the first chapter so far. It's called "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold.

The book is about a young girl who gets murdered. The story is actually told by the girl while she is in heaven looking down at her family and friends and murderer. That's all I really can tell you for now. Has anyone else read this yet? DO NOT TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS - I just want to know if you liked it.