Reading is a big deal in this house. Books dominate every room. We all have a stack of books beside our beds. I'm always looking for that next great read.
I found this tonight and really enjoyed it.
It reminds me how much technology has improved our lives. I used to be in a bookclub, I've been in more than one actually and the author NEVER came to a meeting to tell us about themselves and the book! Borders is now bringing that to us, and they appear to be doing it in a very fine way.
I like that accessibility.
Of course I always have to watch myself for spending too much time on the computer.
Although I can tailor the output of it more than I can with a television, it seems to have
the same mind-numbing affect on me.
Listen at least to the discussion listed as Chapter 2. The author talks about her journey to write the book and it gave me chills. Twenty years in big business, quit her job without a prospect or path in mind, believing she would take a year off, then go back to work if she had to, and then the long journey of writing this book and getting rejected 13 times. Now, a national bestseller with a follow up novel to boot. Are you hearing all of that honey?
Anyway, check it out.
What is the book you've read most recently that moved you?
Mine are: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
and the Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L Carter.
I loved, loved, loved the language and voice of AYDY. Andrew has listened to the book on tape twice all the way through and he hardly breathes while it is on.
This is most certainly a book I wish to own, underline, quote and reread.
I loved the storyline, characters and heft of TEOOP. A book to sink your teeth into, a story to keep you reading one more page, one more page...
I recently read Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty. It was a book that I found in the library while on my way to checkout and the title caught my eye. It is really well written and it touched me with the linkage to music and the main character's life.
Posted by: Marcy | May 26, 2007 at 08:56 PM