I read 6 books in May: The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom -- what a great book! It's not a big book and was so hard to put down. It was a little unnerving in the beginning because the author, Mitch Albom, kept putting little subtitles: 60 minutes of life left, 30 minutes, 10, and etc. It was a little jarring to be reminded so in-my-face that the main character, Eddie, was going to die and very soon. All our lives, things happen and more times than not it's things we don't understand. It's nice to have all that "explained" and death is not so scary.
Ghost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb--What a frustrating book! On the one hand, I liked the voices of the characters very much. I could just about hear them speaking in my mind. I truly enjoyed some of the characters very much but they didn't appear as often as I liked. On the downside: what was this story supposed to be about? I was drawn to it because of the title and the summary I saw in the book club newsletter: it's the Civil War and a young woman dresses up like a man and follows her husband off to war. But there was a whole lot of other stuff in there and I wondered what the point of the story was supposed to be. :P Public Enemies by John Walsh w/Philip Lerman--I always thought Walsh's show did a lot of good for the viewing public -- putting a spotlight on fugitives from justice. What a shame such a tragedy would bring a good man like this to be so dedicated to catching criminals. He lost his young son, Adam, to a killer about 25 years ago. The crime has never been solved. Many times, Walsh sounds harsh and angry. It's perfectly understandable. There are crimes that sicken, horrify and anger me too. There's absolutely no question about how he feels. It makes for an excellent TV show...but does it make a great book? For me ... no. Cut by Patricia McCormack--I started reading Cut by Patricia McCormick because I wanted to understand why kids would want to hurt themselves like that. I've read the journals of teenage girls that cut themselves with blades and knives and other sharp instruments and it's just always upset me so much that they'd do that. I don't really feel I gained a lot of insight from the book. It's more geared to young adults, I suppose, and it would be a good book for a teenager to read. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls--She recounts some hair-raising experiences growing up with her sisters and brother. Her parents were totally dysfunctional even if they did love their kids...and it was hard to tell at times. I was amazed that the three older kids did so well, managing to support themselves and make good lives for themselves. I have a lot of admiration for what Jeannette Walls and her brother and sister were able to accomplish. Koko by Peter Straub--I read Koko by Peter Straub for the third time. I think I finally understood it all the way through! I enjoyed it the first two times I read it too but I also felt very confused toward the end of the book -- not sure what was happening, to whom and why. That is my only complaint about Peter Straub. I've gotten confused reading a number of his books. This was one of the scariest books I've ever read! Now reading: Mystery by Peter Straub Cassie -- "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." -e. e. cummings ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
