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Consumed "A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:23:15 GMT

A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997

by Wendell Berry

WORTH IT!

Why I recommend "A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:15:08 GMT

A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997

by Wendell Berry

God, love, light, trees, faith, beauty, work, life, death, fields, sky, birdsong, nature, people, living. Each poem was a world of its own. I think my favorite of all was the one written To Tanya on their anniversary.

I loved this. I can’t thank the person who recommended this to me enough. Thank you.

Consumed "The Shack"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:18:57 GMT

The Shack

by William P. Young

I'd heard it was great, I'd heard it was terrible...

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:52:41 GMT

The Shack

by William P. Young

Most of the book is good, but some parts of it are just too… well, wrong. “God, my servant”? Are you kidding me? And “all things are lawful”? I’m not buying it. Oh, but that’s right, I’d forgotten, sorry – “it wasn’t written primarily for me.” Uh huh.

That said, I can see why people like this book, because if you’re unsure of your faith, it can make you think and God’s overwhelming love is the main theme of the book. The quotes at the beginning of the chapters were special highlights. But there was just so much of it I couldn’t swallow, and sometimes it got so wordy that I had to push myself to focus, so if we’re talking in stars… I says 3 out of 5. Not something I’ll read again, but still glad that I saw what all the fuss was about.

Consumed "Breaking Dawn"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:26:15 GMT

Breaking Dawn

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Hardcover ISBN 0439852706"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:31:02 GMT

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Hardcover ISBN 0439852706

by Cornelia Funke

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Clan of the Cave Bear"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:24:11 GMT

The Clan of the Cave Bear

by Jean M. Auel

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Eclipse (Twilight Saga)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:34:46 GMT

Eclipse (Twilight Saga)

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Take It to the Limit"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:47:21 GMT

Take It to the Limit

by Hinder

WORTH IT!

Consumed "New Moon (The Twilight Saga)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:50:51 GMT

New Moon (The Twilight Saga)

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Angelina Jolie's: Notes from My Travels"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:23:03 GMT

Angelina Jolie's: Notes from My Travels

by Angelina Jolie

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Birth House (P.S.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:20:35 GMT

The Birth House (P.S.)

by Ami McKay

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Twilight"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:19:42 GMT

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Oak: The Frame of Civilization"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:31:50 GMT

Oak: The Frame of Civilization

by William Bryant Logan

WORTH IT!

A story about "Oak: The Frame of Civilization"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:31:50 GMT

Oak: The Frame of Civilization

by William Bryant Logan

Fascinating book! The things you learn… Wow.

Consumed "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:04:58 GMT

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Harry potter and the Half Blood Prince"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:12:14 GMT

Harry potter and the Half Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling

WORTH IT!

A story about "The Teeth of the Tiger"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:22:19 GMT

The Teeth of the Tiger

by Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy isn’t “my kind” of author. Not really. He’s a bit too technical and I was put off of reading anything by him because I was concerned I’d need to know a lot about the military.

Thankfully that wasn’t so, although I could have always asked my husband for his help – HE is the Tom Clancy fan. I’d wanted to read one of his books to try it on for size for awhile and he recommended this one.

The reason Tom Clancy’s books are always soooo thick is because you get a play-by-play-by-play-by-play recording of everything the characters do allll day long! What color suit Dominic was wearing, where and what they had for breakfast… all the time! If you dislike that, you won’t like Clancy, but if it’s not an issue, I don’t see any reason why you won’t.

Good author, and a pretty good book, too. Definitely draws you in.

Garbage (rated 1 star)

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:07:04 GMT

The Secret

For one thing, this ISN’T a secret. It’s regurgitated garbage that someone decided to market with a catchy name. “Shhh, it’s a SECRET. Do YOU want to know the SECRET?”

The most dissapointing aspect of this is how so much is focused on material wealth. A “four and a half million dollar mansion”, that Jack Canfield boasts of, for instance. Or “if you just believe, people will send you money”. While I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair, we’re not even talking about financial freedom. In short, it’s more like greed.

And while I agree that to a large degree, we make our own happiness and happiness truly is just a state of mind, something this book addresses, if you TRULY have depression, bi-polar or any other type of mental illness, you simply CAN’T just tell yourself you’ll get better and it makes me so mad to have this told to me in the form of a condescending little book.

The same goes for anyone who has an illness that isn’t mental. You CAN’T just wish yourself better if you have diabetes or epilepsy!

Hilarious! (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:47:20 GMT

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

by Bill Bryson

Full of history, science and other interesting info, A Walk in the Woods is hilarious to boot! I laughed so hard at points I nearly cried.

A story about "The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition"

nobody@allconsuming.net (LauralyBeautiful) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:38:02 GMT

The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition

by Khaled Hosseini

I personally hated it.

For one thing, the main character made you hate him. Cowardly, selfish, stupid and downright mean.

I enjoyed the history in The Kite Runner, and that was the books saving grace, but the resolution at the end isn’t even a resolution. THAT is how the main character found redemption for his past?

It’s not a long book but it took me a long time to get through this because I didn’t want to read it. I’d heard it was oh so good and I know there are plenty of people who like it, but I have certainly read many other, way way better books than this.

The poster below me says “cliched and boring.” That’s a very good way of putting it.