ReadingKeepsMeSane

Divergent by Veronica Roth

2011-12-20T00:15:00.000-08:00

I love it. I so thought I would hate it but I love it. I would highly recommend it.

GRADE: A

Books from this week

2008-07-26T13:31:00.000-07:00

Title: Conception
Author: Kalisha Buckhanon
Rating: 2/5 or C-
Thoughts: This book was not what I expected. A young Africian American gets pregnant and I thought the book was going to be about the pregnancy and baby. WRONG...it ended before she was 4 months pregnant. I also didn't like the way the unborn child had some chapters written..very strange. But I did finish it!

Title: The Baby Trail
Author: Sinead Moriarty
Rating: B
Thoughts: good book about infertility that made me laugh. However I did not care much for the ending

Title: The Beach House
Author: Sally John
Rating: 5/5 A+
Thoughts: loved loved this book about 4 friends who reconnected at a beach house to celebrate their 40th year birthday. Will definitely read more of this author.

Finished a Book

2008-07-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

Title: Chalked Up
Author: Jennifer Sey
Genre: non fiction
Rating: A-
Thoughts: I have always loved gymnastics and felt there was a dark side. This book proved it. Very interesting but probably not for someone who could care less about the sport.

Catch up post

2008-02-05T11:16:00.000-08:00

I have been reading..shocking isn't it and I have three books to talk about. Books 4 -6 for the year.

6. Title: Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse
Author: Helen Wells
Rating: 8/10
Thoughts: Easy reread from a favorite childhood book. The way things have
changed in nursing is amazing.

5. Title: At Home in Mitford
Author: Jan Karon
Rating: 9/10
Pages: 542
Thoughts: Great book. I don't know why it has taking me so long to read it.
Cozy, easy read and I will continue with the series.

4. Title: Cherry Ames, Student Nurse
Author: Helen Wells
Rating: 8/10
Pages: 211
Thoughts: another easy reread from childhood.

Book 2

2008-01-10T18:08:00.000-08:00

Title: A Redbird Christmas
Author: Fannie Flagg
Pages: 229
Started: 1/7/08
Finished: 1/10/08
Rating: 8/10
Thoughts: I really liked this book. I fell for Patsy what a sweet girl. I was very happy when all their dreams came true.

Every Month is a Holiday Challenge

2008-01-10T17:49:00.000-08:00

I have decided to join this challenge..you can join here
http://everymonthisaholiday.blogspot.com/

I am going to decide what book I am going to read on a month to month basis.

On the porchswing reading challenge

2008-01-08T17:59:00.000-08:00

My on the porch swing reading group is also having a reading challenge this year. I will add the catagories and my books later this week.

#1

2008-01-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

As alot of you know I have been in a slump since July
of 2007. This one is pulling me out. I am excited to
read now and have even joined some challenges. I want
to thank whoever recommended this to me.

Title: Veil of Roses
Author: Laura Fitzgerald
Pages: 309
Started: 1/3/08
Finished: 1/6/08
Rating: 10/10
Thoughts: Everyone needs to read this book. It is
about a girl from Iran(Tami)who comes to America to
visit her sister. There is a catch though. Girls
have no choices in Iran. She is in American for three
months only and if she can not find a husband and get
married, she has to go back and may never return
again. She is introduced to things by her sister and
her friends that she meets in an English class. I
laughed so hard at the Victoria Secret part and felt
her pain at the thought of going back and not being
able to make her own choices. The ending is worth it
and I cried my eyes out. Like alot of good books, I
missed Tami when I finished. I feel like I was one of
those friends with her and going through the
experience.

2008

2008-01-07T14:07:00.000-08:00

I've decided that 2008 is going to be an awesome read for me this year. I am going to be joining some challenges. The big one is the 888 challenge...8 books in 8 different catagories in 2008. Here is my plan so far...

Recommended to Me
1. Veil of Roses - Laura Fitzgerald
2. A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flag
3. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
4. The Rest of Her Life - Laura Moriarty
5. Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
6. Winter Solstice - Rosamunde Pilcher
7. Little Heathens - Mildred Armstrong Kalish
8.

Classics
1. O Pioneers - Willa Cather
2. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
3. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
4. Persuasion - Jane Austin
5. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
6. Emma - Jane Austen
7. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
8.

Rereads
1. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
2. The Cheerleader - Ruth Doan MacDougall
3. Snowy - MacDougall
4. Henrietta Snow - MacDougall
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Medical(fiction or nonfiction)
1. Children's Hospital - Peggy Anderson
2. My Own Country a Doctor's story - Abraham Veiches
3. The Making of a Surgeon - William A Nolen, M.D.
4. Final Exam - Pauline W. Chen
5. Hot lights, Cold Steel - Michael J. Collins, M.D.
6. What patients Taught Me - Audrey Young, M.D.
7. Nurse - Peggy Anderson
8.

Non-fiction
1. Scream free Parenting - Hal Edward Runkel
2. When Duty Calls - Carol Vandesteeg
3. The Glycemic Load Diet - Rob Thompson, M.D.
4. Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World - Jill Rigby
5. America's Boy - Wade Rouse
6. Mindless Eating - Brian Wansink, Ph.D.
7. Personality Plus for Parents - Florence Liltauer
8. Healthy Anger - Bernard Golden, Ph.D.

Easy/light Reads
1. Bad Dogs Have More Fun - John Grogan
2. The Parting - Beverly Lewis
3. Walking in Circles Before Lying Down - Merrill Markoe
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Favorite Authors
1. The Husband Bench or Bev's Book - Ruth Doan MacDougall
2. Mermaids in the Basement - Michael Lee West
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Childhood Favorites
1. Little Women - Alcott
2. Laura - Donald Zochert
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Obviously I still have more blanks to fill in.

Finished a book

2007-11-04T22:31:00.000-08:00

On audio but it still counts right? That way I can stitch and read at the same time...lol! Love my mp3 player btw

I finished

Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly..I liked it but then I agree with him on alot of issues. Rated it a 5/5. Will do more audio..best of both worlds..imho

I FINISHED A BOOK!!

2007-10-29T13:04:00.000-07:00

Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After He Split by Laurie Perry

OMG...........sooooooooooooooo funny! Made me laugh and I am not drunk, divorced or covered in cat hair. But she is a woman and so am I. This book reminded me of why I love to read.

The Bonesetter's Daughter

2007-10-08T18:18:00.000-07:00

Author: Amy Tan

Rating: 6/10

Why? Well I didn't love it but I did finish it which is HUGE for me right now. I liked parts of it..enjoy learning about Chinese culture. But I also thought parts were way too creepy for me. That being said I did come to care about the characters which makes or breaks a book for me. In the end, I wasn't thrilled but I am willing to try another Tan book. I have ordered The Joy Luck Club from PBS.

Finally Finished a BooK

2007-08-24T12:18:00.000-07:00

TITLE: life on the refrigerator door
AUTHOR: alice kuipers
DATE STARTED: 8/23/07
DATE FINISHED: 8/24/07
RATING: 4/5
REVIEW:
This was a review copy for first look. Very different way of writing. A mother and a daughter "talk" via notes on the refrigerator door. At first I admit I wasn't sure I like it that way but as I read on, it became obvious that interactions were taking place off the door also. The mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and the notes became a way for the teen-ager to say some things I think it might have been hard to say in person. Eventually they became close and were spending alot of time together. However it was a sad ending in that the mother does die from the cancer. The teen-ager wrote a final note to mom and left it on the refrigerator door.

A Favorite Book Quote

2007-08-03T22:56:00.000-07:00

I've traveled the world twice over, Met the famous; saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens, Old stars and hopeful beginners, I've been where no-one's been before, Learned secrets from writers and cooks All with one library ticket To the wonderful world of books. ~ Anonymous ~