BOOKS
THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS THAT I HAVE ENJOYED FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TO READ. LIKE MOST PEOPLE ,READING BECAME A WAY TO ” TRAVEL ” BEFORE I REALLY COULD PHYSICALLY SEE THE WORLD. I REMEMBER READING AND LOVING THE ‘TRIXIE BELDEN” MYSTERY BOOKS WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL AND LOSING MYSELF IN THE STORIES AND WISHING I COULD HAVE A LIFE THAT EXCITING. WHEN I WAS A NEW MUM I JOINED A BOOK CLUB IN CALGARY AND HAVE BEEN IN 3 ADDITIONAL CLUBS THAT I STARTED AFTER I MOVED AWAY TO DIFFERENT NEIGHBOURHOODS OR CITIES. THERE IS SOMETHING WONDERFUL ABOUT GETTING TO KNOW A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME LOVE OF READING AND DISCUSSING BOOKS. YOU GET TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR CHOICES OF BOOKS AND WHAT THEY LIKE OR DON’T LIKE ABOUT THEM.
I HAVE READ MANY MANY BOOKS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST BUT THE FIRST 3 BOOKS ABOVE WERE SOME OF MY FAVOURITES. THE “ROSIE PROJECT” BOOKS ARE LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY. ( I DIDN’T INCLUDE THE ‘ROSIE EFFECT’ BECAUSE IT WASN’T AS GOOD AS THE FIRST AND LAST BOOK IN THE SERIES).
I HAVE READ ALL OF THE ” NUMBER ONE LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY “ BOOKS BY ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH. ALL OF THEM BRING SIMPLE MESSAGES OF WISDOM AND INSPIRE HUMAN KINDNESS .I’VE ALSO READ EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS ON BY MITCH ALBOM. THESE BOOKS ALL BRING GREAT LESSONS ABOUT LOVE AND SO MUCH MORE. “ART LESSONS” IS WRITTEN BY A LOCAL EDMONTON WRITER AND I LOVED IT TOO.
” WONDER “ HAS NOW BEEN MADE INTO A MOVIE AND BOTH BOOK AND MOVIE WERE INCREDIBLY WELL DONE. ” WASHINGTON BLACK “ TAKES ONE ON A CRAZY JOURNEY AND IT TOO IS VERY WELL WRITTEN. ” BEAR TOWN “ AND ” A MAN CALLED OVE “ ( ALSO A WONDERFUL MOVIE) WILL FILL YOUR HEART UP WITH JOY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
” EVERYBODY’S SON “ AND ” THE HOME FOR UNWANTED GIRLS “ ARE MORE DIFFICULT TAKES ON WHAT OUR SOCIETY HAS DONE TO EACH OTHER. HARD TO READ SOMETIMES …BUT WORTH IT.
” FEEDING MY MOTHER “ , ” EDUCATED “ , AND ” KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON “ ARE ALL BASED ON TRUE STORIES AND THEY ARE ALL TRULY GREAT READS …ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S , BEING RAISED IN A TERRIFYING FAMILY, AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OSAGE PEOPLES ..RESPECTIVELY.
THE NEXT 4 BOOKS ARE INCREDIBLE THRILLERS AND THEY WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE LAST PAGES. MY FORMER UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR PROFESSOR AND THEATRE DIRECTOR , BILL PINNELL , WROTE ” THE OFFSPRING “ AFTER HE RETIRED AND IT IS EXCELLENT.
THE FOLLOWING 2 BOOKS IN THE LIST, ” BURSTS OF FIRE “ AND ” IN LIEU OF FLOWERS “ WERE ALSO WRITTEN BY FRIENDS OF MINE. I MET SUSAN FOREST IN THE THEATRE YEARS AGO AND NOW SHE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL FANTASY NOVELS. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING THIS ONE. TERRY’S BEST FRIEND ( AND ONE OF MY VERY BEST FRIENDS TOO!) WROTE THAT LOVELY BOOK OF POETRY AND HE NOW HAS SEVERAL MORE TO HIS NAME ….ALL EXCELLENT !
THE LAST BOOK ( THERE IS NOW A REVISED COVER BY OUR DAUGHTER LANA) “ORDINARY GUY / EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE “ WAS WRITTEN BY MY TERRY. IT TELLS THE STORY OF WHAT WE WENT THROUGH ( DEALING WITH MY ARTHRITIS AND RAISING 4 CHILDREN, ETC….) AND HOW TO MAKE YOUR MARRIAGE AMAZING. I CAN VOUCH FOR THE BOOK EXCEPT TO SAY THAT TERRY IS NO ‘ORDINARY GUY’ . HE IS AMAZING AND I THINK YOU WILL FIND MUCH WISDOM IN HIS VERSION OF OUR STORY.
I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO YOUR LIKING IN THIS ECLECTIC LIST. TRY ONE OUT !
ENJOY!
