A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

This was a great read. I bought it this summer and just never got around to it, but now I am so glad that I did. There were several parts that were very sobering and hard to read, but I thought the book was excellently written. The characters were very well developed and I also really appreciated the resolution he provided for them at the end. I can't imagine living the life the women their families lived. I know it is fiction, but I am sure it is not too far from facts. I also really liked Kite Runner, but I think I liked this better.
5 out of 5

My Grandfather's Son

This book by Clarence Thomas was really good. I was very impressed with his candor even when it wasn't flattering. While, I don't know tons about him outside of the book I respected a lot of the things he had to say and where he has come from. It was very interesting to hear his perspective on so many different aspects of his life, especially his time at Yale and when he was in D.C. before joining the Supreme Court. I highly recommend this book as an interesting read. It was great for the trip, easy to pick up and put down but made me feel like I might have learned a little something, too. I hope it was an accurate representation of Justice Thomas, because I liked most of what I read about him, especially his honesty.

4.5 out of 5

A New Element

I noticed on a friend's blog that she had a link to the books she read for the year and what she thought about them. I thought I would copy her in 2008! This way I will know what I have read and you can tell me what you thought about these books and maybe even suggest others for me to read as well. You should all do this, so we can share reads and have an on-line Book Club!

This year I have read 2 books so far:
Blue Like Jazz Donald Miller

I know everyone read this ages ago, but I had a hard time getting excited about a Jesus book so it took me awhile. I am glad I read it, there were parts I really liked and some that challenged me. I also liked that it was easy to read one chapter and then put it down for awhile, but this meant it took me forever to read.

My rating: 3.5 out of 5

Harvesting the Heart Jodi Picoult

Jodi P., as I like to call her, is one of my favorite authors. While this is not my favorite of her books I still enjoyed it and as always she challenged me to view the "other side" of an issue I thought I knew all about. It really made me think about the Mom's I work with and how they may be feeling sometimes when I am tempted to get judgemental because they are not bonding with their babies like I think they should. I think it was interesting timing that I read it while I was pregnant, I wonder if that was part of why I didn't read it as quickly as I usually read her books.

3 out of 5 but definately worth reading.

Let me know what you think!