Kate Morton
I really want to give it 4 and 1/4 stars like on Star Search. :)
I really liked this book. It was a great break from a stretch of ho-hum novels. I have really liked several non-fiction books, but this is the first good fiction in awhile. I normally get very annoyed with switching narrators and times, but the author won me over. I loved hearing the story from several different angles and piecing the puzzle together with all of their help. The Secret Garden is one of the first "chapter books" I remember really loving, so I think that made me like the garden aspect of the book as well. Their probably were a few too many side stories for the present day characters, but I liked them anyway. This was a great read!
I have started using Goodreads! It is a really fun website where you can put books you are reading, want to read and have read. You can post reviews and updates as you go. Are you on goodreads? If you are let me know so I can follow you!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Black Heels to Tractor Wheels
Ree Drummond
This was my mother's day gift to myself. I was lazy and read the whole book on Sunday. (While the boys were napping and after they went to bed, I didn't totally ignore them.) It didn't take long. I love the Pioneer Woman! I think she is a fabulous blogger because we all read her book or blog and find ourselves convinced we would be best friends. If only I lived near her ranch in Oklahoma, but wait I don't want to live on a ranch in Oklahoma. While I don't need black heels, I am also not up for tractor wheels. This was a fun story with a little realism, too. I forget that Ree's life is anything but perfect, and she has had her share of rough times. Some I could very much relate to these days. I think this is a good old fashioned fun, chick flick read. Run on out and grab you a copy.
This was my mother's day gift to myself. I was lazy and read the whole book on Sunday. (While the boys were napping and after they went to bed, I didn't totally ignore them.) It didn't take long. I love the Pioneer Woman! I think she is a fabulous blogger because we all read her book or blog and find ourselves convinced we would be best friends. If only I lived near her ranch in Oklahoma, but wait I don't want to live on a ranch in Oklahoma. While I don't need black heels, I am also not up for tractor wheels. This was a fun story with a little realism, too. I forget that Ree's life is anything but perfect, and she has had her share of rough times. Some I could very much relate to these days. I think this is a good old fashioned fun, chick flick read. Run on out and grab you a copy.
What the Dog Saw
Malcom Gladwell
I like Malcolm Gladwell books. They make me feel smart because they are non-fiction and I don't read much non-fiction. :) I have to say I didn't love this like I loved the other two Gladwell books I have read. For some reason the collection of essays bothered me a little, I am not a huge fan of short stories, and there were some that just weren't as interesting to me as others. Overall, I did very much enjoy it though. I like to think about things in a different way and Mr. Gladwell always helps me see things with a little more information and perspective. For instance, I knew I was a little bit frustrated with Avery's preschool teachers and the section on evaluating performance and how to promote as a result hit the nail on the head for our situation. His teachers are kind and nice, not bad at all. They just aren't that amazing teacher you sometimes find, they get the nuts and bolts perfectly. But, I don't think they know wiggling and leaning forward to look at the story doesn't mean you are disobedient, it means you are very interested in knowing more. You should read this when you want to feel smart and be entertained all at the same time.
I like Malcolm Gladwell books. They make me feel smart because they are non-fiction and I don't read much non-fiction. :) I have to say I didn't love this like I loved the other two Gladwell books I have read. For some reason the collection of essays bothered me a little, I am not a huge fan of short stories, and there were some that just weren't as interesting to me as others. Overall, I did very much enjoy it though. I like to think about things in a different way and Mr. Gladwell always helps me see things with a little more information and perspective. For instance, I knew I was a little bit frustrated with Avery's preschool teachers and the section on evaluating performance and how to promote as a result hit the nail on the head for our situation. His teachers are kind and nice, not bad at all. They just aren't that amazing teacher you sometimes find, they get the nuts and bolts perfectly. But, I don't think they know wiggling and leaning forward to look at the story doesn't mean you are disobedient, it means you are very interested in knowing more. You should read this when you want to feel smart and be entertained all at the same time.
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