50 Books - Books 47-50
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sierciaAnd with this, I make it to 50. Woot.
47. The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini. As I hoped, this installment in the series returned to the more interesting style and story-telling of the original book. This story takes us back to the founding of Elm Ceeek Manor and how the house was used as a station on the Underground Railroad. Along the way, discusses the theory that quilts were used as a signal for the railroad, which I find fascinating.
48. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand. I wasn't particularly interested in this, but my Dad insisted I borrow it last time I was home. I enjoyed it a great deal; it was eminently readable, and since I didn't know how the story turned out, suspenseful as well.
49. How to be Good by Nick Hornby. Another that I borrowed from a friend, it's the story of a woman, wife and mother, whose marriage is falling apart, and what happens when her husband has a significant spiritual conversion before they split. Trying to hold the family together, trying to cope with the 180 degree about face her husband's made. This was funny and sad and very true, all at the same time. I'd definitely recommend it.
50. The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini. And again, this next book in the series was as good as the first and fourth. This time around, we explore the maternal history of the main character as she searches and tries to recover the quilts made by her mother and sold off by her sister.
Next up: The Nanny Diaries, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and Why Things Bite Back.
47. The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini. As I hoped, this installment in the series returned to the more interesting style and story-telling of the original book. This story takes us back to the founding of Elm Ceeek Manor and how the house was used as a station on the Underground Railroad. Along the way, discusses the theory that quilts were used as a signal for the railroad, which I find fascinating.
48. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand. I wasn't particularly interested in this, but my Dad insisted I borrow it last time I was home. I enjoyed it a great deal; it was eminently readable, and since I didn't know how the story turned out, suspenseful as well.
49. How to be Good by Nick Hornby. Another that I borrowed from a friend, it's the story of a woman, wife and mother, whose marriage is falling apart, and what happens when her husband has a significant spiritual conversion before they split. Trying to hold the family together, trying to cope with the 180 degree about face her husband's made. This was funny and sad and very true, all at the same time. I'd definitely recommend it.
50. The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini. And again, this next book in the series was as good as the first and fourth. This time around, we explore the maternal history of the main character as she searches and tries to recover the quilts made by her mother and sold off by her sister.
Next up: The Nanny Diaries, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and Why Things Bite Back.
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Date: 2003-10-10 07:20 am (UTC)You know, if youre still reading, and this isnt it for the rest of your life? :)
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Date: 2003-10-10 07:32 pm (UTC)Oh wait.... Mr. Maybe, eh? I'll check it out.
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Date: 2003-10-10 08:31 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-10-10 07:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-10-11 09:04 am (UTC)Especially because I'm one of those chronic do-gooders... but I hope I'm not as bad as Goodnews.