Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Book #47: A memoir by Elna Baker
Today I am going to start reading a memoir by Elna Baker titled 'The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance'. I really didn't know much about this book, but the title is very catchy. It's about a Mormon girl growing up in New York City. She is trying to balance her Mormon traditions in her life without caving into all of life's temptations.
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I really want to read this, but I doubt the Altoona library has it. I read about it in People magazine, so I will be curious to see what you think.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good quick read. I was really interested with Elna's struggle between keeping her faith and trying to have a happy and normal life. It really made me think about whether extremely religious people feel this way. There were some funny moments and some sad moments. I think she told a good story, but I don't know if I really like her. I can feel sorry for parts of her life, but I also see her as a selfish person in some parts of her story.
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