Choke

Today I am starting Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. I was looking over our bookshelf trying to find something to read and this one caught my attention. I read Fight Club and Lullaby and liked both of those, so I hope this one is good too. This book actually sounds really weird. It is about a guy who is trying to find a way to pay for medical care for his mother. He starts a scam were he pretends to choke on food while dining in upscale restaurants. He is saved by patrons and usually receives checks to support him after this incidents.

Finished #25

I just finished Little Bee. This book was beautiful. I loved the writing style and the characters. I think it was the perfect story for how you can find at least a little good in every horror story. It's one book that I wish wouldn't have ended, but sometimes it's best to just let a story not have an official ending.

Little Bee

Today I am starting Little Bee by Chris Cleave. This was supposed to be the book club pick for May, but we changed it to Hunger Games since most of the club either saw the movie or read the book. I'm not really sure what this book is about. On the back cover it says it is about 2 women faced with a terrible choice who meet again 2 years later. I've heard it's a very good book, so I hope I like it.

Finished #24

I just finished autumn's promise, the last book in the Sugarcreek series. I'm not sure why there were only 3 instead of 4. Seems like they had a new story starting with Caleb in the 2nd to last chapter of this book. Anyway, this book was much more interesting than the 1st 2. I just really like the Lilly character and loved the love story between her and Robert. This one didn't seem as predictable as the first 2. But it did still have the cheesy unresolved happy ending that the other 2 books had. I wouldn't recommend the whole series as entertaining, but I did like the 3rd book.

autumn's promise

autumn's promise is the 3rd book in the Season's of Sugarcreek series. In this book, the main character is once again Lilly Allen (the non-Amish girl who was pregnant in the 1st book). She started working at the local restaurant in the 2nd book and had an Amish man who showed an interest in her. In the 3rd book, we will find out more about Robert and if there is a chance for love between him and Lilly.

Finished #23

I finished spring's renewal last night. I liked the main character, Clara, in this book. It was interesting to learn about her past and what she thought was her future. The tragedy in the book is not what I expected, but was a way to show more of the love story between Tim and Clara. I just think these books lack excitement. But on to #3 to learn more about Lilly (the pregnant girl in the first book) and her new love interest.

spring's renewal

I am starting the 2nd Sugarcreek book, spring's renewal. This is the story of a school teacher named Clara, who was scarred in a fire and is convinced no man will ever love her. A man named Tim comes to town as a favor to his aunt and uncle and is immediately drawn to Clara. When tragedy strikes, Clara and Tim wonder if they have the faith to risk everything for love.

Finished #22

I just finished winter's awakening. This was basically the same scenario that is in every book ever written about the Amish. A non-Amish family moves to town and one of those kids thinks they might be in love with one of the Amish kids. Also a little hostility between the Amish neighbors and the new neighbors as they can't decide if they should be friends. Very basic story and characters. There was the conflict during the middle and then every thing seemed to get resolved too quickly.
I am going to read the next book in the series since I grabbed it at the library a few days ago. But really I thought the book was just pretty boring.

Winter's Awakening

Today I am starting Winter's Awakening by Shelley Shepard Gray. This is the first book in the Seasons of Sugarcreek series. This book was recommended to me by my sister in law. All I know that it is a love story in an Amish community.

Finished #21

I finished Still Alice by Lisa Genova last night. The book was interesting, but kind of jumbled. I don't know if it was meant to be written that way to feel like you are in the mind of someone with Alzheimer's. It was a good story, but I felt like it ended to quickly. I also caught myself going back to re-read sections and then started to worry that I was losing my memory.

Still Alice

I started Still Alice by Lisa Genova yesterday. This book was recommended by a friend who loves to read. It's about a woman who is a professor of cognitive psychology. She starts having some memory problems that she thinks are related to menopause. After visiting her doctor, she discovers that she has early alzheimers.
I'm about 90 pages in and excited to keep reading.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

I am starting The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. I really liked Wonderstruck. Levi and the boys read this book a few years ago, but Mason got it at his school library and wanted to read it again. I think I will read it with Norah during the day, so we can see the movie soon.

Finished #20

I just finished running away to home by Jennifer Wilson. My friend Julie recommended this book. Jennifer is her friend from Des Moines who is a travel writer. She decided to move her family to Croatia for a year to trace her ancestral roots. This was an interesting story about how different life is in other countries and how great we have it in America. There were many struggles faced by Jennifer's family in the book, but they had a good time too. Just amazing how different life is there, but also how similar people act. I have to say that I didn't like the focus on drinking and partying, but I guess I'll always just be outnumbered when it comes to that.