Bible
- 1 & 2 Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- 1 & 2 Thessalonians
- 1 & 2 Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
- Genesis
- Job
Christian Fiction
- The Amish Nanny by Mindy Starns Clark - 3.5 stars for the unique setting (don't judge the book by its cover!).
- Ruby's Slippers by Leanna Ellis - 2 stars. I'd recommend skipping it simply because it wasn't good.
- Pompeii: City on Fire by T.L. Higley - 3.5 stars. One of my favorite reads this month.
- Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs - 2 stars. I couldn't get into it and decided to drop it. There are too many good books available to waste my time on something I can't get into.
- Love Amid the Ashes by Mesu Andrews - 3.5 stars. SO close to a 4 star read. If you enjoy Biblical fiction, I would highly recommend this one.
Japanese Manga (translated)
- Apothecarius Argentum, Vol. 1 by Tomomi Yamashita - 3 stars. All of the manga I sampled was fluffy but entertaining. Not something I'll read on a regular basis.
- Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki Nakamura - 3 stars
- Skip Beat!, Vol. 2 by Yoshiki Nakamura - 3 stars
Memoir
- A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy by Thomas Buergenthal - 3
- Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home by Kim Sunée - 2 stars. I just couldn't bring myself to care about the author. I wanted to root for her but couldn't.
Secular Fiction
- The Little Nugget by P.G. Wodehouse - 3.5 stars. An enjoyable read but, surprisingly, I enjoyed the short stories better!
Currently Reading
- Evelina by Fanny Burney - I'm not reading it very quickly but I am enjoying it very much. I will definitely be reading some of Ms. Burney's other titles.
Happy reading!
12 comments:
Oh! I was going to start recording my Bible reading as well. I forgot. I need to get in the habit as that IS the most important book.
Your library pile is dwindling a bit now, yes? You'll have to go back and replenish! ;)
A Lucky Child sounds like a book I would enjoy!
The Amish Nanny is certainly a unique idea.
I like reading through your list, as always!
I like that you read such variety! I'm off to look into a few of these!
I have a Bible in Chronological order. I have yet to sit down with it. Maybe after I finish reading my NKJV through.
I liked Here Burns My Candle when I decided to stop comparing it to the Biblical story it was reflecting -- that was a little disturbing to me. But if I just took it as its own story, I liked it.
Love Amid the Ashes sounds interesting. You mentioned reading Job -- our church just went through a year-long study of it, and a book my pastor recommended that was very helpful was Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job by Layton Talbert.
I love the diversity in your list.
I also love that you can do this:
"There are too many good books available to waste my time on something I can't get into."
I want to be more that way. Too often I find I can't quit a book, even if it's no longer good. Such a bad habit.
Good for you for putting down a book you weren't getting into. I still struggle with that particular discipline (funny to call it a discipline, but it really is, for me.)
The Amish Nanny sounds like it might be just enough not-your-usual-Amish-fiction to make me want to pick it up.
From age thirteen to seventeen reading was something I did a whole lot.Last year though I slowed down a little bit,but still read enough.This year I read alot to help me pass my GED.Ever since I graduated I admit I haven't read much at all.I still enjoy reading but now instead reading a book in two days it takes me a month.I'm to busy right now to read,but I was definetly a reader like you.When I read I always felt like I was in the story.It's a joy and I like knowing that there are someone out there that feels it too!
I've been meaning to read some of those T.L. Higley books, and I just LOVE Pompeii. Well, you know. . . . maybe not "love."
I want to say I've read Pompeii but that might have just been from an episode of Doctor Who. ;)
The Amish Nanny does sound like a different take on the genre - I may have to check that one out!
What a great list and what an awesome amount of Bible you got it!
I am going to look for Love Amid the Ashes. I also just added Evelina to my Kindle. That looks like my kind of book!
Hey there! Just stopping by to let you know that I made a response to your comment on my blog under the blog post topic, "Women, What Are You Feeding?" I hope it makes some sense to you.
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