Bible Reading
- Luke
- John
- Acts
Biblical Fiction
- Journey to the Well: A Novel by Diana Wallis Taylor - 2 stars. A fictionalized account of the Samaritan woman at the well. Very rushed.
Christian Fiction
- Healing Stones by Nancy Rue and Stephen Arterburn - 3 stars. A very interesting portrayal of the challenge that he who is without sin should be the first to cast stones.
- A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer - 3 stars. An easy weekend read.
- The Choice by Robert Whitlow - 3.5 stars. A look at what teens go through as they try to decide if they will abort, adopt out, or raise their baby.
- Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund - 4 stars. The best fiction book I read in February, a tale involving American Old Midwest brothels and mining towns. Based on a true story!
- Against the Tideby Elizabeth Camden - 3 stars. Good story. Lacking character development.
- Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar - 3 stars. Set during the Biblical period of Esther. Great message but the writing is missing something.
Classics
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 3 stars. It's obvious why this book is a classic, even if I didn't care for the actual story.
Memoir
- Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman - 3 stars. A thought provoking book but the author is still missing God.
- Clara's War: One Girl's Story of Survival by Clara Kramer - 5 stars. Hands down the best book of February. A very touching Holocaust story, both inspiring and horrifing.
Currently Reading
- Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town by Warren St. John
- First Light by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene - I love the Thoene's books. This is a reread.
- Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini - Her newest novel, the first novel not part of the Elm Creek Quilters series.
I'm also linking up with Judy's reading post.
Happy March reading!
8 comments:
Unending Devotion sounds very interesting. I'll have to pick it up sometime (when I start reading again--Gosh, but weddings do interrupt normal routines.)
Sara's War sounds good. I don't know how those people did it. Also I read Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker. I did enjoy it. It's not like her usual books.
The library hasn't gotten the Chiaverini book yet, but it's on my wish list. I was interested in the rest of your list, and like your rating system.
Ooh Unending Devotion sounds like something I'd like! Great list this month. Happy reading!
-Nancy@5M4B
Well, I'm going to have to read Unending Devotion especially since I alread have it on my Kindle.
I wish that I could read books as fast as you can, but I can't.
Blessings!
Can't wait to hear what you think of the new Chiaverini. I didn't know she was branching out.
Journey to the Well sounded familiar and sure enough I read it. And I still don't know what I think about fictionalized Biblical accounts.
http://www.readingtoknow.com/2009/09/journey-to-well.html
I always like reading your lists. :)
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