Be ready people!!

I got new books!!!!
Yes!
Thanks Dr. Craig for the gift card.
It was money well spent.
The first book is a biggie. It might take me a day or 2.
In the meantime, did anyone read the Work and the Glory series? I was thinking about it the other day. Not thinking I would read it again just yet but thinking about how great it was. Everything I learned about our church history, I learned from this book. And maybe primary.
Anyhow, if you are looking to get into a series that is fabulous and finished and will take you away for quite some time, (my kids didn't eat a square meal for months), then this is it. I love how it goes back at the end of the chapters and tells you what was fictional and what was not. Loved these characters like family. An easy read that left me aching to read more. Loved it!
Ps....I don't know if my kids have EVER eaten a square meal...
Pss... I should never admit that

Three Cups of Tea

I will have to take this one on later.
A little too slow moving for me right now.
Anybody else.
Should I keep reading?

The Shack

By William Young

Wow! What a book. True story? Unbelievable!

I want to hear from anyone who read this one.

This is a story of a man, angry at God for the abduction of his little girl. They found evidence of her murder in a shack, but no body. It seems to be the work of a serial killer.

But then, years later, Mack hears from "Papa". A nickname given to God by his wife. He asks him to meet him at the shack and a really deep story evolves from here.

This one is a deep thinker for sure. Anyone could read it, but I doubt a lot would make it through it as it is really one big conversation with God. A little boring if you are an adventure seeker.

This book addresses why bad things happen to innocent people. There are very thought provoking ideas.

I liked it. It was tough to get through and at times I thought this fella was full of it. But in the end, something amazing happens and make it worth the read.

Glass Castle

Seriously the most gripping book I have read in a spell. Not the scary gripping, but I could not put this book down! I was in awe. I cannot believe it is a true story! I am horrified by it.
OK. So this is a memoir of growing up homeless and neglected, but loved in a weird way. She starts out when she was 3 years old and starts on fire while cooking her own hot dog. Her father kidnaps her from the hospital (because he doesn't believe in them) only to begin a long life of running from authorities. The stories of their neglect and filth are heart wrenching. They would eat food out of trash cans while their dad was drunk and their mother was painting. Their living conditions were hideous! The whole time I was reading this, I was wondering how many people live like this. I think I actually know a few.
So, that being said, I would only recommend this to adult readers that aren't looking for an uplifting read. Even in the end, well...
There is some language in this book but very little reference to sex, surprisingly.
I really loved this book and will most likely read her other book, "Half Broke Horses." I like her writing style a lot. It is very easy and has good flow.
Has anyone else read this?

Sh*t My Dad Says

OK seriously the funniest book ever written!!

Now, for those of you with no tolerance to cuss words... don't waste your time with the rest of this post.

This book has more F-bombs than an Army barrack!

Anyway, I was at my favorite little bookstore, The Kings English, and was just getting done with Governors Day, and was feeling like I needed a little pick-me-up. So I bought the saddest and the funniest book in the whole store! Loved both of them!

So, this book is obviously not for little peeps. (And some big peeps.) But I really did laugh right out loud at several parts of this book. It is a memoir of a kid just growing up with a totally witty dad. No real story here. Just several quotes and memories of his dad.

This book is now a TV show which, by the way, is not near as funny as the book for lack of funny cuss words. But William Shatner is the dad and does a fine job with prime time TV.

So, who would I recommend this book to? Almost no one!

But I sure needed it at the time.