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Just finished Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. I personally absolutely loved it and will absolutely read it again someday. Not starting anything else quite yet as I am #1 on one and #3 on two books on the library hold list. I am hoping maybe by the time I am done with work tomorrow one will be mine.
I finished Graham Phillips' "The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant : the discovery of the treasure of Solomon," this afternoon. It was fantastic. Probably if I didn't study the Old Testament for a college requirement, I would not have appreciated it as much -- and my love of learning about scientific discoveries and how they explain our world. This book has both.
The author describes how he's in the Middle East working on another project when he gets interested in learning what happened to the Ark of the Covenant built by Moses and his followers. Before he knows it, he's on the trail, and along the way he learns the most amazing things -- like the location of the mountain where Moses saw the burning bush -- and the science behind it.
I finished Graham Phillips' "The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant : the discovery of the treasure of Solomon," this afternoon. It was fantastic. Probably if I didn't study the Old Testament for a college requirement, I would not have appreciated it as much -- and my love of learning about scientific discoveries and how they explain our world. This book has both.
The author describes how he's in the Middle East working on another project when he gets interested in learning what happened to the Ark of the Covenant built by Moses and his followers. Before he knows it, he's on the trail, and along the way he learns the most amazing things -- like the location of the mountain where Moses saw the burning bush -- and the science behind it.
You'll have to read it to believe it.
I am intrigued now. Might have to see if my library has this one. I took an Old Testament class in college too.
Started Parker's "Spare Change." I was put off by the fact that this protagonist (Sunny Randall) has the same "voice" as his Spencer character, which was causing me to envision Sunny as a tall, blonde Spencer in drag. (You can imagine how distracting that was during her dialogues with her ex-husband! ) Thankfully, we've moved past that, and the plot is starting to thicken, so I am in for the long haul.
I finished listening to Sherman Alexis' "Flight" this afternoon. It's a relatively short story about a fifteen year old Indian boy whose life takes a dramatic turn in the midst of a pivotal moment in his life. It is probably the first realistic story about a Native American teen that I have ever encountered.
I've always wondered about Alexis' writing but this is the first time I've ventured in and I was instantly haunted by it. As a young girl in northern Michigan, I had a chance to see many young Native Americans that were like the protagonist. And anyone having been to Seattle's Central District would recognize characters there. I was a bit queasy about staying with the story, but I was glad I did. I was VERY, VERY glad I did.
I finished listening to Sherman Alexis' "Flight" this afternoon. It's a relatively short story about a fifteen year old Indian boy whose life takes a dramatic turn in the midst of a pivotal moment in his life. It is probably the first realistic story about a Native American teen that I have ever encountered.
I've always wondered about Alexis' writing but this is the first time I've ventured in and I was instantly haunted by it. As a young girl in northern Michigan, I had a chance to see many young Native Americans that were like the protagonist. And anyone having been to Seattle's Central District would recognize characters there. I was a bit queasy about staying with the story, but I was glad I did. I was VERY, VERY glad I did.
I like Sherman Alexie. The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was a book that I could not put down. I laughed, nearly cried and totally enjoyed the book.
I'm currently reading Secrets and Wives: The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy by Sanjiv Bhattacharya.
At first I had a problem with the title since the LDS disavowed polygamy over 100 years ago. But as I got into the book I realized what he was saying. Polygamy was a part of the Mormon culture back in the days of Joseph Smith. For that reason the various offshoot groups, such as the FLDS and/or AUB, consider it to be Mormon. The Browns on "Sister Wives" are members of the AUB.
This is a non-fiction book. The author is a journalist from London. He writes beautifully and some of his asides really do make me laugh out loud. He certainly did his homework for this book. His interviews are interesting and cut to the chase. The largest polygamist group is the FLDS-Warren Jeffs' gang. The author could not talk to anyone belonging to the FLDS. So, the truly sordid and felonious info is not available from them. I've read enough of Jeffs to choke a horse, anyway.
I like the book. It flows smoothly and the author delivers the facts in a balanced manner.
I recommend it if you are interested in the topic.
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) Thankfully, we've moved past that, and the plot is starting to thicken, so I am in for the long haul. 
