Monday Recommendation List

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2. Spirited by Rebecca Rosen
3. The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper
4. Genesis  by Bernard Beckett
5. Say You’re One of Them  by Uwem Akpan
6. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
7. Raising Freethinkers by Dale McGowan
8. Freakanomics by Steven Levitt
9. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
10. Schindler’s List  by Thomas Keneally

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Moving but Disturbing: Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
2. Beautiful and Spiritual: Wandering by Herman Hesse
3. Suspense: The Quickie by James Patterson
4. Chick Lit: The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
5. Romance:  A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
6. Dark: The Collector by John Fowles
7. Business Minded: CEO of Me by Ellen Kossek
8. Parenting: Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
9. Memoir: Lucky Man by Michael J Fox
10. Emotional Classic: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

Say You're One of Them

Books have the ability to transport you to another world, or to an entirely new existence. Imagine life in a war-torn country.

Most of us cannot fathom the intense fear, poverty and violence experienced by the children of some African nations. Most people don’t even want to think about it. “Say You’re One of Them” by Uwem Akpan contains five short stories told from African children’s point of view. I was touched by each story. Feeling saddened and heartbroken for what some children must overcome to grow up. I could feel the fear and the struggle inherent in these stories and they became part of my conscience.

I think it’s so important to be cognizant of what other’s go through in life. Reading is a way to walk in their shoes, even if only for a moment.