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snugglekittyI've been trying to introduce more light reading into my diet. So you'll see me writing about that.
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
This was a nice, heartwarming story about a woman who opens a yarn shop after a bout with cancer, and the women who sign up for her first knitting class. Some of the plot turns are pretty cliched - you know, a punk can be a good person without getting a makeover and dyeing her hair back to its original color! - but some of them were very surprising indeed. The book was also funny. Good beach reading.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
I can't believe I didn't read this book when I was a kid, but it didn't seem familiar. So I guess it's really true - I didn't. Anyhow, I loved it, and am going to order the movie from the library. I'm also wondering if there's a sequel. It's just so different from other children's books! Most of those that have animal creatures also have magic, or are sort of medieval (like all of those books by Brian Jacques). The idea of smart rats and mice that escaped from a laboratory is just great.
The non-light books that I'm currently working on are Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge, I Am a Pencil by Sam Swopes, and Ended Beginnings by Claudia Panuthos and Catherine Romeo.
The first title is considered a classic, and I'm finding it really wonderful. My subconscious seems to be responding, too - I've had three lucid dreams since I started reading it, even though I haven't gotten to the "how to" section yet.
The second title is about a writer who is trying to teach immigrant children to write. I think![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
harlequinade would really like it if he hasn't already read it. I like it, but I don't love it. Rather than being a narrative, the chapters are broken up by topic, and it seems a little artificial. This makes an interesting contrast with Outwitting History, which was organized the same way, but I found impossible to put down.
The third title is about healing from childbearing losses, like miscarriages and stillbirths. Obviously, I'm reading it for my job. It's not on the required list, it's only recommended - but I thought it would be a darned good idea to have some information on it, before I have to deal with it professionally.
I am also about to start Dharma Punx by Noah Levine. It looks terrific.
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
This was a nice, heartwarming story about a woman who opens a yarn shop after a bout with cancer, and the women who sign up for her first knitting class. Some of the plot turns are pretty cliched - you know, a punk can be a good person without getting a makeover and dyeing her hair back to its original color! - but some of them were very surprising indeed. The book was also funny. Good beach reading.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
I can't believe I didn't read this book when I was a kid, but it didn't seem familiar. So I guess it's really true - I didn't. Anyhow, I loved it, and am going to order the movie from the library. I'm also wondering if there's a sequel. It's just so different from other children's books! Most of those that have animal creatures also have magic, or are sort of medieval (like all of those books by Brian Jacques). The idea of smart rats and mice that escaped from a laboratory is just great.
The non-light books that I'm currently working on are Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge, I Am a Pencil by Sam Swopes, and Ended Beginnings by Claudia Panuthos and Catherine Romeo.
The first title is considered a classic, and I'm finding it really wonderful. My subconscious seems to be responding, too - I've had three lucid dreams since I started reading it, even though I haven't gotten to the "how to" section yet.
The second title is about a writer who is trying to teach immigrant children to write. I think
harlequinade would really like it if he hasn't already read it. I like it, but I don't love it. Rather than being a narrative, the chapters are broken up by topic, and it seems a little artificial. This makes an interesting contrast with Outwitting History, which was organized the same way, but I found impossible to put down.The third title is about healing from childbearing losses, like miscarriages and stillbirths. Obviously, I'm reading it for my job. It's not on the required list, it's only recommended - but I thought it would be a darned good idea to have some information on it, before I have to deal with it professionally.
I am also about to start Dharma Punx by Noah Levine. It looks terrific.
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Rats of NIMH was one of my faves, too
Date: 2005-05-26 02:37 pm (UTC)A) Yes, there are sequels, but they're by another author. They aren't nearly as good, but if you really want more about those characters, they're there. Rasco and the Rats of NIMH, and R-T, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH, both by Jane Leslie Conly.
B) The movie bears strikingly little resemblance to the book. (Kinda like I, Robot.) The movie was fun, but only in its own right and for a slightly younger crowd than the book. And, slight spoiler, there's magic.