Thinking Thursday: Girl Power!

These two books are two of my most favorite books. They are light without being thoughtless. They are entertaining without being stupid. They are thought provoking without being braggy. In other words, they are perfect writes and in my mind perfect books to read over and over again!

If you haven't read this book, (where have you been?!), you must!! You must not see the movie before you read it! I haven't seen the movie and I really want to but I am afraid, because what if it doesn't live up to my expectations? No matter what happens, this book will never be ruined for me! The setting: 1960's. The plot: White woman and the black woman who work for them. The downside: You might never want to eat chocolate pie again! (hardy har har!) So wonderful to see this time in period from a totally different and honest perspective. Kathryn Stockett has a beautiful writing style and an up front perspective! Please read this and LOVE it!!

The next book is The Wednesday Sisters and I am proud to say I know Meg Waite Clayton! She is a delight. I got lucky and put a review of this book on goodreads and she responded saying she does book club interviews in person or over the phone, depending on your area. She called. She was absolutely delightful! She is intelligent, charming and not patronizing at all! She also has two other books, The Language of Light and The Four Mrs. Bradwells.

This book is about a writing group of women in the 1970's and their lives progressing throughout history. Their struggles, their triumphs, their friendship, their goals. It will make you want to create a writing group. It will make you appreciate your best friends forever!

Thinking Thursday: Holocaust/WWII books

I will start by saying, I am a reader. I got my degree in English education because I love reading and I love learning new things. I love getting lost in a book and reading it until 2 in the morning and makes a really grumpy Heather the next day. I love having super weird dreams after I read a book I have been totally engrossed in. I love telling my husband about those dreams because he gets a kick out of them.

I love reading.

Enough said.

I couldn't possibly have a blog without sharing books I love with anyone who reads this. I have a strange obsession with Holocaust and WWII. Don't ask me why. I just do. It might be the sadness of the whole thing or the victory of the human spirit or simply the thought, "How could this have happened?!" (My favorite movie is also Life is Beautiful)

This is a children's book and the first book I read about WWII. I think I was in 4th grade and I read it in one hour. Some stories are written, but this story is told. It is told from the perspective of a 9 year old girl who hasn't been damaged by the true realities of the war. And maybe this is what makes this book so intriguing to me. She is innocent and doesn't understand the war. And in my innocence, I too, did not understand the war, but this book helps you to understand true friendship and innocence and bravery. A must read!

And now I just found out that it is being made into a movie.

This is a wonderful read. Another one that required me to give myself a bedtime of 1 AM or I would regret it the next day. It is told from the perspective of "Death". Yes, the hooded, cloaked, scythed creepy dude. And it is so interesting and wonderful. And my friend Marie wrote a much more interesting post on it. You can find it here. Marie's review

This for sure is one of the most difficult reads I have ever read. I am happy I read it once and I will never be able to read it again. That being said, you should read this book! Go get it now! Learn!! It's about a young girl in France during WWII and the atrocities that the French committed against the Jews during that time. It is a very shameful time in that history, so not very well publicized. You will love this book though and it will change you and you will be grateful for it. I hear it is being made into a movie. I don't know if I will be able to see it. Don't let me discourage you from reading this book. That is not my intent!! I am just warning you that this is difficult. It is not grotesque by any means, but it is just a sensitive subject.

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If you do/have read these books, let me know what you think of them! Reading is truly my first love. (Minus my hubby and kiddie cats.)