Books I Have Been Reading

OK, my house looks like a bomb has gone off in it because I have spent the last three days reading. Once I started, I couldn't stop. I now have put myself on a book reading moratorium until I get my house back into shape--or least until I can walk across the floor and not step on something. So anyway, here is a list of the current books I have read:



Love Walked In by Marisa De los Santos: I can thank my blogging friend Michelle for this recommendation. I liked this book a lot. The author was a poet before she was an author and her writing reflects it. Her word use and phrasing is beautiful. I should warn people the "f" word is used about 5 times in it but it shouldn't stop people from reading it. The story was quirky and good.



Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas: Thank you Liz for writing about his on your blog. Don't be fooled in thinking this is about the hymn. It is not. It is about William Wilberforce and his campaign to end slavery. I really liked this book but I am a lover of history and I realize it might get long for some people. I will admit, at times, I felt like, "Come on, get to it already." But that said, I was embarrassed I didn't know about this part of history before. A movie has been made about this book and I have it on reserve at the library. However, I am something like number 230 on the list, so I might just have to shoot the lock off my wallet and pay to rent it.



Escape by Caroyln Jessop: Again, a Liz recommendation. I could not put this one down. It is about the Warren Jeff's polygamy sect down in Colorado City, UT. It was a fast, fascinating read and the only thing I didn't like about this book was that she didn't include a picture of her husband and the other sister wives. Call me a voyeur but the author paints such an amazing picture of her husband and the wives, I wanted to see what they looked like. As an active LDS Mormon, I am amazed by how fast fundamentalism can change and distort basic truths.



The Faraday Girls by Monica McInerney: My friend Lyssa (who doesn't blog) recommended this one to me and after a slow start, I liked this book. I didn't love it but it takes a lot for me to love a book, so don't be turned away from it just because I didn't love it. I think I will read this author's other books (Family Baggage and The Alphabet Sisters) as well because she really is a good story teller even if some of the characters really bugged me in this book.



So, waiting in the wings to be read are: Moloka'i by Alan Brennart and The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. I won't start either for at least another few days. When I say my house is a mess, I mean it. I almost didn't open the door when a neighbor stopped by because it was so messy. Yes, that bad.