I love reading. There is a book I read to my students where the kid spends the night in the library and he says "Surrounded by books I feel happy and rich." I get that. I love being able to escape into a book. To find a world other than mine. It inspires me to think, create and write. It makes me feel relieved to be able to get lost in a book. One of my goals on my list for 2012 is to read 50 books. I originally was going to start with my standby old favorite To Kill a Mockingbird. However it seems to have been misplaced since the move. I had to revise the plan. Here are my thoughts on the first three books I have read this year.
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Book One:: The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel
Most of the books I read are fiction and in no way change or shape my thinking. They are merely an escape or something to exercise my mind. This one however is different. This book was suggested to me by my pastor friend. He could not have been more right when he said he thought I would find it helpful. This books puts a lot of things into words that I think a lot of people already feel anyways. A lot of the questions that he poses affect most of the people I know. There was a chapter about when you believe in God, but don't believe that you can change or that God can help you change. This chapter was intense for me. I find myself falling into that pattern of thinking so much. Saying well this is just the way I am. It was challenging and made me think. I am going to be processing this for a long time.
Book Two:: The Hunger Games and Book Three:: Catching Fire
I loved both of these books and highly recommend them. I can't wait to read the third and last book. They also made me think but in a totally different not life altering way. :) I find that almost everything can come down to the basic battle between good and evil. These books (in case you haven't heard) are set in a futuristic society where life is controlled by The Capitol. It is pretty much totally unfathomable to me to think that our world could ever be like that. Both of these books are packed with action and unexpected things. They leave you needing to read the next chapter and then when the book is over they leave you needing to read the next book. As soon as my roomate gets done with Mocking Jay I will be reading it and adding it to my list.
So, three books down. 47 more to go. I will keep you updated and informed as I go. Hope you can read some of these books too and then I will have someone to talk to about them!
Hi Tracy! John and I both just finished The Hunger Games Trilogy. He started first and was trying to get me interested. I never thought in a million years, this series would be for me, especially considering I has just finished "The Help". I have to say was infatuated! Very impressed on how many different levels was thinking. Survival sometimes is not the main goal, rather something bigger. We are both waiting for the movie in March, but canimagine it doing complete justice to the book. MockingJay wasn't quite as good, left me a little unsatisfied. Once you've committed, you have to read it. =) we are now starting "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" series. Happy reading. Thanks for sharing!
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