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Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall

April 16, 2008 by Darlene

I can best describe this as a weird book. The novel follows Kitty’s life which is really messed up or Kitty is -mentally I would say. She loses a child to a miscarriage and goes off the deep end after that. She becomes obsessed with kids and anything to do with babies. She hangs around the school presumably waiting for her son to come out but he’s never going to. Throughout the story Kitty is trying to find out who she is-nobody can seem to tell her anything she wants or needs to know. Her mother left when Kitty was a young girl-she can barely remember her and her four brothers can’t seem to tell her anything about her mother-they all have different stories. The book takes several strange twists throughout before coming to an ending that I was surprised made sense. Reading this book makes you remember that things aren’t always the way they seem to be. I wouldn’t say it was a bad book or a good book-it was just ok. I’m donating it to the library though as it isn’t one I’d keep on my shelf.
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and the Shofar Blew by Francine Rivers

April 16, 2008 by Darlene

What a great book! I do enjoy Francine River’s writing style especially in her books that focus on real life issues. This one doesn’t disappoint. I like the feelings of hope that her books leave me with. This novel focuses on a pastor, Paul Hudson, who is called to pastor a struggling church in a small town. He turns the church around and soon it is no longer struggling at all. What happens in the following years chronicles a man’s struggle with power and overcoming past hurts and future temptations. It shows a man’s slide from living his life for God to living his life for himself only. Paul hurts his wife and son deeply. He makes a mess of his life. He forgets that God and preaching his word is what is important, not the material things. This book really took me on an emotional journey with all these characters and I became attached to them and felt their joys and sorrows. I was sad to see the book end. I would have liked to know what happened still in the next few years. I would highly recommend this novel especially to fans of Christian fiction.

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Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

April 16, 2008 by Darlene

Another great read from Sophie Kinsella. In this newest novel we meet Lexi Smart. The novel opens with Lexi being 25 years old, out with friends, struggling with her job. She falls on some stairs and hits her head and wakes up in the hospital. The thing is, somehow it’s three years later, she’s married, rich, and has a high-powered job-not to mention she can barely recognize herself because of all the changes to her appearance. The novel goes on and lets us in to learn the things that happened to Lexi in those missing three years and takes us through her struggles now as she’s learning about herself and finding that having it all may not be all that it’s cracked up to be. It’s a fast and light read-perfect for summer reading I think. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it for Sophie Kinsella fans and others.

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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shephard

April 16, 2008 by Darlene

This is another young adult book and the first in a series of four books. The book starts with five girls-rich girls who have everything they could want. One dies-actually goes missing, and then life forwards three years for the others. The book basically goes through the girl’s lives. It does touch on some important issues for young people-body image, over achievers, and just struggling with who you are at 16 or 17 years old. Eventually the girls start getting messages from some mysterious person and they all start falling apart. The story is kind of creepy in that whoever is watching them knows all about them. The story ends with them all at the memorial service of their friend and getting a text from whoever this person is letting them know they are there and aren’t going anywhere. I found it a good book-it kept my interest and now I want to know who this person is who’s basically stalking all of them. So, it’s on to Book 2 to see what happens next.
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

April 16, 2008 by Darlene

This book was a selection from my book club for April. It is based on a play and portrays the struggles of a black family in a different time. It shows their struggles with finding good jobs, trying to get an education, having money to just get by or even having money to get a decent house to live in. I liked the characters and found myself drawn to the mother-her pride and strength. What I got most out of reading this book was the strong sense of pride and love in this family. I thought it was a good book, not great and it was a quick read that packed a punch.

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The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers

April 16, 2008 by Darlene

Dynah is a young lady going to a Christian college. There she meets the guy of her dreams and they are going to be married. One evening on her way home from work she is raped. From this point on this book makes you question all your beliefs and makes you ask yourself-just what would I do? Dynah’s life falls apart and she is faced with many life changing decisions. Throughout the book Dynah falls back on her faith and this leads her to making the decisions she ultimately does. This book is definitely a good read especially for anyone who has ever experienced a rape and a resulting pregnancy or anyone that has had an abortion or may be considering one and is conflicted.

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