Shay's Blog » Books http://shaywade.com My words...On Parenting, Travel, and Life in General Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:12:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 A Book That’s Long and Dry http://shaywade.com/2009/05/29/a-book-thats-long-and-dry/ http://shaywade.com/2009/05/29/a-book-thats-long-and-dry/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 14:25:01 +0000 Shay Wade http://shaywade.com/?p=161 Life Is Short But Wide J. California Cooper’s Life is Short But Wide is another book club book. I didn’t make it to the meeting for this one but finished the book anyway. Even though I couldn’t put it down, I thought it was a long, dry tale of blacks in small town and how the times were killing them off in their quest for love.

This was my first time reading J. California Cooper. I loved the story. Any time I had a chance, I was reading this story. But I felt that the story had too much going on and was a bit long. The characters were well developed, almost too well. Considering that all the information was provided to give us a better understanding of one unspoken attraction, I don’t think that info was necessary. It was like several short stories strung together, which I understand is her forte.

The story structure was daunting and just made me want to get through the book. But the fact that I wanted finish the book says something, I guess.

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The Prophet The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran


My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is absolutely inspirational. He touches on all topics. I’m sure to be going back to this book as a guide to the many paths of life. I liked this book so much that I went to the library and checked out every book they had.

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So I have a new obsession. I don’t know how long it will last, but it all got started by Sex and the City. In one of the scenes, Carrie is doing research by reading a book called Love Letters from Great Men or something like that. Well I just found out that it’s not a real book!. But I did find Love Letters From Great Men and Women: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day. On Amazon, it takes 1-3 weeks to ship so I was trying to look elsewhere when I found GoodReads.com. DadWonder told me about this site a while ago but I never took a look. Like he was then, I am addicted now. It’s a great site where you review, comment, discuss, swap/sell books. I was on the site for an hour before I noticed. And I only got 27 book on there so far. So take a look.

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