Booking Through Thursday

Suggested by Nithin:
I’ve always wondered what other people do when they come across a word/phrase that they’ve never heard before. I mean, do they jot it down on paper so they can look it up later, or do they stop reading to look it up on the dictionary/google it or do they just continue reading and forget about the word?

Most of the time I google it if my computer is handy. I've learned so many new things this way. I remember reading The Eiger Sanction years ago and having to keep a dictionary nearby.

Of course, sometimes I'm too lazy or the book is so good that I just don't want to stop reading.

Sunday Salon

Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

I woke up about 7 this morning and sat and finished this book. While not my favorite of hers, I really enjoyed it and my laundry just had to wait until I was done.

I like how she tells the story from different points of view and how each character has his or her own distinctive voice. Even five-year-old Nathaniel sounds like a kid. The guys are guys and the females think like women. She really is so talented.

I also love her writing style. It is so poetic and that is my first love. Her metaphors and similes are brilliant. They make the story so much easier to picture.

I read my first Picoult last summer and have a few more to go before I get caught up. That will be a sad day, indeed!

Booking Through Thursday

Writing Challenge April 10, 2008
Filed under: Wordpress — --Deb @ 1:07 am

Pick up the nearest book. (I’m sure you must have one nearby.)
Turn to page 123.
What is the first sentence on the page?
The last sentence on the page?
Now . . . connect them together….(And no, you may not transcribe the entire page of the book–that’s cheating!)

I'm reading Perfect Match. Page 123 was blank so I went to the next page.

In the moments after, Patrick wonders how he could know that Nina's favorite number is 13, that the scar on her chin came from a sledding crash, that she wished for a pet alligator for three Christmases straight--yet not know that inside her, all this time, was a grenade waiting to explode. And then immediately afterward: Oh, God, what has she done?

I like the way this came out. Very cool!

Forgot This One

This is another book I bought at Borders last week. Just forgot to post it before. I've read several books by Caletti and they are very poetic. My kind of book!



I'm still reading Perfect Match and enjoying it but have been too darn busy this week to read as much as I'd like.

Bookstore Fun

It's always a treat to go to a big bookstore since we live at least 2 hours away from one.

This weekend I had a chance to go to Borders in Portland, Maine. It was Teacher Appreciation Week so everything was 25% off.

I got the following books for $58.00:

Poetry


I started reading this and it's absolutely beautiful. The poems and pictures complement each other so well.





This one looks perfect for an English teacher because he writes about ten poets who have impacted his life and how their poetry can be relevant to anyone.

I read a book by him before and really liked it.






I've seen so many kids at school reading this book so figured I should, too. It's written in poetry and the first couple pages really grabbed my attention.









I always like to buy books for my two-year-old granddaughter, Kylie, because she just loves them so much. My sister recommended this one and she bought it for her two grandsons.

It contains funny poems about things that kids can relate to.


Novels

This is in the Myron Bolitar series. I've read all the others and I think this is the last one.










I hope this series never ends! I just love Grandma Mazur and Lula and the rest!

Amazing!

I love this book! The free verse is exquisite! Simple words that pack a wallop!

Lakshmi is a heroine we can all learn so much from.

The sad part about this book is that it happens all too often. Hard for me to even imagine.

I give it 5/5!

Freaking!

I forgot my poetry book at home this morning. Normally that wouldn't be a problem because on Tuesdays and Thursdays my kids write in thier journals instead of read.

Unfortunately, this is my week for detention and I've got to have a book to read while babysitting. I've just got to! So I started freaking.

Then I decided to check in our high school library for something to read. Our nice librarian suggested Sold by Patricia McCormick. It sounded interesting: about a young girl from Nepal sold into prostitution.

And the best part? It's written in verse! (Be still my heart!)

Once the detention kids arrived, I took attendance then never looked up from the book for the whole 50 minutes. It's absolutely beautiful!