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Blog: Caroline by line (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Sin, he reflected, is not what it is usually thought to be; it is not to steal and tell lies. Sin is for one man to walk brutally over the life of another and to be quite oblivious of the wounds he has left behind.
Blog: Caroline by line (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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So often we find books through recommendations, reviews, and general book buzz. But there are plenty of other ways to discover books to love.
A few months ago, I shared a quote from Lauren Destefano that sparked a conversation in the comments about ways we've come to certain titles unconventionally: at garage sales, from a friend's shelf, and the like. In celebration of Found Books, I'm sharing three with you today:
where I found it: The library shelf. The cover intrigued me. Karen Cushman's gorgeous endorsement (below) sold me.
I found The Raging Quiet enchanting, a celebration of the power of love, hope, and courage to overcome prejudice and ignorance, with characters I cannot forget: the independent Marnie, the kind priest, and Raven, who is no one I know or am ever likely to know but who was so real and true that I loved and feared for him. The book is a wonderful achievement, full of truth and compassion, and a delight to read.
THE UNNAMEABLES - Ellen Booraem
where I found it: a free book table at a recent writing retreat. I couldn't resist this description.
Medford lives on a neat, orderly island called—simply—Island.
Islanders like names that say exactly what a thing (or a person) is or does. Nothing less.
Islanders like things (and people) to do what their names say they will. Nothing more.
In fact, everything on Island is named for its purpose, even the people who inhabit it. But Medford Runyuin is different. A foundling, he has a meaningless last name that is just one of many reminders that he's an outsider. And, to make matters worse, Medford's been keeping a big secret, one that could get him banished from Island forever.
When the smelliest, strangest, unruliest creature Island has ever seen comes barreling right into his rigid world, Medford can’t help but start to question the rules he’s been trying to follow his entire life.
MY INDIAN FAMILY: A STORY OF EAST AND WEST WITHIN A MUSLIM HOME - Hilde Wernher
where I found it: Goodwill
I love cross-cultural stories and old books, so this one was a winner (my copy is a lovely green hardback). Ended up sharing this one with my mom and have spoken of it to a number of friends.
Share some of your Found Books below!
Blog: Caroline by line (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Growth, after all, is not so much a matter of change as of ripening, and what alters most is the degree of clarity with which we see one another.
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A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy -- that's the time that seems long in memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all.
A great and lasting story is about everyone or it will not last. The strange and foreign is not interesting -- only the deeply personal and familiar...
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I've loved all the middle grade and young adult novels I've read these last few months, but I have to be honest: never have I spent so much time away from adult literature. I'm really missing grown-up books. Here are some I hope to get to soon.
Geraldine Brooks -- The People of the Book
I've been invited to join a local book club (hooray!). This will be my first read with this group.
The Tender Bar -- J. R. Moehringer
I found this at my parents' house and claimed it (My mom is always generous with a good book).
The Known World -- Edward P. Jones
Before I left Louisiana, I made sure to use my used book store credits at Bent Pages, my favorite Houma store. This is a book I picked up there.
Nefertiti: A Novel -- Michelle Moran
Found this one at Bent Pages, too.
Peony in Love -- Lisa See
17 Comments on Fast Five: On the Nightstand, last added: 4/14/2011
Last night I finished Beholding Bee. Such a fresh idea, so well-written. It made me think about an idea I was noodling in a whole new way. I love that about books!
I don't keep books on my nightstand because I'd never fall asleep if I read in bed. But I do read earlier in the evening, when staring at the computer gets to my eyes. I'm currently re-reading some humorous MG stories, as research, including books by Wendy Mass and Carl Hiaasen.
And I also loved Beholding Bee!
The One and Only Ivan, Three Times Lucky, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, and Be-yond Ba-by Talk (a linguistic guide to your child's first few years). And on my Kindle, Voyager by Diana Gabaldon. Determined to finish that series before Luke turns one!
Oy! I have such a stack!
Me too. And this is Kimberly Fusco, right? I heard her editor, Michelle Frey, talk about her first book, TENDING TO GRACE at a conference in 2005. Kimberly had met Michelle at a conference one-on-one, and Michelle had said she'd look at the manuscript again with some work. I was fascinated with the way Kimberly buckled down and committed to the manuscript -- which led to an eventual sale.
Have you read that book? It's beautiful.
Love that books keep you up!
Reading is always research in some way. I love that I can both study and enjoy at the same time.
Lots of goodies! I haven't read THREE TIMES LUCKY yet, though I heard Sheila talk at the Decatur Book Festival. I'm three or four book in to Gabaldon's series and have a feeling I'd need to pick up that book of characters she has before I start up again.
By the way, how's motherhood treating you??
Jumping in here to say Tending to Grace is gorgeous! Did you know Kim wrote it as poetry first? That's why the language is so spare and luminous.
No! But I know she added Grace's stutter to the storyline after her critique with Michelle. It truly made the story.
Well, I must thank you all for making my day! We lost power tonight for several hours and my husband was reading to my daughter and me by candlelight - the new Schneider Award recipient, A Dog Called Homeless - the power came on and I saw these comments about BEHOLDING BEE and TENDING TO GRACE. I feel blessed to be a writer, and blessed to meet such talented people. And yes, each chapter in TTG began as a poem and I found the courage to write about stuttering because I was (and sometimes am still) a stutterer. And somehow I've become a rather fearless public speaker because I found a voice. Amazing how a little writing can transform your life. Thank you!
Hello and thank you for stopping by! I feel blessed to have heard your story (I met Michelle Frey at IRA last year and shared how much it meant to me) and to have read your work. You are an inspiration.
Can't wait to pick up A DOG CALLED HOMELESS.