February Pick

Hello everyone! February is slipping by and I haven't announced the book for the month. We are going to read Pope Jane by Donna Woolfolk Cross. Hopefully it is a good one.

Happy Reading!!!

Hello?

Hey, where are all of you? Are we going to be reading the book suggested earlier ( I don't remember the name right now) for February?

If only. . .

If only I could live in the early 1900's . . . well except minus the two world wars and depression. I just love the propriety, sensitivity, and formalities that make every moment so important. They didn't have all of the junk that desensitizes the mind and soul like we have today. For them every word, look, and touch mattered and I wish moments were more important to us today.
Just like you said it was hard to get started into the book. It took me a week and a half to read the first 50 pages and 4 days to finish the next 470. I was having such a hard time with the beginning that I decided to just pay attention to the way L. Douglas spoke. On page 10 he said:

". . .Pyle was a confirmed landlubber with a dangerously suppressed desire to lie on his back, pleasantly jingled, under a trans-equatorial palm, listening to the soft vowels of grown-up children unspoiled by civilization. . ."

and I literally put the book down, and read that phrase a few times as I thought back to my times in Hawaii. I loved the way he phrased it. Anyway, every part of the book was beautifully spoken and it changed my daily vocabulary. I want to speak better and write better because of this book.
The story was so different than what I expected. It was very interesting. The love story was perfect and SOOO romantic. The plot was unique and kept me interested. The 'personality building' was very intriguing for me. I loved the spirituality of it. . . even though he didn't quite get that until later. Although you can't hone into the power of God without God in the picture, the idea of it was pretty revolutionary for that time. It's too bad Joseph Smith already re-introduced the idea of personal revelation and priesthood power 100 years earlier. . . but if this thinking may open people up to the reality of J. Smith's experiences than great.
I loved the book and I'm interested to hear what you all thought!

Done

I finished the book last night and went to sleep with one of those goofy, "we just had our first kiss" kind of grins that are hard to shake off. I'll be posting about my thought later. . . is anyone else done?

January's read

The Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas was one of my favorite reads last year. It has a great message and lovable characters. Don't let the slowness of the first couple dozen pages throw you off ... It's worth waiting for. :) After about page 50 I couldn't put it down. The book is great, in a make you think and inspire you to be better kind of way. The author is a minister of some sort, and also wrote The Robe, which is about the soldiers who bartered for the Lord's robe when He died. He's a wonderful person who has done a lot of admirable things in his life. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this. It's a quicker read than the one I was planning for a few months from now, so I hope you all have time to finish before delving into Marcie's choice next month. Cheers!

February Book

No I have not heard about that book. If its good I want to read it.

February Read

Hey everyone! I have been trying to come up with a book for February and wanted to throw one out there now to see if you guys have already read it. Has anyone read Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross? I have heard great things about it and thought it might be a good read. Let me know what you think. If most of you have already read it we can do something else.