tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post8432520171215101190..comments2024-03-15T12:43:53.788-07:00Comments on Good Books For Young Souls: SOME SUMMER READING CHOICES FOR ADULTS...WendyLady@GoodBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07884742120430546504noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-70327029290438496912010-06-23T16:48:15.077-07:002010-06-23T16:48:15.077-07:00Thanks for the great blog Wendy. I love the kids&...Thanks for the great blog Wendy. I love the kids' books recommendations for the grandkids and the new book list for adults! I also read The Help and loved it. Couldn't put it down. Wish I had more time for reading. Now I have an even longer list of books I want to read!jbraunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698138164714009048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-8309915555046306932010-06-23T13:18:28.456-07:002010-06-23T13:18:28.456-07:00umm... should have identified myself.... RICHARD P...umm... should have identified myself.... RICHARD PAUL EVANS - recommended by your Alaskan sister in law, Jen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-917458219579558792010-06-23T13:16:41.545-07:002010-06-23T13:16:41.545-07:00Wendy.... I highly recommend anything by RICHARD P...Wendy.... I highly recommend anything by RICHARD PAUL EVANS. I just recently finished The Walk, his newest book that will be part of series. When I recommend him to other people, I describe him as a "cleaner" Nicolas Sparks as his characters do not sleep with each other before they are married. I particularly liked The Last Promise which was set in Italy, and even though this author is Mormon, he recognizes all kinds of Christian faiths in his books, and in this particular one the female main character is Roman Catholic and she stands by her beliefs even in the midst of temptation. The first book I read was The Sunflower and I couldn't finish it fast enough. The books are entertaining yet give a message of hope, keeping with your faith in God, and recognizing temptations or making mistakes but learning from them. Your mom has read a book by him that I recommended but I cannot remember which one. She said she liked it. I can hardly wait to read another. I liked his books so much that I went on a read a thon and read about 8 books of his in a row.. I still have a few more to pick up! I really really like his books and highly recommend them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-48068813842647894122010-06-23T09:52:46.142-07:002010-06-23T09:52:46.142-07:00Good call on Kristin Lavransdatter!Good call on Kristin Lavransdatter!Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503695002794862894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-1250611521888823722010-06-23T09:11:53.111-07:002010-06-23T09:11:53.111-07:00Yes, Corinne! And those sound like great suggesti...Yes, Corinne! And those sound like great suggestions! I'm not familiar with any of those authors, so I think I have lots to look forward to!!! Thanks for the suggestions!WendyLady@GoodBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884742120430546504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-20880563968853046422010-06-23T08:56:50.956-07:002010-06-23T08:56:50.956-07:00Thanks for posting this Wendy. I will have to put...Thanks for posting this Wendy. I will have to put in a plug for our church book club's favorite author. Her name is Elizabeth Goudge. She lived in England and wrote in the 40's and 50's primarily. Although most are out of print, you can get them on the internet as used books and our library system has a good many of them. We have have read quite a number of them as a group and love them all. Another favorite of mine are the novels by Wendell Berry. And my current favorite novels are The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society and The Last Aloha, about the last queen monarch of Hawaii before America took over. (Can you tell I like to read??!!)Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369853782349035759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381738546785592812.post-68002694338864090012010-06-23T08:46:24.801-07:002010-06-23T08:46:24.801-07:00Wendy-I read "The Help" a few months ago...Wendy-I read "The Help" a few months ago when it first came out, and LOVED it. I was moved in so many ways, especially since I have childhood memories from that era, and since my family is all from the south, I saw a little of it first hand. I love your blog, by the way, even if I am not in the same place that you are! Keep up the great work-love you-MeliisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com