Examining Books

A place to record the books I've read. With a short review on each. I strive to never tell too much of the story to ruin it for anyone. BUT, if it is a picture book, I often tell the endings. “Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is the most comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” ― David Quammen

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

I am intrigued already and I'd say that I HAVE to read more because it is the first in about a 7 or 8 book series. Wow. I find this book thought provoking and full of questions. It asks the big questions.

This is a story about a boy named Luke. Luke is the third child in a world where the law is that no one can have more than two. He has to hide and remain hidden. It certainly makes me wonder what it would be like if I had to stay inside always to not be seen. The pages seeemed to go so fast for me. I was held quickly and lastingly...and I'm still thinking about it.

Jacob's Blood by Brad Mangum

I finished this book before the weekend but I haven't taken the time to write and it is almost another weekend, so I thought it was high time.

This is a very good book. This book takes place after the Civil War in the South. It is about a boy who is told that his father is bad blood because he fought with the Yankees even though he lives in the South. This is a book about learning heritage and what the boy does after learning what his Dad's blood is all about.

I found myself carried away in another time and place and I enjoyed experiencing an era in history through books. I realize it is fiction but it was fun to get caught up in another world.