Comments on: What have you been reading lately? http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/what-have-you-been-reading-lately She'll write a book to go with it... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sharon Fisher http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/what-have-you-been-reading-lately/comment-page-1#comment-257 Sharon Fisher Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:20:00 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=299#comment-257 I have a toddler and a WIP (or 2 or 3) so I hardly read anymore. But just last week I read The Land of Laughs, by Jonathan Carroll. I loved it in so many ways. By the end I wanted to throttle the main character. I am still trying to decide whether this is a good thing. I have a toddler and a WIP (or 2 or 3) so I hardly read anymore. But just last week I read The Land of Laughs, by Jonathan Carroll. I loved it in so many ways. By the end I wanted to throttle the main character. I am still trying to decide whether this is a good thing.

]]> By: Brenna http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/what-have-you-been-reading-lately/comment-page-1#comment-255 Brenna Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:55:46 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=299#comment-255 I went back and can't stop laughing at how stupid I am!!! I am pregnant everyone! I knew it was Dickens, were did I come up with Darwin? I need some sleep I think! I went back and can’t stop laughing at how stupid I am!!! I am pregnant everyone! I knew it was Dickens, were did I come up with Darwin? I need some sleep I think!

]]> By: Sarah http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/what-have-you-been-reading-lately/comment-page-1#comment-232 Sarah Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:57:22 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=299#comment-232 Brenna means Dickens. ;) And I read just about everything. I have found that if you read outside your norm, then you open yourself up to learning. I recently read Pearl Buck's The Good Earth. I believe there is much to learn here. For one, we learn how a hard working good woman can bring so much confidence to a man. Inspire him to be better. We learn that you can't eat silver, and having food on hand for emergencies is a necessary thing. I believe if at all possible, you should have a one year food supply for your family. If you're laid off or lose your job, you can still eat. :) One quote really fit, in my mind with today: "When the rich are too rich there are ways, and when the poor are too poor there are ways...and that way will come soon." pg. 84 We need to be kind and serve God by serving our fellow-beings. In all our endeavors, seek to do good. Help each other. Brenna means Dickens. ;)
And I read just about everything. I have found that if you read outside your norm, then you open yourself up to learning.
I recently read Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth. I believe there is much to learn here. For one, we learn how a hard working good woman can bring so much confidence to a man. Inspire him to be better. We learn that you can’t eat silver, and having food on hand for emergencies is a necessary thing. I believe if at all possible, you should have a one year food supply for your family. If you’re laid off or lose your job, you can still eat. :)
One quote really fit, in my mind with today:
“When the rich are too rich there are ways, and when the poor are too poor there are ways…and that way will come soon.” pg. 84
We need to be kind and serve God by serving our fellow-beings. In all our endeavors, seek to do good.
Help each other.

]]> By: Brenna http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/what-have-you-been-reading-lately/comment-page-1#comment-230 Brenna Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:48:39 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=299#comment-230 I am reading a Tale of Two Cities again. I just love the language and you can't ever get past the very first paragraph without wanting to know more. At least I can't. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were going direct the other way-in short, the period was far like the present period..." I just get sucked into Darwin's world so easily! I am reading a Tale of Two Cities again. I just love the language and you can’t ever get past the very first paragraph without wanting to know more. At least I can’t.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were going direct the other way-in short, the period was far like the present period…”

I just get sucked into Darwin’s world so easily!

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