Something Not-So-Completely Different

So as of now officially being a little family of 2, I've decided to take this blog in only a slightly different direction. I still intend to work my way through Oprah's Book list (and as most of you have seen, many other books as well) but because my life seems to always be going in very interesting directions, I thought I might like to spend some time talking about that, as well. I absolutely love reading about the lives of the people that I know, and hopefully people will feel the same about us! I've changed a couple of details about this site: My "About Me" section now reflects the new direction of the blog and I also changed the URL of the blog...because having numbers in it was bothering me and I wanted it to be a little more personal.

So, about the books I've read since we've last met:

Last we spoke, I was in the middle of Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay and was just starting The Next Always by Nora Roberts.

I highly recommend both! For very different reasons, as they are v

ery different genres. Sarah's Key was very powerful and brought to light an interesting, albeit devastating chapter of World War II. The Next

Always is a great read also, bringing to light the power of love and family as Nora Roberts always does. And someday I will get down to the bookstore she owns in Boonsboro, MD called "Turn The Page."

After finishing The Next Always (and putting The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks back on my requested list at the library), I downloaded a book to my Kindle that my aunt recommended titled Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. First: I do not recommend reading in on a Kindle. There are a few footnotes in each chapter, but the footnotes take us to the end of the chapter...and on a Kindle, my choice is either to click click click through the pages to the end to see where the asterix leads and then click click click all the way back, or just wait until I reach the end of the chapter and have then mostly forgotten what the note is referring to. And since every sentence of this book is fascinating, I recommend holding the actual book

in your hands. I am only just about halfway through this amazing story and I am overwhelmed at the depth of Louis Zamperini's spirit. I highly HIGHLY recommend reading about his life because of the last half of this book are anything like the first half, then I would have recommended this book after the first couple of pages. If you're looking for a powerful biography to read, I hope you consider reading this one.