A Place Called Freedom
Ken Follett
posted by Lynn Wyche
This novel from the Author of The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, follows the journey of two young Scottish people from two very different backgrounds. Mack McAsh is a poor young man driven to escape a life working in the coal mines of Scotland. Lizzie Hallim is a privileged aristocrat trying to balance the expectations of her family and her need to break away from the confines of her status. Both lives intersect during their time in Scotland, London and their arrival in the American Colonies. This novel offers readers an interesting story and a bit of a history lesson. If you like historical fiction this would be a good pick.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
The fourth book of the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer is the best yet. In the first book of this series, Twilight, Bella falls in love with a vampire named Edward. Edward is very different as far as vampires go - he drinks animal blood instead of human blood. This story is forbidden love at its height because Edward could kill her at anytime because her blood is more desirable to him than anything else. He learns to master this impulse because he loves Bella so much. Over the course of the series Bella and Edward have several life threatening adventures. Along the way Bella gains a best friend Jacob who is a werewolf and a vampire's mortal enemy. He falls in love with Bella while Bella does not totally return the feelings. This love triangle has sparked "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob" debates on Internet fansites.
In Breaking Dawn Edward and Bella get married and the resulting plot twists are incredible. Fans have speculated what would happen in this book but Stephenie Meyer exceeded all expectations and then some. As with all the other books in this series the author continues to reference such classics like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice. Previous books dealt with themes from Romeo and Juliet, Pride and Prejudice, and Wuthering Heights.
I encourage you to start from the beginning with Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and end with Breaking Dawn. You will love the author some have termed "the next J.K. Rowling."
In Breaking Dawn Edward and Bella get married and the resulting plot twists are incredible. Fans have speculated what would happen in this book but Stephenie Meyer exceeded all expectations and then some. As with all the other books in this series the author continues to reference such classics like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice. Previous books dealt with themes from Romeo and Juliet, Pride and Prejudice, and Wuthering Heights.
I encourage you to start from the beginning with Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and end with Breaking Dawn. You will love the author some have termed "the next J.K. Rowling."
Thursday, April 3, 2008
New Novels at NFCC Library
We have:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Johnny One-Eye: a Tale of the American Revolution by Jerome Charyn
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
They are ready to check out!
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Johnny One-Eye: a Tale of the American Revolution by Jerome Charyn
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
They are ready to check out!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert
--posted on behalf of Rose Nixon
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert describes a woman's spiritual quest for God, truth, romance, and inner peace, at the age of 33 after a heart wrenching divorce. This book made me laugh out loud, and it also made me weep. It taught me about ancient Indonesian religious belief systems, and about how loving and forgiving yourself is the most empowering gift of all. I hated to get to the last page!
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert describes a woman's spiritual quest for God, truth, romance, and inner peace, at the age of 33 after a heart wrenching divorce. This book made me laugh out loud, and it also made me weep. It taught me about ancient Indonesian religious belief systems, and about how loving and forgiving yourself is the most empowering gift of all. I hated to get to the last page!
West of Jesus by Steven Kotler
--posted on behalf of Rose Nixon
West of Jesus by Steven Kotler chronicles Steven's battle with lyme disease and how he decides to take up surfing again to heal his body and his mind. He is a journalist by trade, and I loved his writing style. Evidently, he was quite an accomplished surfer and he is on a quest to find mystery of an old surfer's tale. As he travels the world looking for the answer to this mysterious surfer's story, and searching for the most rad waves, he finds God and himself in the waves. I learned to love and respect the ancient Polynesian religions and their absolute awe for the wonder of nature and waves. Unfortunately, Christian colonialism forbade and outlawed this intact and beautiful religion. If you love surfing, or are on a spiritual quest yourself, you will love this memorable book.
West of Jesus by Steven Kotler chronicles Steven's battle with lyme disease and how he decides to take up surfing again to heal his body and his mind. He is a journalist by trade, and I loved his writing style. Evidently, he was quite an accomplished surfer and he is on a quest to find mystery of an old surfer's tale. As he travels the world looking for the answer to this mysterious surfer's story, and searching for the most rad waves, he finds God and himself in the waves. I learned to love and respect the ancient Polynesian religions and their absolute awe for the wonder of nature and waves. Unfortunately, Christian colonialism forbade and outlawed this intact and beautiful religion. If you love surfing, or are on a spiritual quest yourself, you will love this memorable book.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- posted on behalf of Kim Scarboro
Outstanding book. The Kite Runner captured my attention from the start and held it to the last page. Hosseini did an outstanding job of bringing his story and characters to life. Much of the book is set in Afghanistan and focuses on two young boys - Amir and Hassan - who grow up together, but are worlds apart because of their social status. The book explores the complexity of friendships and relationships, shows both a beautiful and tragic glimpse into the Afghanistan culture/circumstances, and tells a touching story of family, friendship, betrayal and the price of loyalty. This story will touch you deeply and make you take a good look at who you are and who you want to be. "The Kite Runner" movie will be in theaters Nov. 2.
Outstanding book. The Kite Runner captured my attention from the start and held it to the last page. Hosseini did an outstanding job of bringing his story and characters to life. Much of the book is set in Afghanistan and focuses on two young boys - Amir and Hassan - who grow up together, but are worlds apart because of their social status. The book explores the complexity of friendships and relationships, shows both a beautiful and tragic glimpse into the Afghanistan culture/circumstances, and tells a touching story of family, friendship, betrayal and the price of loyalty. This story will touch you deeply and make you take a good look at who you are and who you want to be. "The Kite Runner" movie will be in theaters Nov. 2.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynn Truss
-posted on behalf of Kim Scarboro
As Truss says in the very beginning of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: you will either get this book or you won't. This is a book about commas, semicolons and the importance of using basic punctuation correctly, creatively and effectively. Truss throws in humor, history tid bits about punctuation and, of course, some rules on using punctuation. You may think a book on grammar would be extremely boring - as I was afraid it might be when I first opened the book - but Truss pulled off an interesting read for punctuation sticklers and, in my case, people who need a reminder about such things as when to use a semicolon instead of a comma.
As Truss says in the very beginning of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: you will either get this book or you won't. This is a book about commas, semicolons and the importance of using basic punctuation correctly, creatively and effectively. Truss throws in humor, history tid bits about punctuation and, of course, some rules on using punctuation. You may think a book on grammar would be extremely boring - as I was afraid it might be when I first opened the book - but Truss pulled off an interesting read for punctuation sticklers and, in my case, people who need a reminder about such things as when to use a semicolon instead of a comma.
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