Yikes, Yates

Don't bother with Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. It is major depressing to read and doesn't end the way I wanted it to end. I mean, I spent days reading this novel hoping at least the end would justify the means. It doesn't. The story is about some couples but mainly the Wheelers in the 1950's. Everyone in the story, all the way around, is stuck in some way in their lives. No one is happy with what their lives are or who they've become. Almost everyone has a secret (aka an affair). Now it is written very well but at times mind numbing to read. Finally it ends and i'm left with nothing to show for it. If you want to know the story or are curious then go see the movie. I'm not recommending the movie cause I haven't seen it but at least that would only waste two hours of your life and not days. just my opinion Kandis

The Hunger Games

good. its very good, can't put it down even though my kids is crying, good. There are times when the story takes you in and won't let you go. I mean if my house was burning it might would have been the only thing i grabbed. (after my kids i mean)

its an easy read and the whole book i wondered who the audience is intended to be. the main character is only 16 but the subject matter is very adult, not to mention what takes place throughout the "games."

finally once i finish, i look up the book and its suppose to be for young adult, which i find kinda surprising. i mean people get killed, brutally. but i guess they do in harry potter as well.

anyway, its a great read and a suspenseful story. the whole read i was trying to find loop holes for the main characters so that the games have a happy ending. i won't spoil the story here by saying whether or not they do. i will say its a read that can be completed in a day. Or two if your kids are bugging you : ) i highly recommend it.

*and i will add one more note here after Gina finishes it. i don't want to give too much away about how it ends so more later. kandis

added note. This is actually my disclaimer....it doesn't end. I mean i kept thinking how is Collins going to end this book in 50 pages, 30 pages, 5 pages.....It never crossed my mind that she wasn't. Good news though, its a triology with the second book coming out in Sept. 09. Can't wait!

ps next book is Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

(I totally got this book pic from amazon thus the "click to look inside" label. you really can't look inside here but you sure can at amazon.com)

So here's my thought that sums up the book for me...."Umm, deep. hmm." Yeah that sums it up. Seriously, if you want to read a book that makes you stop and really take a look at your life and how you're living it, then this is the book for you. You will also stop and ask yourself what is your relationship with God? Could it be better? My guess is yes. It could be for me anyway. Personally, I had to reread almost every paragraph to understand the meanings and to let that meaning really sink in. Several times I had to remind myself that it was just a book of fiction and really the author's own views and thoughts. However, I began to wonder how much of this book is fictional and how much could really be based in reality. I mean doesn't God want nothing more from you than a relationship with Him and love for your fellow man. I happen to think He does. So in that case this book isn't all fictional. again, hmmm.

I read the back story about how Mr. Young came up with this idea and how it got to be a published book. Basically, he wanted a way to share his thoughts on God with his children. He so loved God that he wanted his children to know that love too. Thus he wrote this story in which he is both the main character, Mack and the daughter, Missy. Well, word of mouth traveled from his family and friends to others. He decided to publish it himself and the rest is history.

I encourage everyone i know to read this book and open your mind and eyes. Its wonderful. But to warn you the first few chapters will have you hurting for Mack and his family. So I recommend putting aside a pretty good bit of time to read this book so you can atleast get to a better spot before having to stop. Believe me you don't want to stop before things get better or you may think its not the book for you or at the very least cry yourself to sleep. Kandis

The Host

The Host is a book about Earth being taken over by aliens. Though its not what you think. These aliens live in humans and control them but with a "good" purpose. I won't give too much away here but basically one woman doesn't give up her body willingly or her love. Its a great book and called a "science fiction novel for people who don't like science fiction." Very true. Ultimately its a love story.

I really liked and enjoyed this book. To me this novel proves that Meyer is not a one hit wonder. Wanda turns out to be someone we should all try hard to be like and by we, i think Melanie would include herself. Ok thats all I got to say so I don't give too much away. Kandis

Start at the beginning

This whole "book club" came about after Gina and I read the Twilight saga. See, she read them first and sparked my interest to read them. I had heard of them several months before but at the time i didn't want to start reading a series (I was pregnant and didn't want to have the baby before I could finish them). Anyway, it drove Gina up a wall to talk to me about the books while I was reading them. Since she was done and knew everything about the story, it was hard to keep things a secret when I was guessing at them. So we decided then that we would read books at the same time. And we did. And thus its our "book club." Our first read together was The Host by Stephenie Meyer. More about that on my new post, Kandis

we are official

our book club blog has begun!