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Monday, February 06, 2006

Good Reads

A quote which opens one of my favorite books is the following by Oswald Chambers:
"The author who benefits you most is not the one who tells you something you did not know before, but the one who gives expression to the truth that has been dumbly struggling in you for utterance."
I enjoy reading, but only recently have I been able to find the time to read. Let me share a few titles with you that I've enjoyed or found helpful, and then in your comments you can share a title or two with me.
Perhaps the most recent book that captured some of my own feelings - giving that 'utterance' I longed for is the novel, Cry the Beloved Place by Alan Paton. The Kite Runner (can't remember the author) is also one that left me deeply moved. Now I know some do not like Danielle Steel, but her book 'No Greater Love' - a Titanic story, is very complex and moving. Not at all like the cheesy movie about the Titanic wreck.
Some self-help books that I continue to read and reread are the following:
When Love Hurts, by Karla Downing . I'm trying to get permission to translate this one.
God, Do you Care? by Lynda Hunter
Happiness is a Serious Problem by Dennis Prager. A gift from a friend that I've read at least 4 times.
So now you all can guess what kind of problems I have! :)
Finally for those of you who wonder what post polio is all about and how it is affecting me, the book The Polio Paradox by Richard Bruno explains this quite well, once you get past all the medical jargon.
I'm looking for some good titles. In fact I just got off the library web site and ordered a few books. Please suggest some to me.

2 Comments:

  • I think you'd LOVE "Reading Lolita in Tehran", because it's like the Kite Runner, but also more about how literature can be a window into our lives. Sounds right up your alley.

    I also recommend "Ella Minnow Pea", which I've mentioned before.

    Let's see, I also liked "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time".

    And it's been a long time since I read it, so I don't remember it well, other than that I liked it: "Immortality" by Milan Kundera.

    I hardly ever read novels anymore, but if I thin of some others, I'll let you know. Maybe I'll ask K8, too.

    Much love.

    By Blogger mcentellas, at 6:14 PM  

  • I unfortunately do not find the time to read... so I can not suggest anything. I think it would be a great project to get permission to translate a book. What a fun project, especially if it is something you enjoyed reading.

    By Blogger Sam, at 8:57 PM  

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