Posted by Daisym on May 22, 2005, at 12:59:00
In reply to My choice.., posted by NikkiT2 on May 22, 2005, at 8:17:27
Such a hard question! Books have defined most of my life. Right now I'd say the most recent book that touched my soul was "A Shining Affliction". It is a book about mental health, which has been my bent for awhile. But the writing is clear and beautiful. It makes me cry everytime. I think I've read is 6 or 7 times now.
"Little Women" was my escape book when I was a child. I read them all "Little Men" -- "Joe's Boys" -- It has always made me sad that I didn't have a daughter to discuss these books with. My boys won't read them.
Surprisingly on my list is "Ender's Game" -- probably because I have all boys. It is a wonderful story but it calls into question the idea of military training of our children, survival and choices.If I was on a desert island, forced to bring only one set of books to read over and over again, it would be Tolkein's middle earth stuff -- from "The Hobbit" all the way through "The Lord of the Rings" including the "Silmarlin" which most people haven't read. You just can't top these books, not even with "Harry Potter."
And that just scratches the surface...
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