Books I've read this summer....Part one....

I'm happy to say I got to read a lot of books this summer....This is just the beginning of the books that I read...Some of them were a random grab it from the library shelf and some were lets check out what the kids are reading...And some were my favorite authors newest books....I love reading but I have to admit that I am beginning to forget what I have and haven't read...So one reason for this part of my blogging is so I can go back and see what I've read because I hate to start to read a book and realize that I've already read it..The other reason is that maybe someday my children might look at this blog and decide to read a book...Or think... Oh that's where Mom came up with that...Or perhaps a friend or two out there in the strange world of the Internet will decide they need to check a book out too....

First up is "Dandelion Wine" By Ray Bradbury...This is a book on my son's AP Honors English reading list.  I loved it...My daughter read it and loved it...Now to convince my son to read it. I loved so many parts of this book that at some point I'll have to read it again...This book is like a story with lots of little stories in it...
A young boy on Summer Vacation realizing he is alive and witnessing life in all its many forms...One part I liked is the stories about making the Dandelion Wine and why they make it...How each bottle becomes a symbol of summer...It made me think of my garden and why I go out and take lots of flower photo's...Each photo captures a part of summer and in the winter when it is cold out I can go and look at the flowers and remember summer...Just like they drink some Dandelion wine and remember summer...I also like the Grandfather refusing to use new grass seed that kills all the Dandelions....I love his story in the book...If you haven't read this book check it out ...

This book "The Madwoman in the Volvo"  Was a grab something from the self selection... I think the cover was what caught my attention....Or perhaps that it has a woman driving a Volvo....We have a Volvo and ever since dating this guy way back in time who had a Volvo I've always liked Volvo's....The other thing that made me choose the book is because I thought I'd gain some insight on what happens to women in their 40's and 50's....If you are looking for that this is probably not the right book...Well unless you want to believe it is all about self destruction...I have to say it takes a brave woman to write about how her life unraveled and how she is sure it is her hormones that caused it all....Somewhere we need to be able to master ourselves....But it was at some points funny...and at other points a little sad...And I have to wonder if she exaggerated a bit...It was interesting enough that I did finish it...But I have to admit it wasn't one of those books that I couldn't put down...Any book that I have to renew more than once is not a great book in my opinion...Most of the time I finish a book in a week...This one kept getting put to the side....So read some reviews about it and definitely take it from the library if you decided to try it out.

The next book up is the one I've been writing about on Facebook...."The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success"  By Deepak Chopra..This is another I just grabbed something off the shelf at the library and it probably was close to the cook books as I always go there first...I'm always interested in others views of how the world works...and how to better connect myself to God...The Universe....I really liked how this book teaches you to move with the world around you as if in a river instead of constantly trying to go against the flow....To learn how to accept what is happening to you and move with it instead of fighting it....It's a small book but packed with information...I had to buy a copy so I can read it and highlight and return often...I have to say that I'm on this spiritual adventure in my life...Looking for a deeper connection with God...This book helped me...I believe things come into your life for a reason be it books or people....I was glad to have this book come into my life...
Well that's it for today.
Share some of your favorite books with me as I'm always looking for something new to read.
G.G.