Monday, August 14, 2006

Tagged with a Book Meme

1. One book that changed your life? Keep the list short, and exclude the Bible, Koran, or any other spiritual authority:
Every Heart Restored by Fred and Brenda Stoeker, both the reading and the writing of [some of] it.

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Just one? I re-read books often. I've read the all of the books in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon two-three times each.

3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
I'd say the Bible here, Amplified Version with a concordance - hey there were no limitations!

4. One book that made you laugh:
I cracked up several times reading I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson.

5. OneThree book(s) that made you cry:
Tully by Paullina Simons - reviews call it really trashy reading, but for me having grown up "white trash" I was able to empathize with the main character, who, if it were up to me, would have a borderline personality diagnosis. A hard read without insight to both the world she was raised in, as well as the illness the character likely suffered from. It is fiction, however :)

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers - I like, but don't love, Rivers' other works, often feeling like her characters are a little too formulated and simplistic, largely for the Christian readership she has. But this book, was real. Hard to read, but WELL worth it.

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant - historical fiction re: the other side of the story of Genesis' Dinah. It portrays biblical figures in much different lights, and has had some of the same knee-jerk reaction by Christians as the DaVinci code. Personally, Diamant's account makes a lot of sense to me, given the status of ancient women in society.

6. One book you wish had been written:
Christ's AUTO-biography, replete with human emotions, jokes, information re: the "gray" areas of my faith, etc. And, it would be a fully intact original.

7. One book you wish had never been written:
Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture by the infamous "Uncle Fester," this book has destroyed lives, businesses, and communities.

8. One book you’re currently reading:
Sadly, none outside of children's books :( Well, the Bible, but even that has been scarce reading lately.

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Waking the Dead - John Eldredge
When Godly People do Ungodly Things - Beth Moore

10. Tag 5 others:
Postcards - this is right up your alley!
Leigh Hope - ditto
Purple Kangaroo
Amy
Heather Neff

6 comments:

  1. OOOOOOOOOH You got me... I am all slimey!

    BTW I loved Redeeming Love!

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  2. Oh boy. This is going to be embarassing, but here goes...

    I don't read a ton of books anymore. After college, where I read countless, and I mean COUNTLESS plays, I just didn't want to read anything else - and it became a habit.

    Once in a great while, a book would pique my curiosity and I would get in a read here and there. I can't even remember what the majority of the books I read over the past 8 years since I graduated were however, a few stick out, so while I can't appropriately answer all of the questions, I'll do my best.

    Keep in mind that I now read numerous scripts per week - which is kind-of sort of like reading, right???

    Okay - here goes...


    Tagged with a Book Meme

    1. One book that changed your life? Keep the list short, and exclude the Bible, Koran, or any other spiritual authority:
    Shel Silverstein - A Light in the Attic

    2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
    John re-reads everything - a lot. I don't. One time does it for me. I have however re-read books like the above, as well as Shel Silverstein's other poem collections, most everything by Dr. Seuss and Edgar Allan Poe.

    3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
    Shel Silverstein - the two mentioned above - either/or, because I can read them over and over again. I know, I know - it's odd.

    4. One book that made you laugh:
    Thank You For Smoking - which became a movie recently years after I read it. I haven't seen the movie yet. The author, who's name escapes me right now, also wrote, Wry Martinis.

    5. One book that made you cry:
    Sadly, none that I can recall. I do however cry during many films, and many reality based programs - as well as when I read sad news articles. It doesn't take much - but I don't think a book ever has...

    6. One book you wish had been written:
    Maybe Thank You For Smoking or The Professor and the Madman.

    7. One book you wish had never been written:
    Yikes. I dunno. Have to get back to you on this one.

    8. One book you’re currently reading:
    One of our clients' novels - Rick Mofina's The Dying Hour

    9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
    At a loss. Suggestions? No promises I'll get to it soon however considering I'm overloaded with scripts!

    Sorry to disappoint on this!

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  3. Leigh,

    Ok, so while I think it would be fun for you to debate with my littlest brother - your answers make me think that you are a LOT like my first lil bro.

    Last year, I bought him Shel's Where the Sidewalk Ends b/c it reminded me of him. I love that man - he's a creative genius (bro and shel!)

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  4. Ah, we do read different books. But that is ok I am expanding my horizons, :)

    Leigh mentioned Shel Silverstein. I love his works. The Giving Tree has made its way into more than one of my sermons. It is a treasure.

    Shalom,
    Bobby Valentine

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  5. So wait - you have more than one brother - or are you talking about the same brother? Nice gift though!

    And Bobby - I completely agree - The Giving Tree is BRILLIANT. What a wonderful story to incorporate into sermons.

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  6. I've got this meme partly done and saved as a draft . . . will finish and post it when I get a chance.

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