I am in a women's small group on Friday mornings, and we just started the book Captivating. I have read it before and was not all that impressed, but sometimes it's more fun to talk through a book with other people, so I am optimistic.
With my high school small group we are reading....the Bible. Currently the book of Matthew. With the goal of finishing it by the end of the month. Lofty, but doable.
My fictional treat lately has been The Time Quartet by Madeleine L'Engle. I read A Wrinkle in Time for a children's lit. class in college, and after doing some searching on Amazon, discovered that she had a whole set of books with the same theme. Currently I am on the third one in the series, and they have been great so far!! As a pseudo-religious author, much of her writing is thematic and is underscored by the ever-present reality of good vs. evil. Plus it's a quick read--great for those of us who have multiple jobs.
I also recently finished Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver. She has turned into one of my all-time favorite authors. Other great books of hers are The Bean Trees and The Poisonwood Bible (probably my favorite book of all time).
My stack of books is slowly growing smaller. Christmas supplied me with a brand-new library, so I am slowly making my way through the stack. I think that's why I feel the need to read multiple books at once.
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I've been reading Cancer Ward by Solzhenitsyn lately..an excellent book thus far. Great characters, and some slowly developing metaphors revolving around sickness and health.
Also reread a bit of Circle of Quiet last night. Madeleine L'Engle seems like a really cool and wise older aunt or something in that book. Maybe I'll have to invest in the Time Quartet (and her other three journals...).
Hope you're doing well, friend.
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