5 Great Books for Grown Ups: What I’m Reading
The Art Forger
by B.A. Shapiro
I have always been fascinated by forgeries and heists. I came across this book at Target, and I’m glad, because when I got it from the library it had a mystery sticker on the spine and I knew I probably wouldn’t have picked it. I wouldn’t call it a mystery, really, not in the way I normally think of them. This is a great story, based on some truths, a combination which I always enjoy. No spoilers here, but it was a quick read and much enjoyed.
The Artist’s Way for Parents
by Julia Cameron
This is a follow up to the The Artist’s Way and covers ways to grow and encourage creativity in your children and in your whole family. Creativity is discussed not as the creation of a particular art, but as a way of looking at life that flows from God, the greatest and first creator. My favorite passage:
“We are not used to thinking that God’s will for us and our own inner dreams coincide. We often assume that God’s will for us and our will for us are at opposite ends of the table. We believe the message of our culture: Life is hard. Be virtuous. In fact, the opposite is true. Life is beautiful. Life bountifully. We are never alone and our children are never alone. We cannot be everything to our children, yet we can trust that good will come to them.”
1000 White Women
by Jim Fergus
This book is the fictional journal of May Dodd, a white woman who volunteers to travel West as a bride a member of the Cheyenne tribe. The story is based on a real event that occurred when the Cheyenne chief visited President Grant and requested brides, believing that having children with the white man would help the next generation be accepted by the white society. Although this story is sad (no spoiler here-we know what happened to the Indians, right?) it is full of detail and was a fascinating read.
The Signature of All Things
by Elizabeth Gilbert
I kept seeing this book mentioned in magazines, but I was a skeptical. I love Eat, Pray, Love, and often when I love something everything else is a letdown. This is also a chunky fiction novel, a different genre altogether. I was pleasantly disappointed. This is a very long book that covers an entire life, but it moves along smoothly picking up toward the end. I enjoyed it very much and I even learned a few new words.
The Cuckoo’s Calling
by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)
This novel is like the last one, in that it is by an already loved author. My husband got this from the library for me. It was well written-no doubt that Rowling has awesome writing skills. It was also quite long though, and a crime novel which is not a genre that I normally read. I was hoping for a little more glitter from the glitterati, but there is an overall grittier feel. I was in it for the first 200 pages, but then I skipped to the whodunit.
by B.A. Shapiro
I have always been fascinated by forgeries and heists. I came across this book at Target, and I’m glad, because when I got it from the library it had a mystery sticker on the spine and I knew I probably wouldn’t have picked it. I wouldn’t call it a mystery, really, not in the way I normally think of them. This is a great story, based on some truths, a combination which I always enjoy. No spoilers here, but it was a quick read and much enjoyed.
The Artist’s Way for Parents
by Julia Cameron
This is a follow up to the The Artist’s Way and covers ways to grow and encourage creativity in your children and in your whole family. Creativity is discussed not as the creation of a particular art, but as a way of looking at life that flows from God, the greatest and first creator. My favorite passage:
“We are not used to thinking that God’s will for us and our own inner dreams coincide. We often assume that God’s will for us and our will for us are at opposite ends of the table. We believe the message of our culture: Life is hard. Be virtuous. In fact, the opposite is true. Life is beautiful. Life bountifully. We are never alone and our children are never alone. We cannot be everything to our children, yet we can trust that good will come to them.”
1000 White Women
by Jim Fergus
This book is the fictional journal of May Dodd, a white woman who volunteers to travel West as a bride a member of the Cheyenne tribe. The story is based on a real event that occurred when the Cheyenne chief visited President Grant and requested brides, believing that having children with the white man would help the next generation be accepted by the white society. Although this story is sad (no spoiler here-we know what happened to the Indians, right?) it is full of detail and was a fascinating read.
The Signature of All Things
by Elizabeth Gilbert
I kept seeing this book mentioned in magazines, but I was a skeptical. I love Eat, Pray, Love, and often when I love something everything else is a letdown. This is also a chunky fiction novel, a different genre altogether. I was pleasantly disappointed. This is a very long book that covers an entire life, but it moves along smoothly picking up toward the end. I enjoyed it very much and I even learned a few new words.
The Cuckoo’s Calling
by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)
This novel is like the last one, in that it is by an already loved author. My husband got this from the library for me. It was well written-no doubt that Rowling has awesome writing skills. It was also quite long though, and a crime novel which is not a genre that I normally read. I was hoping for a little more glitter from the glitterati, but there is an overall grittier feel. I was in it for the first 200 pages, but then I skipped to the whodunit.
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