And while we’re on the topic of things I loved,
Bound on Earth, by Angela Hallstrom
I also loved this book. Loved, loved, loved it. Highly recommend it. This tag line describes it as well as I could: “Combining deep emotional candor and spare, elegant prose, Hallstrom’s debut novel is a poignant exploration of family, faith, and the ties that bind.”
(I have a nagging feeling that I’m overselling everything tonight, and I don’t want to ruin Foyle’s War or Bound on Earth for anyone by making them sound better than they are . . . but they really are that good — if you like the kind of stuff I like. Which you totally should. Because I have good taste. And I’m sure you do too, since you’re reading my blog. Also, I may or may not have extreme sleep deprivation right now, so I’d better go remedy that before I make a further fool of myself talk myself into a corner fall asleep at the keyboard say anything else that might keep you from wanting to read this wonderful book.
May 7, 2008 at 11:10 am
I always love a good book and good movies, so thanks for the suggestions!!! Can’t wait to get the book.
May 7, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Zina, I was so glad for this recommendation; I had tears rolling down my cheeks the whole second half of the book. I was embarrassed on my blind date while I was home, b/c he asked me what the most recent book I’d read was, and I paused. “Uh. Actually, it was a work of LDS fiction…” but I think I climbed my way out of it in the end and managed to validate the book.
May 7, 2008 at 10:29 pm
I like Henry, Mabel, and all y’all.
I added 978-0961496098 to my GoodReads.com To-Read shelf. Also, my birthday is in December.