I finished another book last night. When I last wrote, I noted that I was trying to balance fiction/nonfiction and professional/enjoyment. I was "supposed" to be reading about 14 things great teachers do and Memoirs of a Geisha. And I still am. But, I needed a mental break and picked up another Nicholas Sparks' book, The Rescue.
This was the first of Sparks' novels to reach #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It is a well-told story of the accident and rescue of a single Mother by the town's volunteer fire department. She isn't just your "average" single Mother. She is the Mother of a boy that won't speak...a character based on Sparks' own son. She meets, and falls in love with, one of the rescue workers and eventually is part of the "rescue" of this man.
I was drawn to this one because Denise, the main character, is helping her son overcome Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). She gave up a job teaching to be her son's main teacher. She, like Sparks, worked for hours everyday with this little boy. It is a great story with that central theme of love and rescue weaving through several relationships.
Now, I "should" go back to "Memoirs" and to "Teachers", but I've already moved on to A Thousand Splendid Suns the second book by Khaled Hosseini, author of the Kite Runner (thanks Danielle!). A little "random" on the list? YEP! But, it's MY list (really, it's a pile) and that's the way I like it.
Happy Reading!!
This was the first of Sparks' novels to reach #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It is a well-told story of the accident and rescue of a single Mother by the town's volunteer fire department. She isn't just your "average" single Mother. She is the Mother of a boy that won't speak...a character based on Sparks' own son. She meets, and falls in love with, one of the rescue workers and eventually is part of the "rescue" of this man.
I was drawn to this one because Denise, the main character, is helping her son overcome Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). She gave up a job teaching to be her son's main teacher. She, like Sparks, worked for hours everyday with this little boy. It is a great story with that central theme of love and rescue weaving through several relationships.
Now, I "should" go back to "Memoirs" and to "Teachers", but I've already moved on to A Thousand Splendid Suns the second book by Khaled Hosseini, author of the Kite Runner (thanks Danielle!). A little "random" on the list? YEP! But, it's MY list (really, it's a pile) and that's the way I like it.
Happy Reading!!
4 comments:
boy I wonder how you have the time to read. I am glad, though, that you let us know what is good. That helps me to know what I can read when I do get the urge to read. I need that urge it seems.
If you have the time, my daughter Julie is having her birthday today. I posted all of the info on my blog today. She is having one of those not so good birthdays so I thought it would be good to give her a lot of comments...Thanks...Sandy
I haven't read that one yet! I'll have to go see if my library has it!
I read this a few years back and really enjoyed it. It's funny, I am a visual person and I see everything in my head as a *movie*. So, when I read, it plays as a movie in my head. I can still remember parts of this book so clearly. I looked at the picture you had posted and the movie started rolling. Must mean it was a *really* good book. :o) Glad you enjoyed it, too.
Sounds to me like you are just not finding Geisha all that enthralling! This is why we are all different! I LOVED Geisha -- but I only got about 1/2 way through Kite Runner.... I just couldn't get IN to it. And I know you LOVED it! Sooooo... I don't think you should feel like you should finish Geisha -- if it's not enjoyable for YOU - don't bother!
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