Patricia Cornwell's Port Mortuary

I almost forgot!  I also got my pre-ordered copy of Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell while I was at home this Christmas.  It is the latest book in the Kay Scarpetta series (countless books at this point), which first stoked my interest in reading.  It was wonderful.  Patricia Cornwell is certainly back to the style of writing that made her books impossible-to-put-down in the beginning.  She does tend to repeat certain adjectives throughout the series, which makes me giggle.  In her earlier works, duct tape was often "Blaze Orange"...and in this book, she described the Medical Examiner coveralls as "Blaze Yellow."  She loves that blaze.  And honestly, so do I.  I mean, I know exactly what color she's talking about.

But anyway, back to the book.  Here's the lovely cover. :)

The Great Divorce & 1984

Finished Watership Down while I was in Michigan, and LOVED it.  The end is so exciting.  I also have a strange affinity for rabbits and other rodents now.

In the spirit of reading old classics, I just finished The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis and am now reading 1984 by George Orwell.  They both show the world through a dreary lens, which makes for interesting train commutes.  When I stop reading and step out onto the concrete, underground platform, I wonder if this is what they envisioned when they depicted Hell or Hell-like scenery.

The Great Divorce made me want to change my life for the better, as all C.S. Lewis books do!  I highly recommend if you're feeling undisciplined in your Christian life.  I sometimes feel that I let myself go in that respect...especially when I travel.  These books bring me back.

1984 is great, although draining.  I'll let you know how it goes when I finish it.

Watership Down

Hey friends!

I read Fall of Giants, and it was great.  Now I'm on to Watership Down by Richard Adams.  It's all about rabbits, which may be why I love it so.  I'm almost finished, and have found it really exciting.  Really, combining rabbits and adventure was quite ingenious.  Try it out.  I think you'll enjoy it, too.  :)

After I'm done reading it, I plan to Netflix the movie, too. 

New book to read

Hey ladies!  I rarely read the books on time because I usually have a list of 4-5 when we are all good about posting, and then when there's a dry spell I am always looking for a book.  Aaaaanyway, I have found a really good set of books I'd like to recommend.  I'm currently reading Ken Follett's "Fall of Giants" and it's amazing.  If you haven't read them, I highly recommend Ken Follett's "Pillars of the Earth" and "World Without End".  Pillars is in Oprah's Book Club (if my word isn't good enough for the likes of you), and they are just really fun to read.  So!  If you're looking for addictive books, try these.

Next up on my list to read:
1.  Watership Down (I was supposed to read this classic in middle school, but I was a terrible student and didn't.)
2. 1984 (I can't believe I've never read this.)
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain (because the lovely T$ left it on my coffee table after her visit)

I welcome any comments on the above books.  :)  Love and miss you ladies!

Corelli's Mandolin Question 4

Do you think Mandras would have "fallen" if he had not gone off to fight? Did the perceived disrespect from the Doctor affect him exceptionally? Or was he on that path no matter what?

Questions!

OK...

1) Did you like this book?
2) How would you have responded to Corelli in the last chapter? I would have been just like Pelagia -except (hopefully) much more skilled in the art of yielding a cast iron frying pan. The man did deserve a good wack.
3) Did Corelli and Pelagia waste their lives alone? Should they have found love in someone else or would it have been "second best" is there such thing as a love so true, you would be unable to "recover" from it's  untimely "end"?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Question Two

In light of current events with our American military and the policies on homosexuals, how appropriate is the Chapter 4, written by Carlo Piero Guercio....

What do you think about his statement?

"What could I say to such priests and doctors? I would say to the priest that God made me as I am, that I had no choice, that He must have made me like this for a purpose, that He knows the ultimate reasons for all things and that therefore it must be all to the good that I am as I am, even if we cannot know what that good is. I can say to the priest that if God is the reason for all things, then God is to blame and I should not be condemned."