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Re: Memoirs of a Geisha by: Arthur Golden

The Book Worm — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:01:21 -0000

Thank you. I really enjoyed this book. And as with all the books I read, I particularly love sharing books with others!

Re: Memoirs of a Geisha by: Arthur Golden

Romance Books Online — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:31:31 -0000

Really nice review! I read this book a few years ago and was also touched by it and thought that it was really well-done. Thanks for sharing your review!

Re: No Going Back by: Jonathan Langford

Mlwalling85 — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:49:13 -0000

I am truely impressed with No Going Back and I liked the ending. I think for me towards the end during Paul's real trials with his being "outed" is when I really felt for him. I think, no I know, this is when I was brought to tears the most. I love Jonathan's references to Ether. My favorite chapter in Ether is chapter 12. When my husband finally decided after 14 years of excommunication to commit and come back to the church the Bishop suggested that he read Ether chapter 12. He came home from that meeting and we sat down together and read it together and discussed it at length. It has since become my source of strength when things get rough for me and I can never read it without finding something new. I also love Brother Schmidt. Every ward needs a Brother Schmidt to bring us up short and make us realize our own shortcomings and help to humble us. What is that hymn? Truth Reflects Upon Our Senses by Eliza R. Snow. I love the message. It says it all in that one hymn. I also love the message the Bishop delivers to the scouts at the scout campout. We are supposed to be a loving and caring people. It still amazes me how many members of the church are not as loving and caring as the church teaches us to be. How stiffnecked they are. The fact that Paul moves away at the end of the book, kind of symbolizes for me a new chance, a new beginning. Like Christ gives each one of us and you have seemingly tied it in with Chad and Paul as each boy is blessing the sacrament...a renewing of our covenant each week with Christ. When I had my surgery on my right leg my Bishop gave me a blessing and in that blessing told me to take the recovery time to study the Atonement and the scriptures. I have been doing that ever since. I have been reading everything and have learned so much that I didn't know before and have learned there are so many forms and ways of atonement for each one of us. That Christ has atoned for us in more than one way. You have shown yet another way, another form of atonement and that each one of us has our own burdens to carry, our own sins to atone for in one way or another. We never know what burdens someone else carries so who are we to judge someone else when we can't even live our own lives the way we should? I love the way Paul has made the decision from the beginning that he is a believing Mormon and has decided that he will follow the teachings of the gospel. I know as a young girl, i decided not to date outside of the church. When I was a senior in high school, I went against that principle and dated the most handsome boy I had ever met and fell madly in love with him. The time came though when his parents found out that I was a Mormon(they were Catholic). He had been going to church with me and to the youth activities and liked the youth and the activities. When his parents found out, they were livid. It didn't take long, when he gave me a choice. It was him or my religion. I would have married him in a heartbeat had he asked me, knowing I could convert him. This was different though. I knew even though I loved him, I would not give up my religion for him or anyone else. Hurt? Heartbreak? Yes! Regret? Never! But I learned that you stick to what you know is right. I never dated outside of the church again. I married a wonderful man in the temple several years later. Yes, he has made some mistakes, but not anything we have not been able to work through. The same with Paul, he has some real struggles to work through in his life, but he will be able to do it. He has the Lord on his side and of having the gospel in his life and of having made the decision before hand of livng the gospel. Thanks for writing this wonderful book. Any new ones on the way?

Re: Christmas With the Prophets by: Laura F. Willes

AJones — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:06:34 -0000

Great review!

Re: The Lady in the Tower by: Alison Weir

Doreen R — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:36:46 -0000

Wonderful review. Thanks for your thoughts. Happy Halloween.

Re: Crossing by: Andrew Xia Fukuda

Doreen R — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:51:35 -0000

Wow!!! Thanks for the review. I have to pick this up.

Re: American Creation by: Joseph J. Ellis

Jackreidy — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:44:39 -0000

I also like American Creation and its predecessor Founding Brothers. I think Ellis's focus on the difficulties, disagreements, and compromises of the period around the American Revolution gave me a new appreciation of that difficult period.

For my full review see -
http://www.chescopa.com/books/...

Jack

Re: The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by: Michael Buckley

Welwyn Wilton Katz — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:39:08 -0000

I am so glad you are taking so seriously the problem we are all going to have with our children grown up, and none of them interested in reading, unless we put ourselves to great and loving effort to join with them in this beloved passtime. I have purchased your recommended book through your site, and I am sure I'll enjoy it. It's a great idea, to have the stories as case files. Don't we all wish we could think of ideas like that? I write for children. Two books for ages 8-12, the remaining 8 for older children, with three of those definitely YA. Let me know if I can help your campaign to encourage reading in children. All the best, Welwyn Wilton Katz

Re: Pieces of Paris by: G. G. Vandagriff

The Book Worm — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:15:41 -0000

I have always loved Ms. Vandagriff's writing. And the time she takes to develop her characters, and stories are never wasted! A wonderful read!.

Re: Pieces of Paris by: G. G. Vandagriff

Welwyn Wilton Katz — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:52:09 -0000

I'm encouraged that someone can take 25 years to create a book that ends up affecting people so positively, Lisa. Very powerful review. Thank you for taking the time to write it.

Re: Authors

Avenging Writer — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:23:58 -0000

Dear Lisa Bee :)
I would be happy to help out however you like. I have ten traditionally published books that are now being sold by Amazon, but we're working on getting them published in other stores as well. It all just takes so much time, and I'm starting a new book, so the time factor is really relevant. But an interview with you however/whenever you need some copy will be fine. My husband knows how to do podcasts, so if you want a different forum, perhaps he could be persuaded in *his* very busy life to set it up to answer your questions in that way. I always take forever to write anything. It's being a writer. You never stop. Thanks again for inviting me to be part of your group, and I hope you will forgive my Spam box. I don't understand it, I really don't. Take care,

Welwyn (Wilton Katz)

Re: Tuesdays With Morrie by: Mitch Albom

dor — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:11:54 -0000

Wow. I have this on my list to read. Thanks so much.

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Janet Flora Corso — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:36:44 -0000

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