Every month, Anne over at Modern Mrs. Darcy hosts a Twitterature Link-up, “a place to share short, casual reviews of books…” Here are my thoughts on what I read and head on over to gather up some great recommendations!
Here’s What I’ve Been Reading:
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
I saw this one flying around lots of Twitterature posts with good reviews and thought I’d give it a shot for $1.99 on Kindle. It was great! The reader follows our 39 year old male protagonist (science professor) on his “Wife Project” as he tries to find a “suitable life partner.” He is unknowingly on the Autism spectrum and his observations are both too blunt and hilarious. There is talk of s*x (but little actual description of it) and some foul language, but all in all it was a #funread!
Desperate: Hope for the Weary Mom Who Needs to Breathe by Sarah Mae & Sally Clarkson
I have read portions of this book on and off, over and over, and reread it since it came out. I adore Sally Clarkson and loved the perspective that each woman gave – Sarah Mae speaking from the young, desperate mother’s perspective and Sally responding with Biblical encouragement, mentorship, & practical applications! This would be ideal for a Christian mother’s book discussion and offers a ton of “oh, my goodness, I feel the exact same way” moments. #forthewearyornotsowearymom #encouragement #mentorship
War Brides by Helen Bryan
This one I grabbed with my Free Amazon Prime read for the month of March. I love war fiction and non-fiction; I find the lives these people lived, trials they endured, and hardships they overcame to be inspiring and completely fascinating. War Brides shares the story of 5 women and how their lives and marriages intersect during the war. It starts and ends with a reunion in their old age reflecting over the years and trying to put some of the pieces together. It is not quite as graphic, but reminded me of Sarah’s Key.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
I absolutely loved it and am kicking myself for not reading it earlier. Really. Santiago is on a journey to find his Personal Legend and the reader learns his lessons with him along the way. It definitely interweaves a general spirituality with Islam, Judaism, Christianity, but it is beautifully done and ultimately leaves the reader pondering his or her faith and life more deeply. It reminded me a lot of The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino. Quick but brilliant read. #modernclassic
What have you been reading?
~ Becca
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War Brides sounds good, and I always love recommendations or of the Amazon lending library. :)
Yeah, it was good. I read it at night and wasn’t a book that I couldn’t put down, but looking back – I really liked the characters and enjoyed the story line.
The Alchemist and War Brides have been on my radar, so I’ll have to add them to my GoodReads list pronto! I’m in the middle of The Rosie Project. Such a cute book! Desperate was a fabulous, encouraging book!
ALCHEMIST!! Between the two it was definitely my favorite – I read it in two short sittings and gave me lots to chew on!
I also loved The Alchemist! I’m guessing Desperate should be on my list not that I’m a mom…
Desperate is an awesome book – very, VERY uplifting – if you’re not a mom it will offer keen insight to how the stay-at-home-mom feels in those young years of motherhood :)
I just finished The Rosie Project and I thought it was so cute! War Brides has been on my to read list for a while – it sounds wonderful.
Rosie Project was just a good, light-hearted, fast read! Those are fun now and again :)
I have been wanting to read War Brides! So glad to hear your thoughts before borrowing it.:)
Let me know what you think!
I love this I’ll defiantly check these out. The Rosie Project is so good.
Beth x
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Agreed :)
We did the Alchemist in my book club many years ago; I remember it was really good. I have the Rosie Project on hold at the library (I think I’m about 25th in line — good thing I have lots to read in the meantime!). I have a daughter with Aspergers so I think I am going to find the Rosie Project very interesting.
Oh, I’d love to hear what you think about The Rosie Project, Jeannie!
I’m kind of wishing I’d grabbed The Rosie Project when it was a deal of the month after reading all the raving reviews! I really liked The Alchemist. I’ve heard so many people say they didn’t, so I’m glad to see you did :) I think it’s a magical read.
Exactly, magical is a great description. Sometimes reading things that deal so ‘spiritually’ with Christianity are hard for me to real because I think it is a little skewed, but his journey was so profound and it is intended to make us all think a little more deeply about Faith and the purpose of life.
I loved the Rosie Project, and the rest of your recommendations look great! I especially love historical fiction, so I may have to check out War Brides.
War Brides, Sarah’s Key, or my absolute favorite (non-fiction that reads like fiction) Unbroken!
I am definitely going to have to pick War Brides up. Thanks for the tip!
I seriously need to read The Alchemist, it sounds great!
It is a fantastic, super fast read!
Wonderful list! I’m with you on Desperate, it’s great.
Marissa
Yeah, I loved it – Sally is amazing!
She really is! Such wisdom. I also wanted to stop by and let you know this post will be featured on tomorrow’s link up, in case you want to check it out! Thanks again for being part of the CRS
Thank you, Marissa! I will certainly stop on over :)
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