July
–Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
–Brownie Points by Jennifer Coburn
–Unmoveable Witness by Marion Corley
–Triggers: Exchanging Parent’s Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake
–Twisted Scriptures: Breaking Free from Churches that Abuse by Mary Alice Chrnalogar
–The Wendy by Aaron Michelle Sky and Steven Brown
August
–The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
–Mistletoe Match by Lindzee Armstrong
–Almost a Mother: Love, Loss, and Finding Your People When Your Baby Dies by Christy Wopat
–The Gender Game by Bella Forrest
–The Puritans by Jack Cavanaugh
–Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare
–How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Dana K. White
September
–Flowers in the Snow by Danielle Stewart
–Love in a Fix by Leah Atwood
–Statistically Improbable by Jennifer Peel
–The Gender Secret by Bella Forrest
–The Overcoming Life by DL Moody
–The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
–Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
–A Sip of Murder by Blythe Baker
Books Read to date/Min. Goal for Year: 48/48
We listened to Ender’s Game on audiobook years ago, while driving to visit family. Such a good book! The new movie doesn’t do justice to the book. My husband now has most of the books plus the graphic novels. π What did you think of Jodi Picoult? I’ve read several of her books but always ended up disappointed by the ending. π¦ I love Dr. Chapman’s books too – I think I have most of his marriage books. He has great advice. π
It was my first time reading Ender’s Game, but I enjoyed it! Then I started it again, reading it out loud to my husband on our last road trip. π After he and I finish it, we’ll watch the movie. It does seem like usually the movies are not as good as the books though. The Storyteller was the first book I have read by Jodi Picoult. I mostly really liked it. It was very well written, and very thought-provoking. I didn’t necessarily like the way it ended, but I did like how the author didn’t necessarily answer the questions she raised. She just kind of guided the reader through the story and through their own ethical thought processes. This book had to do with WWII and concentration camps, and those historical sections were hard to stomach. It is always so awful reading about what happened, especially when it is from as vivid a writer as Jodi Picoult.
How was Enders Game? I really loved the movie
I enjoyed it!! I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I hope to soon. π