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I love this book and so does my husband. My nickname for my husband (since he's an "older" dad) is Atticus. 
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Did I mention that one of the books in the running is Michael O'Brien's Father Elijah?
Of course, I'm only going to pick one ....
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Karen E. wrote:
Oh, Chari, that's a tricky way to get more than one title in. |
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Aw, Man, Karen, you got me! 
I made the rule and immediately broke it. 
I was wondering WHO would call me on it.........and who would break the rule first
since I am well-known for not following rules like these.... 
in chilly......Mount Shasta....brrrr.........is it really JUNE??????
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The reason I haven't posted here yet is that I'm trying to decide between David Copperfield, Kristin Lavransdatter and Death Comes for the Archbishop. Those are just the ones I can remember (at 43 and with an infant I'm sure there is an absolute favorite I can't even recall  ).
I'll let you know when I make up my mind
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Now this is why I should keep a reading log. I've just written about my desire to start one again on another thread. My memory is really deteriorating . . . I have fond memories of reading lots of wonderful fiction over the years . . . but am having trouble coming up with particulars. Here is where a reading log would help.
If I have to choose an all-time favorite, it will most likely be in the children's literature category. Karen mentioned The Chronicles of Narnia (now that's really 7 Karen!!! ), and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe keeps coming to mind for me. The Anne of Green Gables series and the Little House books are also in the running. But at this point, I'd have to settle on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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I'm with Irene, I have to choose something in the children's literature category. All these mentioned are in the running, but one book that keeps coming to mind, that I read, reread, found my own copy, wore out the book completely is The Velvet Room by Zilpha K. Snyder. Amazon had some reviews and descriptions.
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Les Miserables. I have read it half a dozen times and still cry my way through it. I enjoy it all the more having seen the musical.
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| Les Miserables. I have read it half a dozen times and still cry my way through it. I enjoy it all the more having seen the musical. |
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I recently found my forgotten Les Mis soundtrack CD and have been listening to parts of it in the van. I love the music and have seen the play twice, but have never read the book. Thanks for mentioning it, Molly, I'll have to put that one on my "must read" list now.
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No, I am the 'biggest' fan. We just started the Charlotte years and I can now rest a book on my growing belly to read. i don't need hands unless the baby gets active and kicks the book. My kids think this is a great trick. 
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Irene,
Just be careful with the soundtrack as your children get older and listen more carefully. There are some definite selections to skip.
Read the book and keep your tissues handy!
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Oh, yes! I love the Les Miserables soundtrack, too, but usually only listen to it when I'm in the car alone (obviously I don't listen to it all that often!)
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Yes, you are very right, Molly. That's why I mentioned that we have been listening to parts of the cd. But thanks for clarifying that here because after I sent my message, I worried a bit that I would cause scandal by recommending it here without qualifying what I said.
Back when I was single, I took my cassette tape of the Les Mis soundtrack and copied it, leaving out the offensive songs that I couldn't stand to hear. It's such a shame that there are some awful ones mixed in with the beautiful ones.
My girls did a ballet routine to "Castle in the Clouds" last year, and I remembered how much I had enjoyed the music, so I asked for it for my birthday. Since receiving the cd last year and re-finding it again recently, I've just been jumping around the cd to the songs appropriate for family listening while traveling in the van. I'll have to make another censored cassette tape soon. (And since there are also some beautiful songs that are fine for adult ears, but not for childrens', the censored version will be rather short. Oh well.)
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Karen E. wrote:
Did I mention that one of the books in the running is Michael O'Brien's Father Elijah?
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I just bought that book and can't wait to start, but I have several other books I'm in the middle of so I'm holding off.
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I hope you enjoy it, Karen. I love everything O'Brien has written.
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"Fr. Elijah" is a fabulous read. All Michael O'Brien's books are wonderful. When I compare them to that poorly written "Left Behind" series, I have to wonder about popular tastes. How "Left Behind" series could be such a blockbuster and the "Fr Elijah" not be is one of those Great Mysteries. There is NO comparison!
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I agree! O'Brien is a gifted writer. I don't think he gets the recognition he deserves. I love him and tout him to everyone who's looking for a good book to read.
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Karen E. wrote:
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I just finished his newest book, "Sophia House". WOW!! His books just keep getting better and better. This man has an amazing gift for understanding the human soul! There are even some great passages for meditation and I'll be reading it again soon with a pencil in hand for quick reference.
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OK, I think I have a new favorite for adult fiction.
Drumroll please . . . .
It's In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. I absolutely LOVED everything about it--the characters, the setting, the portrayal of the Catholic faith. I am going to make it required reading for my daughters during late high school. It paints a beautiful picture of monastic life. I highly recommend it to everyone.
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Irene,
I LOVE In This House of Brede. I read it every couple of years....You might also like Godden's Five for Sorrow,Ten for Joy and Black Narcissus. Also about nuns in convent life. All very haunting.
Leonie in Sydney - re-reading The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge right now, with thanks to this board for remindiug me to visit this book again.
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I loved "In This House of Brede", too. In many ways, it inspired me to convert and as a teenager, I was sure I wanted to be a Benedictine nun, just like Philippa Talbot . For years, afterward, when I ment nuns, I always measured them up against the Brede nuns (and with all the modern reforms, often found them wanting, supercilious creature that I am...). Then, we met the Poor Clares in Roswell, New Mexico, later the Dominicans in Nashville, then the the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Alabama, and the Visitation nuns in Mobile, and I saw that the monastic life that Godden so vividly and beautifully described still existed. It is a beautiful, moving book. I read that book when I was fifteen, and I still find myself regularly quoting it or alluding to it or thinking of it!
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