Vort Posted December 3, 2016 Report Posted December 3, 2016 So good, you read it seven times. zil 1 Quote
Maureen Posted December 3, 2016 Report Posted December 3, 2016 Either @Sunday21really loves her book or the forum is back to its old tricks. M. Quote
LadyGator Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 On 12/3/2016 at 9:28 AM, Sunday21 said: I am in deathly gallows. When you get done, let me know. I moved onto Prisoner of Azkaban! Getting there (don't have it in front of me so sorry if I spelled anything wrong) Sunday21 1 Quote
Sunday21 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 2 hours ago, LadyGator said: I moved onto Prisoner of Azkaban! Getting there (don't have it in front of me so sorry if I spelled anything wrong) I am in the last book! Scary! Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 Days of Fire by Peter Baker. A chronicle of the Bush-Cheney years. The book was fantastic. It was one of the most in depth political books I've ever read, hands down-and I love political books. Quote
Connie Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Posted January 31, 2017 Just finished The Lord’s Way by Dallin H. Oaks. That should probably be required reading for LDS members. It takes different topics (such as learning, criticism, litigation and contention), comparing and contrasting the Lord’s way versus the world’s way. It is very enlightening and relevant to our day. Vort, Sunday21 and a mustard seed 3 Quote
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 7 minutes ago, Connie said: Just finished The Lord’s Way by Dallin H. Oaks. That should probably be required reading for LDS members. It takes different topics (such as learning, criticism, litigation and contention), comparing and contrasting the Lord’s way versus the world’s way. It is very enlightening and relevant to our day. Sounds intriguing. Thanks for mentioning it. Quote
a mustard seed Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 I just finished Believing Christ by Stephen E. Robinson. A wonderful book! I've never felt so close to my Savior than I do now, Robinson going through the Atonement and what exactly this means and what it means for us. The first couple of chapters can be a little repetitive as he covers the same thing using several different metaphors but it's one of those things where I could see myself, a younger me, not understanding some but finally "getting it" with a follow-up explanation. So it might be for anyone else who picks it up. He leaves no stone unturned as he goes over the ins and outs of sin, repentance and what exactly it means to partake in the Atonement, all presented with this joyous clarion call of "good news!" He definitely challenged a lot of my personal perceptions, those slivers of doubt in myself(and thus, in my Savior) no doubt planted there by the Adversary to at some later date get me to throw up my hands in frustration because I simply "can't do it." This book for it's small size, is full of hope and love, truly rounding out the concept of "perfection" as "progression" by bringing in Jesus Christ as a willing and efficient partner in this entire process. I think sometimes it is easy to forget how involved He is because of the standard and ideal He set. Robinson helps explain why this was not a way to make us feel lesser or consumed with guilt but for the express purpose of our personal benefit and ability to perfect ourselves. It had that kind of effect on me; things I've been relearning and new perspectives I've been exposed to these last few months, now coming back around into a circle, my understanding refined by these plain and simple things. I will always recommend this to anyone and everyone. Blackmarch, Connie, Vort and 1 other 4 Quote
Guest Posted July 19, 2017 Report Posted July 19, 2017 Just finished the first two books of the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. He really has a way of narrating action sequences. Many people praise him for his world-building. But I frankly don't like this world he created. But, yes, his skill at it is pretty impressive. Quote
Connie Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Posted July 21, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 8:27 AM, Carborendum said: Just finished the first two books of the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. He really has a way of narrating action sequences. Many people praise him for his world-building. But I frankly don't like this world he created. But, yes, his skill at it is pretty impressive. I'm sorry you didn't like it. I recently finished the second one, and liked it tons. This my favorite Sanderson series so far. Let's see. Last LDS non-fiction i read was Let God Love You by Wendy Ulrich. I wasn't super impressed, but it had some good ideas. Quote
Guest Godless Posted July 21, 2017 Report Posted July 21, 2017 My wife and I are currently working our way through the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. I'm close to finishing book 3 (A Storm of Swords). I'm greatly looking forward to the next two books, because I believe that's where the written story really starts to deviate from the HBO series. Quote
Just_A_Guy Posted July 21, 2017 Report Posted July 21, 2017 Currently reading "Parley Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism". It's pretty good. Pratt was an interesting guy. SpiritDragon, Vort, Sunday21 and 1 other 4 Quote
Guest Posted July 22, 2017 Report Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Connie said: I'm sorry you didn't like it. I recently finished the second one, and liked it tons. This my favorite Sanderson series so far. Let's see. Last LDS non-fiction i read was Let God Love You by Wendy Ulrich. I wasn't super impressed, but it had some good ideas. Well, I liked the book well enough because of the magic system, the storyline, the action sequences, etc. I just didn't like this particular planet. He kept mentioning certain plants and animals that evolved to become this way because... But it didn't follow the patterns of evolution that would have occurred in such and such circumstances. It was just too much for me to suspend my disbelief in. Edited July 22, 2017 by Guest Quote
SpiritDragon Posted July 23, 2017 Report Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) This is a nightly read at my house lately! It's a lot of fun Edited July 23, 2017 by SpiritDragon Sunday21 and Connie 2 Quote
Sunday21 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Posted July 23, 2017 8 hours ago, SpiritDragon said: This is a nightly read at my house lately! It's a lot of fun I so want to read this! I may sneak into the kids section of my local chapters and explore. This is how I read Scaredy Squirrel. I have a number of family members with uncontrolled anxiety disorders. Now that I think about it, I should actually buy these books as therapy. I may start writing short stories about living with people with anxiety disorders as therapy. You cannot believe the phone calls that I have taken lately! SpiritDragon 1 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted September 22, 2017 Report Posted September 22, 2017 Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith. It's a great read about (surprise!) the Queen. It goes in depth about her relationships with her children and debunks several popular myths. While it hasn't always been cupcakes and roses with her children, there is hardly an estrangement. It also shoots down the myth that Prince Philip is a notorious womanizer. My only complaint is that the very end of the book talks too much about William and Kate. Strongly recommend. Quote
Vort Posted September 22, 2017 Report Posted September 22, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 12:03 PM, Just_A_Guy said: Currently reading "Parley Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism". It's pretty good. Pratt was an interesting guy. Did you read his autobiography? What did you think? Quote
Vort Posted September 22, 2017 Report Posted September 22, 2017 On 1/31/2017 at 11:11 AM, Connie said: Just finished The Lord’s Way by Dallin H. Oaks. That should probably be required reading for LDS members. It takes different topics (such as learning, criticism, litigation and contention), comparing and contrasting the Lord’s way versus the world’s way. It is very enlightening and relevant to our day. Does he mention competition? (50% joking, 50% serious) Quote
Just_A_Guy Posted September 22, 2017 Report Posted September 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Vort said: Did you read his autobiography? What did you think? I haven't, though Givens draws from it extensively. I'm still not done; but Givens' treatment of Pratt reminds me very much of McCullough's treatment of John Adams. Quote
Sunday21 Posted October 8, 2017 Report Posted October 8, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/books/review/a-highly-unlikely-scenario-by-rachel-cantor.html A really weird Book. All food franchises are run by competing schools of philosophy. Fights sometimes breakout between adherents. Takeoff of the seriousness of Starbucks? Quote
Connie Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Posted January 30, 2018 Last book I read was Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov. I liked it more than I thought I would. Quote
Vort Posted January 30, 2018 Report Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Connie said: Last book I read was Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov. I liked it more than I thought I would. Is that the one where Asimov has Raquel Welch get really small? Yeah, who didn't like that? Quote
Connie Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Vort said: Is that the one where Asimov has Raquel Welch get really small? Yeah, who didn't like that? Ha! I'm debating whether I should bother watching the movie or not. I'm guessing it's special effects are pretty cheesy. Vort 1 Quote
Sunday21 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) The Rules Of Magic by Hoffman Prequel to Practical Magic. Great! Edited January 31, 2018 by Sunday21 Quote
Guest Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) I just read No Country for Old Men by Cormack McCarthy. A book with a very good beginning, but goes downhill from there and has one of the least meaningful endings ever. Next stop: On the Road by Jack Kerouac! Edited January 31, 2018 by DoctorLemon Quote
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