Comments on: What Are You Reading?

By: Mrs Mary M Brown

Mrs Mary M Brown — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:02:35 +0000

I am reading The Amen Sisters so far, I am enjoying the book. I would like to know of others books you think I would enjoy.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:36:59 +0000

Cheryl, thanks for joining in the discussion. We appreciate new voices joining in so make yourself at home.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:56:09 +0000

Angela,

I’m responding to the question for this week. I am presently reading “The Amen Sisters”.

Geigh, I was thinking about purchasing “Sunday Brunch” and/or “Soul Matters”, which of the two do you recommend.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:35:04 +0000

Sigrun, you may have hit upon something. Next week’s question will be what is the best book you’ve read recently that’s not Christian fiction. What a great idea! I’m glad you felt free to list the general fiction titles you’d read. I didn’t even think about it. I tend to read a lot and widely, but I’ve really restricted the discussion here to Christian fiction. So maybe we’ll take a day a week and talk about other things that we’re reading, or things that we’re reading in addition to Christian fiction. Again, thanks for the idea.

By: Sigrun

Sigrun — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:20:00 +0000

Angela, that’s one of the reasons I don’t have a blog myself. It’s like the writing. I can’t come up with anything to talk to people about but I can give opinions (LOL), at least on some matters. And when I do start spouting off, I can’t seem to stop. Most of the comments others give are one word or 1 or 2 sentences long. Mine–well, sometimes they’re longer than the original blog entry.

Most people like to talk about what they’re reading. It might be “intimidating” for some that you as a Christian writer might expect them to be reading just Christian books. If they’ve been following your look at the past, they should know that you’ve written other things as well. I must admit that I was a little timid about writing that I’m presently not reading anything overtly Christian. So far Marliss has definitely stayed true to her convictions in the characters’ actions without revealing any real Christian motives or thoughts. But I’m only about 1/3 through the book.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:48:03 +0000

Well, it’s almost midnight. The web counter reports more than 200 visits and more than 2200 hits for today, yet only two comments. I think I’ll keep trying to find something you all want to talk about. I know you’re out there. I’m gonna find you.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:52:35 +0000

Thanks, Sigrun and Geigh, for getting the ball started here. I haven’t read your two books, Sigrun, but I have read, Soul Matters, one of Geigh’s. I’ve met the author, who’s wonderful, and I very much enjoyed the book.

Now to those of you reading this post, it’s 11am CT and the web counter says the site has had over 100 visitors (over 800 hits) in since midnight last night. This means the counter is WAAAY off or some of you are not telling us what you’re reading.

So, I’ll ask again. Just take a moment and write a brief line. If you’re not reading anything, just say, “Hi.”

By: Geigh

Geigh — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:04:59 +0000

Angela, I’ve experienced the SAME THING!! I ordered ALL these Christian fiction books, and now I’m going through a season where that’s not really what I want to read. But when I WAS in that season, I was reading 2-4 Christian fiction books a week. My all-time favorite is The Amen Sisters. Other GREAT ones are Sunday Brunch and Soul Matters. Sunday Brunch was so wonderful, and most of us can relate to one of these sisters. Angela, if you read Sunday Brunch OR Soul Matters, tell me what you think.

By: Sigrun

Sigrun — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:20:35 +0000

Since I like romantic suspense and adventure to take my mind off certain more unpleasant aspects of my life, I just finished reading “On the Run” by Iris Johansen. It’s got horses, a child prodigy, a former CIA operative who has become a legend, someone who insists she’s *not* a horse whisperer and an evil villain in it. Not exactly Christian reading material but the child and the horses were definitely remarkably well portrayed. It’s also very suspenseful. Well, with an evil villain, it would have to be.

I’ve just started “Forget Me Not” a series of 3 (so far) SEAL books by Marliss Melton, an up and coming writer who has a strong Christian outlook. I don’t know yet how much it shows in her books. That’s one thing I’m trying to find out. I started corresponding with her because of the similarity with my sister’s somewhat unusual name spelled Marlis. Almost all of my own books are buried in the bowels of the basement and I’m just hoping that the rats I heard down there didn’t chew or uh…you know…them. All these books are from the library.