Well, I finally finished my gigantic book: What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe. This tells the story of America in the early 1800s. It is 800 pages packed with detail. Howe writes like he is telling a fireside story. This book avoids making an argument in any direction, but simply explains the transformation of America. It is interesting and full of facts. There were a few parts where Howe seemed to get side tracked and some parts of chapters didn't seem to fit together. Overall, I enjoyed it. WARNING: Not for the faint of heart. It is meaty!
I also read Ree Drummond's Black Heels to Tractor Wheels last week. Ree writes a blog called The Pioneer Woman. Her book tells the story of how she met her husband and their courtship. Her style is blunt and frank. She tells it like it is in an open manner that people can relate to. She is real and easy to relate to. I love reading her blog and I loved reading her story even more.
To highlight the week, we traveled to Montana to meet The Pioneer Woman. My sister Kori blogged about it here. Check out the pictures and captions. It was a great weekend. My mom, dad, Kori, Cache, and cousin Mat all made the trek. It was fun to hang out with my Grandparents, Aunt Lynn, Uncle Greg, Counsin Josh, and see Great Falls. I love that town. It was a great weekend with family, fun, and memories.
Thanks to everyone!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Book Review February 28-March 4
Well, this last week has been chaotic! I did not read a full book and I did not post about my book from the week before!
EPIC FAILURE!
I did however, organize a the rally at the Capitol steps, conduct three interviews, speak at the rally, teach school, clean my house, and workout 4 times. So I guess the week wasn't a total failure.
Last week I read, A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce.
I did not like it at all. I thought it was slow developing, the main characters lacked personality and relatability, and the story just seemed predictable. I am in the minority in my critique. The students at school love the book. It was posted as a nominee for many awards. It is spin on the story of Rumplelstilskin set in America in the 1800's. Again, I didn't like it, but you might. Check it out.
EPIC FAILURE!
I did however, organize a the rally at the Capitol steps, conduct three interviews, speak at the rally, teach school, clean my house, and workout 4 times. So I guess the week wasn't a total failure.
Last week I read, A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce.
I did not like it at all. I thought it was slow developing, the main characters lacked personality and relatability, and the story just seemed predictable. I am in the minority in my critique. The students at school love the book. It was posted as a nominee for many awards. It is spin on the story of Rumplelstilskin set in America in the 1800's. Again, I didn't like it, but you might. Check it out.
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