Sunday Salon from APOOO, Fast Forward/Rewind November 2008
By APOOO • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Sunday Salon •
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Share with us the books you read during the month of November.
42–God Gave Me Some Bad Advice by Byron Harmon–4.0
43–Whiskey Road by Karen Siplin–3.0
44–Rhythms of Grace by Marilyn Griffin–3.0
45–Ms. Etta’s Fast House by Victor McGlothin–3.5
46–The Naked Truth by Marvelyn Brown–4.0/4.5
47–Sinful Too by Victor McGlothin–4.0
48–Book of Lies by Brad Metzer–4.0/4.5
49–The Smart One and the Pretty One by Claire LaZebnik–3.5
50–The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent–4.0
51–House and Home by Kathleen McCleary–3.0
52–Testimony by Anita Shreve–4.0/4.5
53–Matrimony by Joshua Henkin–
54–Sweetsmoke by David Fuller–In Progress; will finish today.
55–Water of Elephants by Sara Gruen–In Progress; will finish today.
56–Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels-Young–In Progress; will finish today.
Total Read: 15
What was your favorite book and why?
Testimony by Anita Shreve. I loved the storyline; theme. It was one of the most unique, creatively crafted storylines that I have read this year. From start to finish this book held my attention. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to see what would happen next. A storyline centered around sexual assault, three boys/one underage girl at an elite, private school in New England made for a juicy, tell-all, sensational tabloid plot. One act, one moment in time affected so many lives, including school administrators, students, parents and a high school basketball team. I felt like I was a fly-on-the wall while reading this book was told successfully in first and third person POV as well as one second person POV. I highly recommend this read to others who desire to read a compelling and engrossing tale with multiple point-of-views.
What was your least favorite book? Why?
It was a toss up between Whiskey Road, House and Home and Rhythms of Grace. While they weren’t the worst books I’ve ever read and they weren’t really bad books, actually there are a number of folks who really enjoyed these books, they just didn’t hold my interest and it was impossible for me to read any of them in one sitting…or to feel like I needed to.
Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman
Midnight by Sister Souljah (APOOO December BOM)
The List by Sherri Lewis
Hood Life by Meesha Mink and De’Nesha Diamond
That Devil’s No Friend of Mine by J. D. Mason
Rush Home Road by Lori Larsen
Too Much of a Good Thing by JJ Murray
What We All Long For by Dionne Brand
The Island of Eternal Love Daina Chaviano
The Story of Edward Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man by Claudia Mair
Death, Deceit and Some Smooth Jazz by Claudia Mair
Deadly Charming by Claudia Mair Burney
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Gather Together in My Name was the last book I read…I think, lol! It was a great book and while I almost guessed the outcome, I was still thrown off – which I like about a lot a books I read.
Hopefully this week I will get to buy a couple more books including Eric Jerome Dickey’s latest and Midnight…I have to replace my copy of Coldest WInter because someone took it out of my room and I have not seen it since…which is making me stingy with loaning books out!
I am going to browse through the non-fiction areas this time too…I am leaning more and more in that area now than I’ve ever did.
Hey Lisa I recommend the following non-fiction books:
God Gave Me Some Bad Advice by Byron Harmon
The Naked Truth by Marvelyn Brown
Yeah The Naked Truth I do plan on getting because a friend told me about this young lady and her story.
I will also check out your second recommendation
Lisa, it is truly the Naked Truth I was honestly shocked at how ‘ignorant’ young folks today still are about HIV/AIDS…it’s really sad, shocking and eye-opening.
PS–If I go to the hospital and the doctor says ‘you have pneumonia’ and I’m in my early teens/20s…single…am sexually active with multiple partners…the first thing I’m going to ask for is a HIV/AIDS test!
Definitely!
I walked away from a guy who admitted that he has two side chicks. he is 32 and the chicks are 25 and 29. I already get tested. and when he thought I would still consider being with him I told him to grow the hell up!
Share with us the books you read during the month.
Officer Down – Mo Shines
Sinful Desires – Ty Goode
Chante’s Song – Donneil D. Jackson
Desperate Hoodwives – Mink & Diamond
Gangsta Bitch – Sonny F. Black
Dirty Little Angel – Erica Hilton
What was your favorite book and why? Chante’s Song. Full of drama and plenty of laughs.
What was your least favorite book? Why? It was a good month. Enjoyed them all.
What books do you plan to read next month? Hopefully… finish Eva II First Lady of Sin (Storm), Dying for Revenge (EJD), A Drug Dealer’s Dream (Tremayne Johnson) and A Deal with Death (Endy).
Ms. Toni´s last blog post..OOSA Online Book Club gave 4 stars to: Desperate Hoodwives
Cold Hearted by Beverly Barton
Trouble In My Way by Michelle Simpson
Bachelor Degree by Judith Marks-White
The Death and Life of Gabriel Phillips by Stephen Baldwin
The Journey Home by Linda Ford
Collateral Damage by Fern Michaels
Through the Storm: A Family’s
Frontier Courtship by Valerie Hansen
Favorite: Trouble In My Way. Just the kind of book I wish I’d had as a teenager trying to grow in my faith.
Least Favorite: Collateral Damage. Although it’s a good story, it’s clearly part of a series and I kept feeling like I would enjoy it more had I read the other books first.
For December: Dark Pursuit by Brandilyn Collins, Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels-Young, Cutting Loose by Nadine Dajani, Pecking Order by Omar Tyree, Love Finds You In Snowball, Arkansas by Sandie Bricker
PatriciaW´s last blog post..Catching Up and Book Giveaway