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More books I love–

Forgot this one.  Written from the point of view of a teen with autism.  Really gives a different perspective on how people see the world.

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Some Christian fiction that is really good:

• Black, Red, and White (The Circle Trilogy) by Ted Dekker
• Three by Ted Dekker (oh, I get all giddy just thinking of the exciting climax of this book!)
• This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti (I love Peretti’s writing, but after a few books you begin to wonder if anyone causes problems in our world other than Satan worshipers.  I’d think casual Christians or other “feel-gooders” would be more threatening to most of us in real life.)

We are heading to the beach this week and I have several books to work on while I’m there.

I have been carrying around The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett for several months now.  While it has been great for bicep curls (976 pages!), I have yet to read the first page.  Just seems a little intimidating.  Maybe I’ll crack it on vacation.

I’m desperate to read the only Jen Lancaster book I haven’t gotten to — Bright Lights, Big Ass.  They don’t even have it at my local library.  How bassackward is that?

Just started Sex, Lies, and the Media by the mother-daughter Everson team.  I think it will wind up making me very uncomfortable with what I allow into my home via the TV and internet, which is probably a good thing.  Sugar Daddy has been trying to get me to cancel the cable TV for a while.  This book may convince me.