Tuesday 4~Summer Reading

 Summer Books

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Will you be reading this coming summer?
When the weather gets hot and humid so many stay indoors to keep cool and studies show that people read more in the summer.
How about you? Let's discuss it.


1. Do you have a favorite kind of book that you like in the summertime? What kind is it? Mystery? Bio?...

No particular kind, just whatever strikes my fancy as I go looking.  I do like cozy mysteries, and I also like historical fiction. I prefer Christian authors and publishers, but I will read other books if I can be assured they aren't full of foul language and too graphic descriptions.  I don't need to fill my head with that kind of trash.


2. Is there a book you return to again and again and if so why?

Well, besides the Bible, I'm trying to think of one. It used to be that I would try to wait at least five years between reading a book again so I wouldn't remember too much of the story to make it interesting. But nowadays I could probably read  the same book over and over again and not remember if I'd ever read it before or not. LOL.  I definitely enjoyed reading the Mitford series of books by Jan Karon, and wouldn't mind reading them over again, but I gave away all of my copies. I could check them out at the library I suppose. I hear she has a new one coming out in October, so I will be watching for that.

3. What book is better than the movie and what movie is better than the book??

The Guernsey Litierary and Potato Peel Pie Society was an excellent book, and it also became a movie, which I saw after reading the book. Although I loved the movie and the characters, it did leave some things out that were in the book and I was glad that I had read the book first so I understood the story better in the movie.

As far as a movie being better than a book, I am not sure.  Perhaps Anne of Green Gables with Megan Follows as Anne, and Little Women with Katharine Hepburn as Jo.  But truly, I don't think any movie can capture the full depth of Louisa May Alcott's book, Little Women, or capture the complete personality of Anne of Green Gables as did the author, Lucy Maud Montgomery.  

4. Do you have a list of books you are looking forward to reading this summer?

These books below are currently in my bookbag from the public library.  I have already finished reading these first two:

And I'm currently working on this one:

These were all three much BIGGER, thicker books than I normally read, especially those first two by Kate Morton. I've never read any of her books before, because I usually look for books that are from Christian publishers with a Christian author and theme.  The book by Tamera Alexander fits that description well, and it is so far so good, but it's taking me a while to really get into it.  The other two by Kate Morton turned out to be excellent, even if they weren't exactly what fits into my normal genre of reading.  They were definitely mysteries, with a lot of going back and forth between characters and into the past to figure out the whole story. And they were clean enough to meet my standards of what makes a decent book to read. LOL. No foul language or really steamy descriptions of relationships, so I actually enjoyed them both once I got into them, and I would probably read more from this author.  

I used to read a lot of non-fiction type books that have current authors and topics on faith, devotional style books and those that especially encourage us in our relationship with God and our fellow humans. And I certainly can always still use encouragement and education in that area of life, but I find that I mostly just enjoy reading for entertainment and relaxation nowadays. And our ladies' Bible study at church  and our adult Sunday School class usually helps to fill that need for growing in my faith and encouraging others. However, if a book is highly recommended and it is something I am interested in learning more about, I will "check it out".   Which, btw, is my usual manner of reading. I rarely buy a book these days, unless it is written by someone I know, like some of our blogging friends are published authors and I love to have copies of their books, but mostly I check out books from the library or, if I see something I want to read at a thrift store or yard sale that is reasonably priced, I will buy it and then donate it to the library when finished. I don't need any more books on my shelves.

I have found this scripture verse to be a helpful guide when choosing a book to read or a movie to watch. I know sometimes we can get hi-jacked when reading a book and discover part way through that it is not what we thought it was going to be and we can choose to put it down if it is offensive, or walk out of or turn off a movie if it bombards us with foul language and other things that are not fit for our minds and eyes to see. This is why I am choosey about the types of authors and publishers I look for when selecting a book.

Philippians 4:8 KJV

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Thank you, Annie, for another thought provoking Tuesday 4.  Sunshine and Blackie approve of this message. LOL.