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  • #1

    So I'm the web site "book pusher"

    O.K. So we don't have cable and I'm lonely after the baby goes down. Lord knows that the chores can wait one more day.



    I'm starting "Peace as a River" tonight. It received rave reviews off of Amazon.com. Anyone want to read it with me?



    Kelly
    In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.
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    I'm in!



    Kris

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    • #3
      Me too, I'll try to hit the bokstore tomorrow.

      Luanne
      Luanne
      wife, mother, nurse practitioner

      "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)

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      • #4
        I can't find this this book, who is the author?

        Luanne
        Luanne
        wife, mother, nurse practitioner

        "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)

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        • #5
          I can't find it either..........



          Kelly, when you get back, please help us out...



          Kris

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          • #6
            oops. Sorry.



            Title: Peace Like a River

            Author: Leif Enger



            If you hop onto http://www.amazon.com and have the search engine ferret out this book, you will be able to see a sample of the text and read some reviews. Ironically, I find that the customer reviews are more on point than the critical reviews. Anyway, this site is where I get a lot of reading suggestions--and then I go to the library or patronize a smaller local bookshop.



            I'm about 1/2 way through this book and I am very impressed by the prose. Coincidentally, the story takes place in small town Minnesota in the early 60's. The character is wholly believeable as he processes a unfortuitous turn of events.



            I'd love to hear what you think. Also, I'm ALWAYS looking for suggestions.



            Kelly




            In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.

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            • #7
              I put this book on my christmas wishlist.

              Luanne
              Luanne
              wife, mother, nurse practitioner

              "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)

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              • #8
                I just finished this book over vacation. Has anyone else read it? Any comments? (Oh how I long to join a book club and discussion group!)



                For me, the one thing that stands out about this book is the fusion of the fantastic with the ordinary. My second major in college was Spanish with an emphasis on Latin American literature. (Which, by the way, is a really useful job asset ) Anyway, I grew to love how the Latin authors embraced miracles as commonplace in real life. This author manages a few miracles without upsetting our Western pragmatic approach to life by employing a child as the narrator. Very clever!



                What turned you on (or off) about this book? What do you all think?



                Kelly



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                In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.

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                • #9
                  I put this book on my Christmas wish list. It looks like a great book and I look forward to reading it.

                  Luanne
                  Luanne
                  wife, mother, nurse practitioner

                  "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)

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                  • #10
                    Luanne,



                    If I'm totally honest with you, the one book that I would recommend above all others is "The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood". (See previous thread for author, her name is escaping me right now.) I think that you will LOVE this story, especially in light of your upbringing in the South.



                    By the way, I heard that they will be making a movie out of this one with Ashley Judd and Sandra Bullock. It should be good.



                    Kelly
                    In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.

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                    • #11
                      I just finished Peace Like a River last night. The book is so well written it is really a joy to just read the descriptions and see life from the perspective of the 11 yo narrator. Reading this book, I was waxing romantic about driving across North Dakota in the middle of winter! Books like this make me want to hop in the car and just drive.

                      I agree, Kelly, that the author does an amazing job of weaving miracles into the story without the reader having to second-guess or question them.

                      Highly recommended!

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                      • #12
                        wow

                        Kelly...a post from Nov 2001...you were still talking about Cade as the "baby" 8) Time flies, doesn't it.

                        Sorry...didn't want to hijack the thread...

                        kris
                        ~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
                        ~A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

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                        • #13
                          Kris,

                          Just the other day, I was thinking about how interesting it would be to look up some of my posts from two years ago...and how I see the world now. It is too bad that I didn't have this outlet ten years ago. I'm sure that I would be rolling on the floor laughing about my "views" of the world as a twenty year old. I sure did know it all back then.

                          And for the record, he will always be my baby. Someday, I'm sure his wife will be on some website talking about her MIL who continues to think that her baby boy is the best....and it will be me. And won't that be the rich irony of life?

                          What about you..Do you ever go back and read your posts from a few years ago and see how much you've grown. (And as a corollary, how different you view things now?)

                          This place is such a tool for self-growth.

                          Kelly
                          In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.

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