Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris

This book is not for the easily offended or those that don’t enjoy the occasional (or frequent) f-bomb. If you are not one of these people and you enjoy biting, witty, stories then this is the book for you. I have read one of his previous books ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’ and found it very fun, so I would recommend that one as well. His books are collections of short stories. I actually downloaded this one as an audio book and listened to it while doing a monotonous task @ work that didn’t require my brain too much. I TOTALLY recommend this as an audio book because it is read by David Sedaris and I don’t think just reading it would have the same effect. He does his little imitations of people and family members that although would be funny read, are so much better heard.

The Shack

I finished The Shack yesterday and I really liked it. It's a great story of how God never forgets us in our times of need and great despair. I think you should all read it. It got a bit wordy at times, but I don't know if that is because I just didn't understand some of it because I got bored by all the descriptions and explanations of everything, but I really liked it and bawled like a baby several times while reading the book. Anyway read the synopsis and then read the book. I think you'll like it.

A Great and Terrible Beauty

This is the first book in the 'Gemma Doyle' trilogy. It is a decent read, but is a young adult novel and reads as such. The story is not as compelling as the 'Twilight' series, but in actuality, the writing is a bit better and not as repetitive. Here is a little info from wikipedia:

A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first novel in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. It is told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the late 1800s.
Gemma leaves her home in India after her mother dies for a boarding school in England. Once there, she is plagued by clairvoyant visions as she looks into the magical secrets of the school with her three friends Felicity Worthington, Pippa Cross and Ann Bradshaw.

Oh yeah, one of the characters last name is Cross, so HOLLA!! I purchased the whole series without reading any of them, so I am committed to finishing it. So I will give my opinions on the other two books at a later date.

The Book of Lies - Brad Meltzer

This book is a nice little thriller/action read. It was not very deep and was no Da Vinci Code, it felt a little like that's what it was trying to be, but maybe that's just the genre and I really enjoyed the Da Vinci Code so my standards are a bit high. I read it fairly quickly and did enjoy it, so I would recommend it, but I usually like to come away from a book feeling a little more enlightened or at least have an idea to ponder upon. Aw, just read it and enjoy.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Yes, the name of this book does sound like it may be a Nancy Drew story, but it is not. It is a nice little book written as a series of letters between an author and members of the aforementioned Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. You will also learn a bit of history, such as the fact the the English Channel Island of Guernsey was occupied during the Nazi's during WWII. I did enjoy this book and I knew I would enjoy it when I opened it and saw that there was a beautiful blue ribbon attached to the book to use as a place holder. This is a book about and for people who love books and love to read.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

I finished reading this book recently, before that Oprah put it on her book list. This story is so well written and fluid. I just recommend getting the book and reading it. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, read the synopsis or the book jacket, it gives WAY to much away. Just read the book, and enjoy the story.

The Shack

Okay so I just started reading The Shack. I'm only on page 66, but I'm hooked. I already highly recommend this book to all of you. It has gotten so many great reviews, so i'll post a more complete post when I am done reading it, which will be tomorrow probably seeing as how I can't put it down.

The Lace Reader

Well, I finally finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. It was a decent enough book. It took me quite a while to feel like I was really into the meat of the story, I would say probably halfway was when the story started to get interesting. I don’t know if it was just my mood when I was reading it or what, but it seemed kind of disconnected. The story takes place in Salem, Mass. but it is not a story about witches, although there are some in the book. It is more of a murder-mystery, but not really. Am I really selling you on it? The Lace Readers are fictional fortune-tellers who look into a piece of lace and through the patterns see the future. The idea of lace reading is kind of cool and just from reading the book you would believe it was a totally real thing, as real as palm-reading or tarot cards. It has some pretty good reviews on Amazon.com and I just entered to win a Lace Reader trip to Salem, so if I do win the trip, then it was the greatest book ever written and I loved it whole-heartedly.

Twilight Series Review?

Okay, Okay... I am a little bit obsessed with the Twilight series and I want to know how you other gals feel about it? Are you also so involved in the book that you feel like you know what's best for the characters? Do you dream of being a "good" vampire? Do you find yourself more frisky then usual?? Are you in love with Edward? Do you read the books over and over again?? Am I the only one?? Am I crazy? Is anyone else counting down the days until Twilight the movie is out? I think something's wrong with me... but I LIKE it!

The Lace Reader - on pause

I got this new book called 'The Lace Reader' and started reading it and was not very far into it, when my friend informed me she had finished 'Breaking Dawn' and I could borrow it from her. So, needless to say, but I will say it anyway, I am reading 'Breaking Dawn' and have put the Lace Reader on hold for a bit. May I just say, that I am probably more in love with the cover art on these books than I am with the books. I am just in like with the books but don't tell them because they think I am in love with them and I don't want to hurt their feelings.

Another Stephenie Meyer Book

Okay so I'm reading The Host now. I think it will be the last Stephenie Meyer book I read for a really long time. I'm not very far into it at all, but I like it so far. I'll keep you posted. Time to get a new list of recommendations from you other avid readers.

New Books

Hello All!
I have to admit that I, too, picked up the new Stephanie Myer book yesterday. I am only about 50 pages into it so far and my goal is to get it read before the baby comes. So far, so good. I know my Mom is reading it too, and she is quite a bit further than I am. Before "Breaking Dawn" came out, I was reading a book called "devil in the White City." It's about the Chicago World's Fair in 1840 something and the events that surrounded it as well as tells the story of this crazy doctor who killed a bunch of women during the fair. I have really enjoyed it so far. I will try to get a list together of my top ten and get it posted here soon. Thanks for setting up the blog, Sarah, this is going to be awesome!!!!
Faeth

Ras-tas-tic

Hey ya'll, this blog is for the Rasmussen Clan. Please post books you are currently reading or have read with a summary and what you love about it. I think it will be really cool to see what everyone is reading and sometimes you just need a suggestion for a good book. You don't even have to be original about with the summary, just cut and paste it from Amazon.com but it would be great to let us know what you thought about it, even if you didn't like it. Laurel and I were talking about starting this blog at the reunion and we wanted to do a recipe blog as well, so I guess for now if you want to post and share recipes please feel free to do it on this blog. Peace out.
p.s. I want to give Allison some credit because reading her blog entry about the twilight series inspired me to get this thing going!