I even have a special bookmark for each one. And as you can tell, I'm not very far into any of them, even the ones that I started months ago.
Here's a little summary of them for you. I'll go in the order that I started reading them in.
Book #1: Isle of Fire by Wayne Thomas Batson
I bought this book solely because I liked the cover. Isn't it beautiful? I was walking by the fiction aisle in my school bookstore one day when this cover jumped out at me. I LOVE anything pirate-y, and this is exactly that! After reading the back of the cover, I realized that this was the 2nd book in a series, so naturally I had to read the 1st book first. I bought this one and immediately bought Isle of Swords from Barnes & Noble when I got home.
I enjoyed the first book quite a bit, but I'm not liking this one as much. I think it's mainly because the author is focusing more on different characters than the ones from the 1st book. But, if you're in the mood for a pirate adventure story, you can give this series a try.
Book #2: Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
I had heard from several people that this was a good book, so I started reading it as part of my morning devotionals. I'm really enjoying it.
Book #3: By the Light of My Kerosene Lamp by Ivah Heneise
This little book is a collection of letters that Ivah wrote while living in Haiti as a missionary, starting in 1947. She and her husband moved there as newlyweds and started a small Christian college. They had 4 children and raised them there.
Now, one of their daughters is a nursing professor at my school, and the other one still lives in their house in Haiti. I met the daughter in Haiti when I went on my missions trip this summer. She read us an exerpt from the book, and I knew I had to read the rest once I got home. It was difficult to find a copy since it's out of print, but I was able to order one online.
I absolutely LOVE this book! The letters are so well-written and touching. I definitely recommend that you read it if you can find a copy.
Book #4: Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
If you didn't already know, I'm going to study abroad in South Africa next semester! I chose this book off of a list of suggested readings for South Africa study abroad students. It's an autobiography of a young man who grew up in South Africa in the midst of apatheid.
I haven't gotten very far into it, but so far it's an extremely sad story. I can't believe that people really live like this still.
Book #5: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
I read this book when I was a junior in high school for a book report, and loved it. When I got Barnes & Noble gift cards for my birthday, I knew this had to be one of my purchases because I had been wanting to read it again for a while. The problem was that I was already in the middle of reading all these other books, so I figured I would set this one aside for a couple years.
Recently, I didn't want to read Kaffir Boy just before going to bed because it was too sad, and I was suddenly in the mood to read Wuthering Heights instead, so I started it (not that it's much happier). Every once in a while I get in the mood to read it (especially when it's really windy outside) and I pick it up again.
Book #6: Crazy Love by Francis Chan
I bought this a while ago because the author is one of my favorite speakers from my school's chapel sessions. I hadn't started reading it though, because again, I was already reading all of these other books. But, Francis spoke in chapel at the beginning of October, and of course I wanted to start reading his book after hearing him once again. I haven't picked it up since then, but I intend to pretty soon.
And if all this wasn't enough, I started reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy while I was baby-sitting in the spring because the little girl's dad recommended it to me.
I don't own a copy myself, though, and I stopped baby-sitting a while ago, before finishing the book. The problem is, the movie adaptation will be in theaters in two weeks, and I wanted to finish the book before I see the movie!
I was excited to find the book at the library two weeks ago, so I checked it out and added it to all the rest of these books that I'm reading. And surprisingly, I managed to finish it on Sunday!!! It was pretty sad, and the ending seemed kind of abrupt, but overall it was very good. I'm just proud that I finally finished a book! Now I just have 6 more to go.... Time to get reading!
P.S. Shane Claiborne spoke at my school this morning, and now I want to start reading his book (Irresistible Revolution), which I own, too! But I've convinced myself that I have enough to read already, so I'm not going to start on it, yet.
That was MY kind of post! I, too, am reading several books at once. I keep trying to put the library ones ahead of the ones I own since I have to return them soon,but I'm like you.....it depends on my mood. Thank goodness library books can easily be renewed online!
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