Wow! I am utterly amazed at how close
"Show Boat" the book follows the original
"Show Boat" movie - the black and white movie (and the original play). I have always wanted to read
"Show Boat" by Edna Ferber and I finally did. The only difference between the movie and the book was in the book Gaylord never comes back, her father dies when Kim is 4 and after Gaylord leaves, Magnolia and her mother never speak to each other again. Otherwise it sticks pretty closely to the original movie and the play that was a hit on Broadway in the 1930's. It was a bit of a downer and I can't decide if I want to read anymore of Edna Ferber's books. I remember my parent's reading
"Cimarron" and some of her other books when I was younger. Maybe I will try them - if I can find them.
"A Gift of Grace" was a free download on my Kindle. It is a beautiful story about a woman that becomes the guardian of her two nieces. Rebecca is Amish and her two nieces are not. The younger niece happily accepts the Amish ways but the older one rebels consciously and sub-consciously. In the meantime the girls cause problems with Rebecca's marriage. It was a very good book and I highly recommend it. I am getting the next book in the series.
"Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell is a book that I cannot recommend. I was so looking forward to this book. I have been on the waiting list for this book for 6 months. Almost every page has the 'f-bomb' on it! Sometimes two and three times. I only went 89 pages before I got fed up. So for me it was a very big disappointment. I don't like foul language in a person I am talking too and I don't like foul language in my books. I may not be able to stop someone from speaking the words but I can quit reading the words. That is the choice I made.
I know what you are thinking - another Mossy Creek book. Sadly
"Critters of Mossy Creek" is the seventh in the series and the latest one. I will have to patiently wait for Belle Books to come out the with the next book in the series. I can't wait! By the way - I highly recommend this book too!
"The Lone Star Cafe" by Lisa Wingate was a wonderful book! I loved every minute I spent reading it. It took place between Killeen Texas and Austin. The story line was fun, the setting was pure Texas and I highly recommend the book. However, if you don't love Texas as much as I do - you probably won't love the book like did.
"Ella Minnow Pea" was a book that Heidi recommended on her blog. I was intrigued and ordered it from the library. I highly recommend it. The reviews says you will laugh out loud. I - like Heidi - found nothing
'laugh out loud' funny in it. It was was not a tragic book but a thought provoking book. I have been pondering it ever since I finished it. In fact I would say that for such a little book - it packs quite a punch!
Wow! I am utterly amazed at how close "Show Boat" the book follows the original "Show Boat" movie - the black and white movie (and the original play). I have always wanted to read "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber and I finally did. The only difference between the movie and the book was in the book Gaylord never comes back, her father dies when Kim is 4 and after Gaylord leaves, Magnolia and her mother never speak to each other again. Otherwise it sticks pretty closely to the original movie and the play that was a hit on Broadway in the 1930's. It was a bit of a downer and I can't decide if I want to read anymore of Edna Ferber's books. I remember my parent's reading "Cimarron" and some of her other books when I was younger. Maybe I will try them - if I can find them.
"A Gift of Grace" was a free download on my Kindle. It is a beautiful story about a woman that becomes the guardian of her two nieces. Rebecca is Amish and her two nieces are not. The younger niece happily accepts the Amish ways but the older one rebels consciously and sub-consciously. In the meantime the girls cause problems with Rebecca's marriage. It was a very good book and I highly recommend it. I am getting the next book in the series.
"Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell is a book that I cannot recommend. I was so looking forward to this book. I have been on the waiting list for this book for 6 months. Almost every page has the 'f-bomb' on it! Sometimes two and three times. I only went 89 pages before I got fed up. So for me it was a very big disappointment. I don't like foul language in a person I am talking too and I don't like foul language in my books. I may not be able to stop someone from speaking the words but I can quit reading the words. That is the choice I made.
I know what you are thinking - another Mossy Creek book. Sadly "Critters of Mossy Creek" is the seventh in the series and the latest one. I will have to patiently wait for Belle Books to come out the with the next book in the series. I can't wait! By the way - I highly recommend this book too!
"The Lone Star Cafe" by Lisa Wingate was a wonderful book! I loved every minute I spent reading it. It took place between Killeen Texas and Austin. The story line was fun, the setting was pure Texas and I highly recommend the book. However, if you don't love Texas as much as I do - you probably won't love the book like did.
"Ella Minnow Pea" was a book that Heidi recommended on her blog. I was intrigued and ordered it from the library. I highly recommend it. The reviews says you will laugh out loud. I - like Heidi - found nothing 'laugh out loud' funny in it. It was was not a tragic book but a thought provoking book. I have been pondering it ever since I finished it. In fact I would say that for such a little book - it packs quite a punch!
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