I haven't posted for a while - actually I had 10 posts in draft but none of the pictures showed up in the entries. The pictures, in this case, were worth a 1000 words!
The reading bug has hit me! Here are a few of books I've finished this summer.
Silent Thunder by Katy Payne. A very interesting book about elephants and how their family groups help them survive. It also gave in-depth information on how they communicate - a kind of low frequency rumble. It got a little technical in parts. When the story came to end I felt sad ......... because we, as humans, know so little about the animals that live with us and in spite of us! We take them for granted and don't appreciate their spiritual qualities.
Population:485 by Michael Perry This book was great! It tells about life ...... in a small town .... through the eyes of a volunteer fireman. The author's style draws you into the town. I felt like he was sitting at my kitchen table just telling me about his day. I will give a warning ..... the ending made me gasp.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski Once in a while I will read a book ....that consumes me ..... I can't stop reading ....... I become part of the story, I'm watching it evolve but I stand off to the side, just far enough out of the storyview that the characters can't see me ....... That's what this book did! The author's word imagery was amazing - I felt like I had a "Viewmaster" that I could click with each passage. Yes, this is a dog story but it is so much more .... go to the Amazon link and you can read an essay by the author.
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