A bestseller, midwest historical murder, you know?…for when I’m in that sort of mood.

I picked this reread up yesterday, he has a way of explaining the human condition in scientific terms that can humble someone who thinks they have it all figured out. I guess I figure I need to be reminded.

Ted Kooser…our own poet laureate from Garland, NE! I finished The Glass Castle before the game and I had nothing else in my purse to read so I stopped in Hastings in Fremont on the way to the game in Tekamah to pick up a book quick and this was the first thing my hand went to. The first sentence in the preface had me hooked and I’ve been wanting to read everything he’s written for a while now: “Contrary to what out-of-state tourists might tell you, Nebraska isn’t flat but slightly tilted, like a long church-basement table with the legs on one end not perfectly snapped in place, not quite enough of a slant for the tuna-and-potato chip casseroles to slide off into the Missouri River.” I can’t wait for the rest! We got rained out in Tekamah, so my copy has a little water damage…now it doesn’t look so new….. all is, once again, right with my world.

It’s July 10th and I’ve enjoyed every word like I predicted. The short excerpts and ponderings are perfect for any mood and I laughed out loud on several occassions. My favorite parts of the book were the many “As the Bohemians say…” anecdotes scattered throughout. He’s amazing….I’m a bit of an author groupie as well.

Just finished this today; 29 May 07, and I will be sending it right out to you Erin…you’ll love it. It made me consider the memoir I’ve been working on for the past 10 years…I’m sure if any one of the other kids were to write it they would see our history differently. Interesting and heartbreaking. Recommend for a darker summer read.

Erin’s suggestion: so far extremely entertaining in a dark, humorously sadistic fashion and I would expect no less from Erin. Thanks sis, can’t wait to finish it and discuss. (Finished it…it was okay…more to it than I thought there would be, Er; we can discuss the biblical connection later).

QPBC pick: poetic, prophetic. They claimed it would change my life but I’ve not seen that sort of epiphany as of yet. I’ll keep you posted.

It’s the end of July ’07 and I drug my semi-conscious self through this one. To me, this book is kind of akin to the bible, in the sense that, you really have to read a couple of pages or a chapter alongside someone else and then discuss it. It’s not a book that you read cover to cover and expect to retain all of the philosophical undertones that are trying to surface; the story is not the purpose. I hope I’m interpreting that correctly, not much of a philosopher unless I have a couple of beers in me. 🙂 If one of you would like to borrow it, read it, and discuss it…..let me know…..I’m game.

A classic, I listened to Jean discuss it when she was reading it for her college course and I had to borrow it. (Finished it last night…loved it until the end when it turned into a propaganda paper about the wonders of Socialism. Really making me rethink my current place of employment and it’s history.)

My personal heroine, couldn’t pass them up but haven’t had a lot of time to get into these yet….have to get past the first 30 pages before I roll.

My personal hero, reading Mr. Carter’s works helps me to realize that I should be able to find peace with any of the situations I find myself in daily if he can visualize it and make it happen with all of the global and national situations he has been in.

Jason’s pick probably two years ago now, still trying to get through it, interesting but heavy reading for this simple, small town girl. Don’t worry, I take better care of my books than I do myself.