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I move quickly when I'm genuinely interested And I wasn't disappointed one bit. And yes it is safe to say that I will read the sequel. Not sure if my library has it, and I won't be home for awhile to borrow it so that might limit me Oh yeah I definitely have to read the second one. I'm so thankful that I was introduced to the book because it was truly great. Wow that's awesome. That means it has a lot of good courtroom stuff in it. It is over 600 pages, so I could see how some of it would have to be pre-trial. I'm interested in that kind of thing too, so I hope that I can get into it. Which ones have you read if you remember?

Great Review! But now I have that annoying song "Zombie" stuck in my head

I was going to say, I saw you post about Chrome needing the "x", but I've never had that problem and always put that handy line break between the quote box and text. Hopefully it permanently works now!

Maybe he was referring to Nazism viewing it as a perversion? Or he's just someone that was conservative in the 1960s when even being black was viewed as "wrong". Either way this book sounds good. I think I have intended on reading it at some point but I'm not sure. It's always good to read about history

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Summary An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest: to find out if he is capable of true love. Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired for romance. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a “wonderful” husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and he embarks upon The Wife Project. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which he approaches all things, Don sets out to find the perfect partner. She will be punctual and logical—most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver. Yet Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also beguiling, fiery, intelligent—and on a quest of her own. She is looking for her biological father, a search that a certain DNA expert might be able to help her with. Don's Wife Project takes a back burner to the Father Project and an unlikely relationship blooms, forcing the scientifically minded geneticist to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie—and the realization that love is not always what looks good on paper. The Rosie Project is a moving and hilarious novel for anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of overwhelming challenges. Opinions This was such a fun and easy read. I enjoyed reading it and getting into the characters so much. Don is such a lovable character and watching him take his journey to find love or something close to it is so interesting. There are times that I feel so bad for him that I almost wanted to cry, because of how other people treated him, but he was always either oblivious or used to the way people acted. That part was kind of sad. Overall it was an unconventional love story that definitely brought out a lot of emotion. It had me entertained until the very last page. Not sure what else to say about it. I just liked it so much and I usually find it harder to talk about books I really liked than ones I didn't so much Rating

Recently started a new book (last night). Jodi Picoult again This one is called Change of Heart and it's about a murderer on death row for killing a little girl and her dad.

Yeah I wouldn't be able to do easter weekend either. I will be in Florida the whole week before on Vacation and then Easter day we have a meal as a family. I do have that monday off. We don't call it second easter, we just say easter monday

Yes thanks for fixing it. And yeah she is a pretty cool teacher. She gets all sorts of stuff at Christmas, end of the year, and teacher appreciation week. It makes up for the fact that teachers aren't well compensated here. Still blaming you for the books

I've heard great things about that one and have always wanted a physical copy. I finally got around to buying one Thank you! Good one! I would post a picture, but I haven't even taken a picture with it on. Like I said, I'm terrible at these things. Oh really? I was hoping it would be really good. It would be my first Grisham, but I really want to read more courtroom drama type stuff and I know he's good at that. I'll definitely let you know what happens if I make it through

I don't know if Paine's arguments could be used today as an argument for California to break off from the US just because a lot of what he writes is based on the fact that the King was tyrannical and the system was broken so badly that it could not be reversed. However I can't say that this won't happen in the US. We are already kind of headed down the road of weird political systems mixing. It will all depend on the next President and how he chooses to proceed. I guess in the end, I think that Paine's writing is universally true for a group (country, state, county, region, etc.) that is tyrannically controlled. It becomes necessary and common sense to dissolve that relationship and start anew. As for that second question, I intended on answering it but completely forgot. The one about why founding fathers found it so radical? The main reason was that the founding fathers wanted freedom, but they also wanted a country that would last a long time. They were Englishmen and had seen how great and powerful England had been for so many years, so they didn't want to throw away everything that England did. That's why our constitution and bill of rights are very similar to the English bill of rights and Magna Carta. Paine, on the other hand, called for an almost anarchic government with a little bit of democracy thrown in. The first few years of the United States under the Articles of Confederation are pretty similar to the government that Paine wanted to the United States to have. Pretty soon after the Articles were in effect, the leaders of the country realized that the government was too weak and the country was more like 13 small countries than one country, so they set out to fix the Articles of Confederation. Then they decided to completely scrap it and start on a Constitution.

Just ordered three books off amazon. Shame on me. A Time to Kill by John Grisham The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen I thought I did pretty well spending wise. Only $15ish for these three books. And half of that was the Grisham book.

Wow Only Ever Yours sounds really interesting. And dark. And depressing. Definitely adding it to my wishlist!

Kind of off topic, but I saw this about magnetic bookmarks and it reminded me how cool I thought they were when my mom got some from one of her students. So I went and ordered some on amazon. And since I was on amazon anyway, I ordered three books You are all bad influences me

It amazes me so much how quickly you read What are you planning on reading next?

I've read about 80 pages of The Rosie Project. I wish I could have read more, but it has been a busy weekend. Spent almost the whole day at my niece and nephew's birthday party, which was fun. But I'm hoping to read a lot tonight. It's great

Going naked would be cheaper, but probably not acceptable Yes, I did find a dress. It is strapless and light blue. I really like it despite not being the type of girl that falls in love with dresses and stuff I'm glad I read them. They were fantastic. And thanks They add a little fun to my reviews The Presidents don't necessarily have to acknowledge God, but at the end of the oath they say "So help me God" purely because Washington did it and every President since him has. I wouldn't be surprised if in the near future a President does not say it. I don't agree about the United States being fifty groups. It is still very much a union. However recent issues such as gay marriage and marijuana use that have been in the news are decided by the state. The U.S. tries to balance states rights and being one united country, and I think we do a pretty good job of it. After the Civil War, it was an issue that was addressed and mostly solved. In the end, it is important to know that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Well I'm flattered that you think I'm older than I am based on my intellect, but yeah I'm in high school. I do take some college courses that are offered at my school. They are dual credit, so I get college credit and high school credit. Seriously this is a huge compliment Thank you

The author uses history to back up his theory about independence being common sense. The biggest analogy that he uses is when the Israelites in the Bible go along great and conquer many other nations without a king, but when they ask for a king God is angry. Basically saying that God intended for people to not be governed by kings. He also had a lot to say about the way royalty is passed through bloodlines. How unnatural it is for someone to be handed power by nothing they did. As for the creation of a new country rather than try to mend the issues with Britain, he argued that attempting to purely mend the breaks and cracks that were going on between the two groups would only be a temporary solution to the problem. Just like after the Stamp Act was repealed, the colonists rejoiced and hoped that things would go better, soon after the tyranny continued in an even more severe way. He argued that the King would never give up all his power that he held over the colonies, which was probably true. To him it seemed better that the colonies create their own government that gave all citizens the rights they deserved rather than trust the Englishmen, a half a world away, to mend the problems in their own government. One of the most interesting things is that Paine was not someone like Samuel Adams, John Hancock, etc. that lived in Boston or in the colonies for a long time and suffered through the slow encroachment of Britain onto the rights of the colonists. He was an Englishman that moved to "New England" in 1784 after the colonies had pretty much already reached a boiling point. Just thought that was an interesting thing to share. All this being said, I don't entirely agree with everything that Paine had to say. He was a radical and that was seen in his later years when he became part of the French Revolution and wrote other books that even swore off the existence of God. The important thing to know about Common Sense is that it opened the eyes of a lot of the "normal" citizens in the colonies to the idea of independence. A few founding fathers actually hated the pamphlet because it was such a radical viewpoint. Thanks for asking and testing my knowledge. I hope I was satisfactory. This felt like a test I'm prom dress shopping because I'm a senior in high school. And prom is kind of expected. So yay I did not know that he wrote other books! I will definitely check those out sometime. The copy of The Kite Runner that I borrowed must be older because it says that it is his only book.

I thought it was really moving as well. Such a great novel. I have not heard any bad about it yet. Thank you! Yeah maybe it was a little forced to make it happy, but I think that was almost needed a little. There was just too much sadness to not have a tiny ray of hope. That said, the ending was a little cheesy with that one piece of dialogue. I was kind of 50/50 on that. I thought part of it was cool, but also a little blehhh

YES! It wasn't at my library, but at one in the system so I had to wait a few days but I have it in my possession now!

I think I might do some reading later today. This afternoon I'm going prom dress shopping so that will certainly take up a lot of time. But later I hope to read some of The Rosie Project and maybe get into a Jodi Picoult book. As for the rest of the weekend, I'm not sure but I hope to do some more!

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Summary Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashums. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon bond is torn by Amir's choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic, religious, and political tensions of the dying years of the Afghan monarchy, wrenching them far apart. But so strong is the bond between the two boys that Amir journeys back to a distant world, to try to right past wrongs against the only true friend he ever had. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic (from goodreads) Opinions I absolutely devoured this book. I'm really glad that I'm on break this week because being forced to put this book down for school and studying would have been torture. The insane level of storytelling talent was my favorite part. It had so many elements of a great story. Good vs evil. Friendship. Family loyalty. And the historical setting in the background adds to the greatness and tragicness (totally not a word) of the story. I really enjoyed how well developed and well rounded all the characters were. It was easy to believe that these characters were real people in this real situation. Although it was just the background and setting of the story, I learned a lot about Afghanistan that I did not know. Being born in 1996, the only thing I knew was from after 9/11. I had no idea that the communist Russians invaded and took it over or that it was a monarchy and republic before that. It's always cool to learn more about a culture or country by reading a book because it isn't just a history book talking about it, it is a character's story that helps to show and teach about the culture. I don't know, I always think that kind of thing is cool. I'd heard a lot of great things about this book before I even decided to read it and I wasn't disappointed. It is definitely a book that I would recommend to anyone because it holds some universal truths and makes us realize that no matter how good we are we have a little bit of evil in us. Really great read. Rating

They must have known the bookmark was yours and knew you would come back to finish it I have the same library problem. They have so many books. HOW CAN I RESIST?

I think the What if and More What if are the ones I'm thinking of, but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't read the whole thing of either one, but my history teacher made us read a couple selections and then we had to write our own

I have the same problem. I buy books and then I tell myself I'm going to save them for a special time. So then I go to the library and check out books over and over. Sometimes I have to tell myself to read one of my books instead of going to the library. As for my book activity, I read Common Sense in a few hours yesterday because it was only like 120 pages. Now I'm about halfway through The Kite Runner and it is really great.

Ooh I hope you enjoy it! I really liked it. I have not finished yet, but I finished all books from 2013 to present. I need to do a little more searching on goodreads and other places to figure out the other books I read before that point. It is a fun but tiring process and I just haven't had the energy to do it