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13 years ago @ Lisa notes... - What’s on your n... · 1 reply · +1 points

I've been hearing a lot about the Year of Biblical Womanhood but I haven't seen the book yet. I appreciate your thoughts on it. At first I was really turned off but then I read a review with the author that made me rethink my first impressions. Hmmm. ;)

Elizabeth from 5MFB

13 years ago @ Lisa notes... - What’s on your n... · 1 reply · +1 points

Wow! Love your list of books, and love the theme of grace you're weaving throughout.
I must admit I am very drawn to the book on rest. I hadn't heard of it, but it's one thing sorely lacking in my life.

Elizabeth
5MFB

13 years ago @ http://heldts.blogspot... - Of rodeo clowns, sexis... · 0 replies · +1 points

Amen! Although I hadn't heard of the joke before reading this, I agree that it's just so offensive. Thank you for pointing out that just because you disagree with someone politically doesn't make it okay to denigrate them. I feel the same way about the recent video clip that's causing such a kerfuffle.

13 years ago @ http://jaynesbooks.blo... - What\'s On Your Nights... · 1 reply · +1 points

I haven't read any of the books you mention! :) There are so many books out there! I'm looking forward to checking some of yours out.

elizabeth@5MFB

13 years ago @ Lisa notes... - What’s on your n... · 0 replies · +1 points

That's quite the list! Wow! I love Jerry Bridges too, although I haven't read a lot of his stuff. And the Hunger Games trilogy--I could not get them out of my head until I finished the last one, so I can relate. :)
Thanks for participating!

Elizabeth
5 Minutes for Books

13 years ago @ http://jaynesbooks.blo... - What\'s On Your Nights... · 1 reply · +1 points

I never know when Nightstand is till my editor reminds me, so I feel your pain ;) Yeah, like Bekah said, it's the 4th Tuesday of the month. Thanks for participating.
I must admit I'm totally hooked on "Downton Abbey" so I liked your thoughts on that. Can't wait to read you next month, as I see you're reading 2 of my all-time favs, Anna Karenina and Les Miserables. I expected to like Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but it was just too much for me--I'll be curious to see what you think.

Elizabeth
5 Minutes for Books

13 years ago @ Lisa notes... - What’s on your n... · 1 reply · +1 points

I put off reading "The Hunger Games" because the premise was so disturbing and then of course I loved it. Couldn't get it out of my head until I finished the 3rd. :)
I haven't read "The Stranger" since...college? high school?...but my son (grade 11) read it recently for lit and wants to talk about it, so I need to! :)

Thanks for participating!
Elizabeth
5 Minutes for Books

13 years ago @ http://www.morningligh... - this is what a spoiler... · 1 reply · +1 points

Back from my Spring Break...

I pretty much agree with you, but I wasn't surprised because film adaptations are ALWAYS ALWAYS not adequate. That said, I thought they got the look right. I liked Haymitch's LOOK but was disappointed at how diminished his character was...I wanted to see how he turned to drink because his life was destroyed by the Games, even though he was the victor, and how he finds hope in Peeta and Katniss. I also think they NEEDED to keep Peeta and Katniss' first interaction (outside his parents' bakery, when he purposely burns the bread and takes a beating to feed her) because that sets the tone for their whole relationship. I don't think the movie conveyed the importance of that meeting at all.
I still wanted her to get the bread from District 11.
And they didn't make food and water as important as they needed to.
It was okay. I give it a B. They didn't ruin it; just that really good books should never become movies. I've decided that these books are social fables, morality plays, dressed up with a really gripping story. I keep thinking about them.

13 years ago @ http://www.rageagainst... - how to talk to kids ab... · 0 replies · +2 points

I raised my (white) kids in West Africa, where we were most definitely the minority. I remember when Ilsa, then 4, came home from her new preschool to tell me about her friends. "Bomby is dark brown, like chocolate (she was Ivoirian) and Aida has gold skin and black hair (Lebanese)," she told me. You're right--colour was definitely something she noticed. For her at that age, it was neutral, just how you describe how people look. I was interested in my own reaction though. I was very uncomfortable with her talking about her friends by their skin colour. It wouldn't have bothered me if she'd told me their hair colours. I think it was great for my kids, and I sort of wish everyone could live a few years totally out of their own culture. Now Ilsa's 14 and the first day of gym class (in Oregon now), she went up to the only girl with her head covered to ask her name and where she's from.

14 years ago @ http://www.morningligh... - nightstand notes/ wann... · 0 replies · +1 points

You know, until I started reviewing at 5M4B, I didn't realize how much slower nonfiction is for a read. I just never worried about how long it took me to finish a book! You've got some intriguing looking titles on your list. Have fun!

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