Philippe Jean Jean itibaren Hopewell, TN 37752, Birleşik Devletler
From: Lilac Wolf and Stuff The cover is so colorful and well drawn that it looks like it will be a fun story. In fact the cover is the reason I couldn't wait to read this one. The author lives in the metro-Detroit area, and the story takes place there. It was great to see all the references to Royal Oak and Ferndale. Places I've at least heard of and been to before. The descriptions and dialogue were all top notch. The characters are so well developed, you just love the three girls, Ginny is the central character here. She rooms with her best friends Jen and Annie. Jen is very organized and a great cook. Annie is more wild and an actress. Ginny is unsure of the direction of her life, working as a Nanny when she discovers she is pregnant. Having broken up with Josh, the boyfriend, she is terrified. The way the author goes into Ginny's feelings really puts you there. Your stomach clenches with the humiliation at what she had done. With the fear of losing her job, the joy at finding her dream job. Ginny really grows in the year of this story. Through her pregnancy, which at times seemed unreal, and after giving birth to Danny and learning to be a mom. And she's a great mom. I was tensed up when the doctors asked if she wanted a circumcision for Danny and I heaved a heavy sigh of relief when she consulted her friends and finally refused it. I'm just personally against it, and refused it for both the boys. It's a great story and I can't wait to read the next installment Three Girls and a Wedding, which is told from Jen's perspective. And that makes me think there will be one from Annie's as well. YEAH! I hope Rachel Schurig will let me review them as well.
A rumination on the human condition, and the fact that we might want to be careful what we ask for as a society. Good characers, intelligently written, interesting and compelling and tragic but hopeful.
One of the most powerful books I've read. Valentino Achak Deng's life is filled with hugely depressing events, all of which he finds a way to fight out of. One of the things I found most interesting was his description of life in Murial Bai before the war started. Valentino was a happy boy with a loving family, and good friends, and I think that sometimes its hard for me to picture growing up in a small little village with no running water and being happy. Which is actually pretty stupid on my part. But alas, Valentino is a character that gives hope and makes you thankful.