Chicken-Soup For The Soul Series

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Mishie

Sat, Jun 17 2006, 4:18 pm

Which ones have you read???

Which ones do you own???

I've read the first one that came out:

Chicken Soup For The Soul

I think I read part of: Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul

and - Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

and I own:

Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul

and: Chicken Soup for the Couples Soul

I would LOVE to read:

Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul

chocolate moose

Sun, Jun 18 2006, 12:12 am

dd has read a lot of the teenage ones. I don't care for them personally.

chocolate moose

Sun, Jun 18 2006, 12:21 am

AND she likes the animal ones.

amother

Sun, Jun 18 2006, 9:46 am

I read very many.
All 6 of the first series.
mothers
mothers & daughters
expectant mother
fathers
singles
couples
american
nature lovers
mother of preschoolers (released in 4/06)
and many more....

I loved all of them

Motek

Sun, Jun 18 2006, 5:32 pm

I read many of them. I enjoy them BUT like all secular material, you will always find things that are not compatible with Torah hashkafos. Even Ch. Soup for the Jewish Soul. I remember that I objected to two stories in that volume.

1) story about Anne Frank's father, I think
2) something about an intermarried couple

By the way, I found it fascinating that in their 101's book (which I'm currently reading), in the intro. it says that they love the number 101 and always strive to have that many stories in each volume because 101 gives the sense that you are not reaching an ending, that the 'extra' story carries you forward into a world of stories beyond those that have been captured within the pgs. of the book

and I thought - hey, how interesting! because the Gemara, l'havdil, talks about learning 101 times as opposed to 100 times and how 101 is so far superior

shabbatiscoming

Mon, Jun 19 2006, 4:17 am

I love the couples one and the bride one.

the proposal stories are great and about what makes a marriage work and the comittment of couples to eachother. I just love it.

mumoo

Wed, Nov 29 2006, 2:18 am

similar to chicken soup are the small miracles series-halberstam and leavitt?. jewish editors but not all jewish stories but very inspiring hashgacha pratis

I only read vol. 1 and 2 (and maybe miracles for friends) but I think there are more in the series

su7kids

Wed, Nov 29 2006, 3:04 am

I have many of the chicken soup books, and a few of the Jewish ones, and I love stories that inspire and make me cry.

Marion

Wed, Nov 29 2006, 3:42 am

At one point I could say I'd read all of them except for the Christian soul. I'm sure there are more now, so that's probably not true. I own:

#3,5,6
Jewish soul (2 copies, both gifts)
Traveller's soul (2 copies, both gifts)
Single's soul
Women's soul #1,2
Sister's soul
Volunteer's soul
Canadian soul

So to add to the above list, I've read:
#1,2,4
Mother's soul
Father's soul
Pet lover's soul
Survivor's soul

chocolate moose

Wed, Nov 29 2006, 4:26 pm

I'm not much of a fan but DD like them a lot; we got a bunch from the library. we didn't buy any though.

Motek

Thu, Nov 30 2006, 10:12 am

mumoo wrote:

similar to chicken soup are the small miracles series-

Yes, there are more in the series.

They're nice.

One complaint that I heard is that some of the Jewish stories were changed to be neutral or even Christian stories like the one where the couple looks at her album and realizes they had both been at the same shrine at the same time? Rather than the shrine in France, the story (supposedly) was actually about Kever Rochel. shock

Marion wrote:

At one point I could say I'd read all of them except for the Christian soul. I'm sure there are more now, so that's probably not true.

There are WAY MORE than the ones you listed. Look at 12 pages of titles:

http://www.hci-online.com/Engi.....tem=0

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