summer reading | Imamother

ahuvah

Sun, Jul 10 2005, 12:57 pm

Anyone have any suggestions? Reading Time is a little easier in the summer
Thanks.

Motek

Sun, Jul 10 2005, 1:00 pm

you might find the suggestions in this thread:

http://www.imamother.com/forum.....13002

of interest

queen

Sun, Jul 10 2005, 9:08 pm

Ahuva, we need more guidance as to WHICH areas you enjoy reading??

light, heavy, intellectual, humor, jewish only, novels.........?!???????

lucy

Mon, Jul 11 2005, 6:24 pm

NOVEL: I haven't read this book but heard great things about it "the Bamboo Cradle" it's what I hope to actually read this summer. Lovely story of a chinese girl who was adopted by (I think or maybe a little later became) frum family. Today she is frum etc.

queenie

Tue, Jul 12 2005, 9:00 pm

The, "Bamboo Cradle" was written by Dr. Avraham Schwartzbaum. He is the administrator of Neve Yerushalayim Yeshiva. I have heard him speak about his experience. He didn't exactly go looking to adopt a child but you can read about that. In the process of adopting the child and trying to convert her the family became frum.

I have met the woman too. At the time the whole family was living in Israel. She is now married with children of her own.

amother

Tue, Jul 12 2005, 9:41 pm

What about Harry Potter and the Half Blood? Come on, who out there is a Potter fan? Tell the truth now...

queen

Wed, Jul 13 2005, 1:46 am

I don't mean to be cynical- but why post as amother to suggest Harry Potter?????????????????

I read the first book and loved it. The creativity was phenominal, and I found the book to be squeaky clean. Despite having enjoyed the first book, I am not pulled to read further within the series.

Curious whether the author has kept further versions as clean, despite harry growing older and reaching 'the age.'

chavamom

Wed, Jul 13 2005, 2:28 am

I have wondered the same thing. I believe that the author has said that there will be 'a bit' of romance for Harry in this upcoming novel.

Oh, and 'amother' - I'll own up to having read all of the prior ones and am planning on reading this one.

hisorerus

Wed, Jul 13 2005, 11:26 am

I also plead guilty to having read all of the books (not the new one). They are definitely not as clean as the first one, but not terrible.

613

Wed, Jul 13 2005, 1:15 pm

Another HP fan here. I read them all and I'm looking forward to the next. but they are getting a bit too long! I heard this one is shorter than the last.
they are pretty clean.
anyone pre-order #6? I'll wait to borrow it from someone who did (or the library)

stem

Mon, Jul 18 2005, 11:01 pm

I am on page 155 of the new Harry Potter! It's good, but not as good as some of the others. My favorite is #3. I keep up with the books, but never read them more than once.

IndyMom

Mon, Jul 18 2005, 11:43 pm

I havent had a chance to buy the new HP yet.

Here is what I read this summer and have enjoyed:

The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime

The time travelers wife

The unbearable lightness of being

the nazi officer's wife

All of Nick Hornby's books but especially About a Boy

Anyone else have good suggestions? I am running out of material and I still have a few weeks before school starts again. Never anytime to read enjoyable books once school starts.

daisy

Tue, Jul 19 2005, 12:30 am

IndyMom wrote:

The time travelers wife

I liked this book a lot, it was very different!

I tried the first HP and never got into it; however my husband has read all and is eagerly awaiting reading the latest.

I did some reading this summer, will have to think if there is anything worthwhile to recommend. I usually just read the books and forget them.

hindyandrafi

Wed, Jul 27 2005, 8:12 pm

I'v recently become hooked on Jodie Picoult books.. her novels arent attall trashy, they have excellent plots, and bring up interesting issues...

definately read My sisters Keeper and The Pact.

613

Thu, Jul 28 2005, 1:01 pm

Did anyone read the new R' Tatz book, called Letters to a Buddhist Jew?
I just started it and it's a little weird- I'm reading all these buddhist ideas. I checked the book and there are no rabbinic haskamos (approbations) at the beginning. I find that strange because his other books do have haskamos (from BIG rebbeim!).

technic

Thu, Jul 28 2005, 1:03 pm

I havent read the book but I HAVE heard him spk and he is amazing kyh...

carrot

Thu, Jul 28 2005, 1:30 pm

IndyMom wrote:

The unbearable lightness of being

I loved that book! It broadened my thinking into new dimensions.

Here are some other books that I found enjoyable and "mind-broadening" in some way:

The Dandelion Clock (fiction)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (it's fiction, but really philosophy)

Constantine's Sword (non-fiction)

The Little Drummer Girl (fiction. warning: takes "Palestinian" perspective)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (fiction)

Anyone read any of these books?

IndyMom

Thu, Jul 28 2005, 11:58 pm

I started zen and art of motercycle maintainence years ago - and I guess I never finished it. I still remember the beginning about how he takes trips with his family on motorcycles. I will take your list of books to the library with me. Anyone who appreciates the unbearable lightness of being probably has the same taste in books as I do.

Pearl

Fri, Jul 29 2005, 3:55 am

Quote:

technic wrote:

I havent read the book but I HAVE heard him spk and he is amazing kyh...

ditto!!

just bought his book "living inspired" - looking forward to reading it!