I love being in a valley, in the middle of two peaks. I really love being in the middle of a good book...where I am tonight. Last evening my son brought home Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt from the library. Immediately, I set down My Spiritual Journey by the Dalai Lama and started to read. After five pages, I was not sure I wanted to continue. I have looked forward to reading this book for weeks. But the beginning was so harsh.
Fast forward a few hundred pages. I will most certainly stay awake until I finish tonight. It is that good.
Tomorrow I plan to be at the end of it.
The Dalai Lama will no doubt understand. I hope the book did not disappoint in any way and that you are not too exhausted today. It will be interesting to have a discussion with your son when he finishes it...and I suspect you will be tolerant of his light on late at night as he roars through it.
ReplyDeleteLoved this one. Hope you do, too. I am reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. Extremely powerful.
ReplyDeleteDone. It did not disappoint me, of course. Like THE WEDNESDAY WARS, it made me laugh, cry, ponder, and marvel. I can't decide, Brattcat, if I will give it to each of the boys or if I will read it aloud to them when we are together.
ReplyDeleteI want to talk about it with you, Joyce. I put BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY on reserve.