Mixed Nuts: Book Review #21

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Book Review #21

Now that we are back from vacation - time to catch up on book reviews. I have slowed down a bit because one of the books was huge and took longer than expected to finish. But now I am back on track.

This review is for the book 1984

Category was: A book you started but never finished

I am sure everyone in the world has heard of (and probably read) this book. This book was written in 1948, so 1984 was the future. It was George Orwell's take on what the future would look like. The world has been divided into three parts. Big Brother is always watching you - cameras everywhere you go, phones being tapped, bodies being scanned for weapons. The main character is in trouble because he wants to fight out against the folks who make the rules, and in the end......well - you have to read to find out.

For me this book was.....blah. I know, I know. I should have loved it like the 3000 other people on Amazon who are probably all smarter than me. But it was slow, and it read like a user manual at some points. There were entertaining parts, and I did like some of it. I liked the idea. But it was just okay.

So for this book - I give it 2 1/2 stars