Mixed Nuts: Book Review #20

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

Friday, June 19, 2015

Book Review #20

I am on a roll now. Well - not with my next book. I think it will be awhile before I finish it. But I did read quite a few easy ones in a row. Almost half way done with my book challenge!

Okay - this book was

Eleanor and Park

It fit in the category:

A Book By a Female Author

This is a story of two young teenagers in love. It takes place in the 1980s. One is a chubby red head from a very (very) poor family with a rotten stepdad and 4 siblings. And the other is a Korean boy with a fantastic family but he is having a hard time figuring out how he fits. They meet on the school bus and over time fall in love.

I read this book in about a day and a half. It was hard to put it down, plus it was an easy read. The story was sweet and I love how their relationship evolved. It is hard to remember what that is like at 16 - to find your first love.

What I didn't like about the book was the ending. It isn't that the ending was written badly, It was that it didn't end the way I was hoping it would. I wanted more. I wanted the happy ending (spoiler!). But it didn't happen.

But it was a good book. If you need a summer read, put this one on your list.

Rating: 4 1/2 stars