Mixed Nuts: Book Review #31

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

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Book Review #31

Found it! A book I missed reviewing. So this should be the end for a little while because I will read a few more before I torture you will more reviews. I thought I had done this one, so if I have, please let me know. I can't seem to find it on the blog.

Anyway!

This Book was

The Giver

This was in the category: A Book that became a movie

A short blurb from Amazon says

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.

I enjoyed this book. Until the ending. It is short and takes place in a Utopian future that is mainly happy and content. No one has pain, or sadness, or conflict. Of course there is no love or differences or opinions...... But folks didn't know what they were missing.

Then there was the ending. Lois what are you doing to your readers? You ended basically mid sentence and I felt very unfulfilled. I wanted more! I wanted to know what happened to our beloved hero, and yet I never found out. I understand there are companion books to this one, but what most people tell me - it isn't really a continuation of the story. Forget that.

I did see the movie and it did follow the book well. Mat watched it with me and didn't read the book but felt the same about the ending. When the credits rolled, he said "wait, what?"

So - take the book for what it is. A book with 8500 customer reviews - most of them positive.

Stars: 3 1/2