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Despite quibbles, does everything I want a book to doI want some very specific things out of the books I read. I want the story to outweigh the writing. I want to hear the voice of the writer or the characters so clearly that I feel the urge to read out loud. I want the book to be unafraid to have a moral, and I want to learn something. And if I don't feel as though reading it is work, that's all to the good.
The Help accomplishes all those things. I made the mistake of picking it up, midway through the book, after waking up at 2 a.m., and that was about it for my night's sleep (the last book that did that to me was the final Harry Potter). This is a great book club book; it's substantial but very readable, and your group will have lots to talk about. It's serious but compassionate and funny. All the characters are nuanced; even the villains have some good qualities. (Yes, early on Skeeter reflects on how Hilly has always been honest and always had her back. Things do go downhill after that, though.)
Now the quibbles: this book does rely on the tired formula of the righteous white person coming to the rescue of the noble African Americans. And I have to expect that white people will find it easier to love than black people. I can understand why it would seem presumptuous for a white woman to have written from the perspective, and in the dialect, of a black maid, but I'm glad that Kathryn Stockett dared to go there. This is an extremely enjoyable, enlightening, and, I think, respectful and loving book about a subject that we all should discuss.
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Light reading, HEAVY utility.I have friends that read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and really loved it, but realistically I just knew I would never finish that book. I'm busy and anything over 200 pages is just not going to happen. So when I heard that "Food Rules" was basically a summary of everything that Pollan said in "Dilemma" I grabbed a copy. There are some things that are common sense in the book, but what I really benefited from was the research he did on food science, sugars, and the use of corn and soy in Western foods. It's shocking, almost unbelievable to consider the lack of nutrition in most of the things we eat.
This book, practically overnight, completely changed the way I look at food. I stopped counting calories, joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) where we have fresh organic veggies delivered every week, and since then I've had absolutely no trouble maintaining my weight and I'm eating as often as I want. The key is eating "real" food and not just empty calories (sugar), sodium and carbs.
By taking Pollan's key advice (EAT FOOD. NOT TOO MUCH. MOSTLY PLANTS.) I have transformed my diet, learned a TON about cooking (I had to look up recipes to learn about new vegetables that I hadn't eaten before), and I feel good about supporting local farmers. Not to mention I feel fantastic on the inside after weeks of eating veggies and fruits.
The last thing I should say is this; I have never been the kind of person that eats a lot of fruits and vegetables. I didn't know how to prepare them, they aren't as satisfying as a big steak, and they're more time consuming than eating out. But the way I was eating was not sustainable for a lifetime. As I get older, it's harder to stay at my goal weight, and eating at restaurants basically makes it impossible. Even with good intentions, you have every ingredient working against you. High sugars, sodium, preservatives of every kind... it's given me a new definition of "soy"lent green, because they can make soy and corn look and taste like pretty much anything you want! Scary!
If you have the desire and will power to start eating right, this book is a sensational review of some basic Food Rules. It's becoming easier, more affordable, and more popular to eat healthy, organic and local. I decided to jump on the train and I am never getting off it. I suggest you come too, and Pollan will sell you a ticket for less than ten bucks.
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Might as well start with the setI bought the 3-book set because the first two books in the series were being passed around by my students so much, they were getting pretty dog-eared--and (verbal) fights were breaking out about who got what book next. (These are high school kids.) As a teacher whose heart goes out to learning-challenged kids, I have to appreciate the fact that Percy Jackson, the protagonist, has ADHD and dyslexia--issues that only enhance his heroics, not detract from them. The books are easy and engrossing, with plenty of sword brandishing and sarcasm, so they keep teens reading. There are, of course, mini lessons on Greek mythology throughout the books (often as the ever-valiant heroes are being attached once again by another fury or hydra or what-have-you), so I appreciate that, too.
I stop just short of a five-star rating here as I have read as far as Book Four and I would have liked to see Riordan be a bit more creative with his plot devices. The fourth book opens with Percy beginning school at yet another new school and this time it's the cheerleaders who are not what they seem to be, but that's only slightly different from how the other books open. Some situations have been used so repeatedly that I've begun to predict how our heroes will be backed into a corner with no way out this time--and who will save them.
Overall, though, I think this is a great series for young folks.
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Below parJodi Picoult is one of maybe 4 or 5 authors that I make a point of buying in hardcover, but to be honest, that may be over after this book. I don't always like Picoult's books, but I can always see value in the way they are written. That is not the case this time. I found the jumping from character to character to be hard to follow (even though it seems to have worked well for her in the past.) The lawyer and detective seemed to appear out of nowhere and it took me awhile to figure out who they even were. The mom seems very weak. The older brother seems like a recreation of the older brother from My Sister's Keeper. And to be honest, I haven't even really fallen for the main character yet.
Normally I can't put a Picoult book down. This time, I am having trouble making myself pick it up. I didn't like the story line in Change of Heart, but I wanted to see where she was going with it - but in this one, I'm not sure that I am going to finish.
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A-maze-ing bookAt Camp Half-Blood, Quintus has substituted for Mr. D. Percy and Annabeth team up in a new game. They find an entrance to the Labyrinth, and they start a quest along with Grover and Tyson. They make it to Triple G ranch and see Nico. Percy defeats Geryon and continues the quest, but Nico wants his sister back to life. Soon, they split up, but Percy almost gets himself killed. He meets Calypso, but can't stay with her. Percy gets Rachel to lead them since she can see through the mist. They meet up with Nico again, and find Luke's body for Kronos to reform. They return to camp for battle with Grover and Tyson after they find Pan. Grover causes a Panic to stop the whole thing and continues the quest in the next book.
I liked this book because it had some funny parts. Percy's adventures continue in The Last Olympian.
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