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Member BSP sorority and Spark People. Collect Cat's Meow, angels, recipes and cookbooks, and Coca Cola items. Play at writing, though seem to lack the discipline necessary. Avid reader. Love sports teams -Cubs, Jags, Gators. On a NA journey of learning. I love to cook although my spouse does most of the cooking for us. Scrapbooking and stamping are new hobbies. I also am doing creativity coaching … Read moreMember BSP sorority and Spark People. Collect Cat's Meow, angels, recipes and cookbooks, and Coca Cola items. Play at writing, though seem to lack the discipline necessary. Avid reader. Love sports teams -Cubs, Jags, Gators. On a NA journey of learning. I love to cook although my spouse does most of the cooking for us. Scrapbooking and stamping are new hobbies. I also am doing creativity coaching with a spiritual emphasis. When I review, I try to be honest about my feelings and not get into a personality thing. The same holds true when I say if a review was helpful or not. If the subject is being attacked and not the way the book is written, I can't honestly say the review is helpful. If I have read a book and not liked it and someone else's review says it is the best book written, I won't say the review didn't help, but judge on the merit of the review itself. Also when I review, I don't like to give away too much of the plot. I feel that distracts from the story/movie, etc. Rather I like to comment on the style, if the work is something fresh, and if the story stays with me. So often I'll read reviews about books that were first to bring a subject to light and the reviewer says it wasn't as good as such and such. Well, no, but it was good for the time and that is something I consider. I love hearing from people who have enjoyed my reviews or my lists. Please feel free to contact me if you have.
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I really enjoyed this book a lot. I have also read Dinah's story in the Bible. There, she is barely mentioned. The author weaving this story gives a lot more meaning for me. The style of the writing is something I liked a lot. The story moved along and the relationships were easily understood. When I read the same names in Genesis, I had problems keeping everyone straight. Not so with the book. For me, seeing how cultures and areas treated women differently, was fascinating. It would seem that even in ancient times, some were much more progressive than others. In Dinah's tribe, although women were honored and revered, they were still kept separate. Yet in neighboring tribes/areas… Read more
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Terry Hershey has written a wonderful book to help those who have lost a loved one. I always have two extra copies on hand to give to my friends who may be experiencing a divorce or a death of a loved one. My own copy is highlighted and worn. I first read this book when a friend gave me a copy several weeks after my ex-husband left me. I made some "flash cards" from especially moving sections. I would read them over and over during the two years it took for the divorce to be finalized. Amazingly it really helped me let go of a lot of anger and help regain lost self esteem. The next time I read the book was after my mother died. She had been sick for awhile and her death… Read more
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Wow! I had the wonderful opportunity of previewing the newest book from this very talented author. It is about a Jewish teenager growing up in Brooklyn in the 70's. It touches on her relationship with her single parent mother and the mother's friends, the grandparents of the father she never knew, her friends at school, and several of her teachers. I really enjoyed it, but these are the kinds of stories I like. There is humor, sadness, betrayal, growing, etc. Things aren't always perfect and happily ever after, but rather realistic endings. Mariam and Valentine are well defined characters that will stay with you after you turn the last page. There were some twists and turns and along… Read more
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