July 2006

  1. Bones of the Master: A Journey to Secret Mongolia by
    George Crane. Finished 7/3. This was a beautiful book about a beautiful
    man, Tsung Tsai, and an American on a lark who ends up finding much
    more than just a good time. Notable quote: "He is a
    monk and that is enough. They beat him but he doesn’t care. If they
    knock him down he stands again and blesses them. He has only compassion
    for them, only love and sadness for the world" (134).
       
  2. Hannah’s Daughters by
    Marianne Fredriksson. Finished 7/7. This was a sad book, often painful,
    but also a triumphant book about mothers and daughters and generations
    and how so much of who we are is carved not only by our mothers, but by
    our grandmothers experiences even though we may never hear those
    stories. Connections, that is the key concept, and a way to finding
    compassion for things about our family that we may not understand.
  3. Four Forges by Jenna Rhodes. Finished 7/29. I took it back to the library today and can’t for the life of me remember what the name was [found it at the library!]!
    This was a good read, something fun with enough serious issues to make
    it thought provoking, I’ll have to find out what it was called or it
    will drive me crazy.

~ by kelly on Friday, 8 December 2006.

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