Clare- Chasers of the Light

#15 A book of poems

Angie sent me two books after my visit in Nebraska. She sent me my favorite poet and one of hers. Chasers of the Light is by Tyler Knott Gregson, who is one of Angie's favorites. I've seen him on pinterest before, and thought his work was beautiful. I'll share two of my favorites from this book first...

^^^ I really liked these two. I love his chosen medium. He types thought for thought on bits of discarded paper. I love that. The pages of this book are all beautiful.

However, often TKG's ideas and ideals of love are QUITE different than mine. I honestly found his poetry rather creepy sometimes, lol. This is not someone I'd want to meet. Here are two examples.

I joked with Angie about it... she was mostly unamused, lol. I know I'm probably being too hard on TKG... but for real though. Neither of these are examples of a love I would want. Jeepers!!!

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 13 books

Total: 19 books

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Clare- The World of Post Secret

#22 A book with pictures

Tonight my friend Naomi came over, and we went to Barnes and Noble found books and read them! I chose a Post Secret book. If you don't know Post Secret is a really cool social experiment that a guy set up where anyone can anonymously send a postcard with their deepest darkest secrets. Over the years, it has exploded from an idea to several books, an online community, and even an app! It's one of those beautifully unifying aspects of humanity: we all have secrets. This is one of those awesome cultural experiments that leaves you feeling less alone and less like a freak. I highly recommend you check it out either online or in print!

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 12 books

Total: 18 books

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Clare- Jaws

In a sentence.... The movie WAS better than the book! (And I listened to the audio version... Too much elicit affair, not enough shark eating people.) I'll stick with Speilberg :)

Lol, this was my #14 A Book Set in Summer

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 11 books

Total: 17 books

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Clare- Bossy Pants

#18 A book with a blue cover

This is another book I listened to the full audio version on Youtube. It was Tina Fey reading it. I liked it for the most part. It was best in the beginning and end, when Tina was telling stories from her life. The middle was bogged down in an instruction manual of sorts of how to be a good boss. That didn't make for the most interesting listening. BUT Tina also included some sarcastic prayers and lists that were very witty. I truly enjoyed those.

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 10 books

Total: 16 books

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Clare- An Abundance of Katherines

#6- A book by an author you've never read before

John Green... he's become something of a household name. I kinda wanted to know what all the fuss was about. Angie read, cried, and told me about The Fault in Our Stars, but I was like, "meh." I found a display at Barnes and Noble advertizing which John Green book is right for you. So I bought and read An Abundance of Katherines.

I know I'm going to offend all of the John Green fans out there, but I still don't see what all the fuss is about. Disclaimer- please remember I am not a very big fan of fiction. The characters were alright, but they weren't real... They were just characters, and this was just a story. It was a bit chintzy too... So my first impressions were "meh", and sadly this book did nothing to change my mind... I'm still feeling very meh about John Green. Sorry John if you read this. I know you are a real person, and I don't want to insult you. You've got a big fan base; you don't need me, lol.

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 9 books

Total: 15 books

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Clare- Have a Little Faith

#2- A book that was made into a movie

Mitch Albom is one of my all time favorite authors. His style is like a father telling his college age children the things he has learned. I read my first Mitch Albom book in high school. I just picked up Tuesdays with Morrie on a whim, and it became probably my favorite book of all time.Since then, I have read every one of his books I could find. This book was no exception. I dog-earred several pages because I will go back and reread them. 

Mitch Albom writes mostly about death, but not in a depressing way. It's about learning peoples' stories and recognizing that our lives are short and unpredictable. It's about living our lives well, inspired by the ones we look up to. This book centers around two influential men in Mitch's life. One is his childhood rabbi. The other is a hard knocked, Detroit pastor of a church that is literally falling apart. Mitch examines these Men of God and faith, and begins to re-examine his own faith journey.

Annnnnddddd, apparently it has been adapted into a made for tv movie. I was going to use this book for #7, but now I can re-read one of his other books! Yay!

Here's a link to the movie info.

http://mitchalbom.com/d/film/7267/have-little-faith#node-7267

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 8 books

Total: 14 books

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Clare- Yes Please

#13 A Book With a Female Heroine

I love Amy Poehler! From Mean Girls to Parks and Rec. She is so endearing and full of life. I actually listened to the full audio book as read by Amy on Youtube.(A good way to work on this challenge while cleaning, eating, living my life!) I really enjoyed hearing Amy tell stories from her life. She had some special guest readers along the way. It was very witty. There were also some very valuable lessons about seeking forgiveness and being yourself. Amy is down to earth, and I feel wiser for having spent the time to listen to this.

Stats:

Angie: 6 books

Clare: 7 books

Total: 13 books

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