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TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated The Choice Is Yours: 52 Choices for Happier Lives in Books

Feb 24, 2021

I loved Barbra Dahlgren’s sense of humor and the light in her heart that shines throughout this devotional. The humor in this book reminds me of Chonda Pierce and Jen Hatmaker. Barbra Dahlgren encourages Christians to find laughter in every day and to make good choices in our lives. I have only read about half of the devotions so far, there are fifty-two of them (Barbra Dahlgren suggests reading them over the course of a year). The devotionals I have read so far are great, very encouraging and upbeat with verse references mostly instead of the actual verse. As Barbra encourages us to read and verify the word ourselves rather than just basing it off what she says in the book.
One of my favorite quotes from the book so far:

“Christians are a rare breed when it comes to laughter. Just the knowledge of Jesus Christ as our Savior should fill us will joy, but Christians can be some of the biggest fuddy-duddies around.” -pg.40

I truly like this devotional, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a new devotional to read. I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars for the way it drew me in and has kept me coming back day after day, for the sense of humor Barbra Dahlgren interwove into every chapter, and for the circle always coming back to what God said in the Bible. It is a book that I will continue to read until I reach the end, and then I will regift it to someone else who needs some smiles in their life.

*I received this book in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Dune in Books

Sep 25, 2020

Dune

Frank Herbert | 1965 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.7

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A classic

Dune has been on my reading list for quite some time, and it's only after seeing the trailer for the new film that I finally caved and decided to buy this. I didn't even read the synopsis until the book arrived and when I did I was sceptical to say the least, especially as this had comparisons to the likes of Tolkien and Lord of the Rings.

However despite my reservations I was hooked from a few pages in. This is definitely a marmite, love it or hate it kind of book, and the comparisons to Tolkien are very much justified as there are similarities in their writing styles. Whilst there is action in this book, there's also a lot of world building, descriptions and dialogue. This might seem boring to some, but for me i loved every minute of it. Barely any of it was superfluous or unnecessary, and the characters and world that Herbert has built are hugely detailed and well developed. If possible I actually wanted to read more about certain characters than had already been written.

It's taken me longer than normal to read this book. Not because it's bad but because it was that good that I wanted to take my time and relish every chapter. My biggest disappointment about this book was that it ended. There are sequels to this that I've heard don't match up to the this and get progressively worse, so I'm in two minds about whether to read further. But I honestly loved this book and I'm a little ashamed that it's taken me so long to read it, and now I can't wait for the new film..

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An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata

Mario Cleves, William Gould and Yulia Marchenko

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An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata, Revised Third Edition is the ideal tutorial for...

Nutrition for Dental Health: A Guide for the Dental Professional

Rebecca Sroda

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Reflecting significant changes in the industry and the latest research in the field, this fully...

Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The Blessings in Books

Mar 15, 2018

I had been hearing some positive things about this book around the library and so I decided to give it a read, not knowing what to really expect. It wound up being a very relatable and enjoyable book. There isn't really much by way of a plot, rather each chapter winds up being basically a short story about one member of a very close, extended Irish Catholic Philadelphia family over the course of several decades. They are all connected, and so answers that aren't necessarily provided during the course of one person's "story" wind up being provided during someone else's. Each character is both different enough from the others and fully fleshed-out enough to keep things interesting, and the choice to follow different people in each chapter makes it hard to guess where things may be heading next. There are certainly some surprises in store for members of the family throughout. Growing up with a large family that was very close makes many of the moments immediately resonate with me, and some of the problems faced throughout the course of the novel strike close to home as well. Still, the aforementioned lack of plot makes it feel somewhat uneventful when all is said and done. The Blessings do wind up being a great cast of characters though, and the family's unwavering love for and faith in each other no matter how much life throws at them is a joy to behold, and that alone makes this one of the better works of fiction you might run across this Summer.