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Cori June (3033 KP) rated The Library of Lost and Found in Books
Feb 12, 2022
Apparently, this is the second time I've read this book. The thing is, I didn't remember reading it the first time. Except, that parts of the book were familiar making me question whether or not I've read it before.
If you want a good summer or travel book with a slow plot, that is an easy read, this is great for that. The story is well written if slightly forgettable it does take you on an interesting and emotional journey.
I completely get Martha's burn-out feeling and while we live a little too much in her head the other characters do have personality.
If you want a good summer or travel book with a slow plot, that is an easy read, this is great for that. The story is well written if slightly forgettable it does take you on an interesting and emotional journey.
I completely get Martha's burn-out feeling and while we live a little too much in her head the other characters do have personality.
Drumbeats (The Drumbeats Trilogy #1)
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It's 1965 and 18 year old Jess escapes her stifling English home for a gap year in Ghana, West...
Historical Mystery Romance
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Click and Collect (2018) in Movies
Dec 12, 2021 (Updated Dec 13, 2021)
Jingled all the way
An alternate take on the classic Christmas movie "Jingle all the way" throws two neighbours who are on opposite sides of the same coin, one who wants to be friends and the other a little scrooge-esque who doesn't.
It's almost Christmas, a little girl wants the the most sought after pink pony toy around and dad refused to pay the Instore price and his neighbour knows where to get one.
This revelation leads the unlikely duo on an going on an oddball journey - thieves, low speed car chase and a hobo santa are all part of a day's work...
Starring Stephen Merchant & Asim Chaudhry
It's almost Christmas, a little girl wants the the most sought after pink pony toy around and dad refused to pay the Instore price and his neighbour knows where to get one.
This revelation leads the unlikely duo on an going on an oddball journey - thieves, low speed car chase and a hobo santa are all part of a day's work...
Starring Stephen Merchant & Asim Chaudhry
Chandelier (Phantoms #2)
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CHANDELIER is the genre-bending sci-fi/fantasy-romance novel follow up of Michael Leon’s 2019...
Science Fiction Fantasy Romance
A Passage North
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It begins with a message: a telephone call informing Krishan that his grandmother's former caregiver...
Historical fiction Literary fiction Asia Sri Lanka War India
The Ultimate Cottagecore Coloring Book for Adults
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Escape into a world of enchantment and tranquility with The Ultimate Cottagecore Coloring Book for...
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Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated The Possibility of Everything in Books
May 25, 2018
I wanted to read this book mainly because I have been to Belize - not the touristy cruise ship parts of Belize, but the tiny towns with 100 foot long air strips and as authentic in culture as it gets. And I love to read about anyone's experiences in this beautiful country with such rich culture. I am also well aware and intrigued by the Mayan healing that goes on deep in some of the rainforests there.
Hope writes a lot of Mommy books.. which I unfortunately do not relate to - so there is push and pull of my interests here.. but I find that it just brings my curiosity out when that happens. She writes in this one, a memoir, about a journey, to take her 3-year-old daughter Maya on a “journey of faith” because she is convinced her daughters imaginary friend “Dodo” is evil. Already I’m wanting to know more.
Her and her husband take her to a shaman in Belize who practices Mayan healing arts. Her journey is rich with Belizean culture and I imagine myself back in the beautiful surroundings with nostalgia. The beautiful people, the rich history - it’s all described so colorfully.
Her book is mostly nostalgia as well, as it’s written about 10 years after the fact. “In Belize, there is a greater sense of connection to other people. It was a tremendous relief to be in a culture where people treat the spiritual dimension quite practically. This gave me the clarity I felt lacking in my life.” I love this quote, and the strength behind it. Belize just has that effect on your soul.
I wonder what I would have done in this situation. I don’t know if I would have ever taken it to this extreme, but again, not a mother. And I imagine the family structure can suffer under such circumstances as hers does with Uzi. She’s doing the best she can, but it’s hard to read the of struggles families got though when a child is “ill.”
I’m glad I read this - it was interesting, and colorful, and I found myself enthralled just waiting to find out what would happen, and if Maya would get “better."
Hope writes a lot of Mommy books.. which I unfortunately do not relate to - so there is push and pull of my interests here.. but I find that it just brings my curiosity out when that happens. She writes in this one, a memoir, about a journey, to take her 3-year-old daughter Maya on a “journey of faith” because she is convinced her daughters imaginary friend “Dodo” is evil. Already I’m wanting to know more.
Her and her husband take her to a shaman in Belize who practices Mayan healing arts. Her journey is rich with Belizean culture and I imagine myself back in the beautiful surroundings with nostalgia. The beautiful people, the rich history - it’s all described so colorfully.
Her book is mostly nostalgia as well, as it’s written about 10 years after the fact. “In Belize, there is a greater sense of connection to other people. It was a tremendous relief to be in a culture where people treat the spiritual dimension quite practically. This gave me the clarity I felt lacking in my life.” I love this quote, and the strength behind it. Belize just has that effect on your soul.
I wonder what I would have done in this situation. I don’t know if I would have ever taken it to this extreme, but again, not a mother. And I imagine the family structure can suffer under such circumstances as hers does with Uzi. She’s doing the best she can, but it’s hard to read the of struggles families got though when a child is “ill.”
I’m glad I read this - it was interesting, and colorful, and I found myself enthralled just waiting to find out what would happen, and if Maya would get “better."