Next book? The Art of Racing in the Rain?
Then after that one are we going to The Hunger Games??? |
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Ashley wrote: I think we started a thread about our next book after we complete The Search. I think we agreed on The Art of Racing in the Rain? Then after that one are we going to The Hunger Games??? I am game!  I also had recommended to me the book "A Child Called It" Here's a review: Amazon.com Review David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved, stabbed, smashed face-first into mirrors, forced to eat the contents of his sibling's diapers and a spoonful of ammonia, and burned over a gas stove by a maniacal, alcoholic mom. Sometimes she claimed he had violated some rule--no walking on the grass at school!--but mostly it was pure sadism. Inexplicably, his father didn't protect him; only an alert schoolteacher saved David. One wants to learn more about his ordeal and its aftermath, and now he's written a sequel, The Lost Boy, detailing his life in the foster-care system. Though it's a grim story, A Child Called "It" is very much in the tradition of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul and the many books in that upbeat series, whose author Pelzer thanks for helping get his book going. It's all about weathering adversity to find love, and Pelzer is an expert witness. *********** This is actually 1st in a series - book 2 goes on to track his life in the child welfare system, and book 3 as he reaches adulthood. |
| I really enjoyed racing in the rain. Great pick for a book club. |
| I LOVED Racing in the Rain! Just a warning - keep the tissues handy! |
| A Child Called It is a good one, too, but it is quite short. Another tissue-box read! |
Mop lover wrote: A Child Called It is a good one, too, but it is quite short. Another tissue-box read! I see it's been released now as all 3 books in one - maybe that would be a good option - it's 300+ pages, so very doable. |
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