Thoughts on the list

Been a while since I've blogged. We went on a vacation plus I had to order the next book and just received it.

I picked up one book that was on the "also ran" list from the club, The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. It was pretty good but I don't know yet if it would make my personal significant books list. In the story a woman has twins, a boy and a girl, and the girl is born with Down's Syndrome. Her husband gives away their daughter and tells his wife that the baby died. It changes their relationship forever.

Anyway, our next book is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. I thought I owned it because I read it with my other book club, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I ordered it and just got it yesterday. I read the intro. John Irving talks about how much he likes the book's first line. I can't recall it just now and I'm feeling too lazy to get up and get the book. My favorite first line of a book is "Life is difficult", from The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck. That book would probably make my significant book list.

I don't know why I thought of this now but I remembered another book, Shantung Compound by Langdon Bilkey, that would probably make my list, too. That would make my mother happy. She recommended that book to all of us. In fact, I think she bought the book for us. It's been a long time since I've read it but I think I'll read it again soon.

Well, not much on our chosen book but I don't actually remember many details at all about A Prayer for Owen Meany. I just remember I liked it. I'm looking forward to reading it again.