tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post9028637720281594870..comments2024-03-27T13:48:50.258-04:00Comments on This Simple Home: My Top Ten Books of 2012Annette Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-25289889634295616682013-01-08T15:45:11.763-05:002013-01-08T15:45:11.763-05:00Oh, I'm glad you are reading Unbroken this nex...Oh, I'm glad you are reading Unbroken this next year. I loved reading through your list and seeing which books ranked as favorites this past year. I'm re-reading Lit at the moment. I don't know that I necessarily need to be, but I am anyway. It's still a favorite though!<br /><br />Re: Debbie's comment above -- I've heard a lot of great things about G.A. Henty but I've not read any of his books. Kinda looking forward to trying them out sometime!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-19747359316596703762012-12-29T13:14:33.975-05:002012-12-29T13:14:33.975-05:00Thanks for the recommendations... I will be checki...Thanks for the recommendations... I will be checking some of these out.<br /><br />I recommend...<br />Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer was great, I read it this year; Christian non-fiction.<br /><br />Have you heard of G.A. Henty. He writes great historical fiction... my favorite would definitely be A Knight of the White Cross and since they were written in the late 1800's there is NO bad language and the heroes of the books are all very moral people, men that you wouldn't mind having your children emulate... they are all British history based and so have some to a lot of war stuff in them... but not gross and gory like contemporary books would be. Some of his books I like more than others but I have not read one that I hated yet. Most of them you can get for FREE for Kindle at Amazon.<br /><br />That is all I can think of to recommend right now... Have a blessed New Year of reading.<br /><br />You should join Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com<br />You can set a goal for the years reading and very easily track the books you read. I love it. It is so easy to use and you can even write a review on the book you read and post it to you blog very easily. It also links to Facebook if you want so you can let your Facebook friends see what you are reading. If you join make sure you send me a friend request... http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7403953-debbie-phillipsDebbie Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164548520559233996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-17514515464961155422012-12-29T12:14:35.583-05:002012-12-29T12:14:35.583-05:00Unbroken does have a bit of bad language and a cru...Unbroken does have a bit of bad language and a crude remark or two as it is dealing with largely non-Christian servicemen in dire situations. It's one of the very, very few books where I'd say the story superseded those objectionable elements. <br /><br />I have Tatlock's book on my Kindle app. I have read it before, but it has been a long time ago and I don't remember much about it.<br /><br />Wildflowers of Terezin made my top ten, too.<br /><br />Have you ever read any of Sarah Sundin's books? They are all set in WWII, very clean, very realistic, very good. <br /><br />Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters and North and South are very good, too.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-5872892148995690082012-12-29T12:04:03.275-05:002012-12-29T12:04:03.275-05:00Unbroken, for sure, is a must-read! But you knew ...Unbroken, for sure, is a must-read! But you knew that already, right? ;-). I think you'd probably also like City of Tranquil Light, one of my favorites of all time (!!)--http://www.hopeisthewordblog.com/2012/05/09/city-of-tranquil-light-by-bo-caldwell/<br />I really need to read the Nicholas Benedict book, but I always get hung up on series fiction and fail to read past the first one. Do you think it's necessary to read all the others first since this is a prequel?Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-36498964002090028592012-12-29T11:45:39.391-05:002012-12-29T11:45:39.391-05:00I have seen that Choosing Gratitude mentioned on l...I have seen that Choosing Gratitude mentioned on lots of blogs. I think I'll take a look for it this year at the bookstore. Thanks for sharing your favorites with us. I always love to read about what others loved and add to my own list.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757963698816530787noreply@blogger.com