Book of the Year

Unfortunately I used to be the kind of reader that sat down to enjoy a good book only when all the other work was done, I was on vacation or in bed barely awake. Being the 'lady of leisure' that I apparently am here in England, I have been able to do much more reading. I started thinking back over this year's books:

The Number One Ladies Detective Agency Series,

To Kill a Mockingbird,

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,

Three Cups of Tea,

The Woman in White,

Revelations of a Single Woman,

Authentic Beauty,

The Inklings,

Noughts and Crosses,

Knife Edge,

The Color Purple,

The Blind Side,

My Sister's Keeper,

The Last Song,

currently I am reading William Wilberforce by William Hague

Relationships: a Mess Worth Making.

I have enjoyed each book I've read but my book of the year is Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. This New York Times Bestseller, is a true story which I always appreciate, and thought provoking. It's not a happily ever after book - very realistic but powerful; love always is!

One of my favorite quotes:

“But I found out everybody’s different– the same kind of different as me. We’re all just regular folks walkin down the road God done set in front of us. The truth about it is, whether we is rich or poor or somethin in between, this earth ain’t no final restin place. So in a way, we is all homeless– just workin our way toward home.”

Several of the books I've read have been made into movies proving once again that the book is ALWAYS better than the movie. Take two for example: they completely changed the ending in My Sister's Keeper, The Blind Side shows the Tuohy family motivated by benevolence to invite inner city kid, Michael Oher to be in their family rather than their very real faith in Christ the book so clearly shows. The point is, always read the book first, it's better, whether it's a regular book or your book of the year.