Books I'm Currently Reading

A # indicates a book read for the first time

A * indicates a book started today

Books are listed by author (or series creator)

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti
daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better

"Pilgrim Kate" *
by Helen F. Daringer
[children's/YA fiction, historical, 1600s]

"The Gospel According To John" 

current Bible book

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" #

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Catholic spirituality]

(Kindle book]

"The Book of Catholic Jokes" 

by Fr. Gregory Sakowicz and Deacon Tom Sheridan
[nonfiction, humor (obviously!)]
one or two pages a night

"All Those In Favor,

Say Something!" *

by Runa Erwin Ware

[nonfiction, humor]

Also:

Daily readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
Nightly bedtime Gospel reading

I choose a favorite passage every night

Finished today:

"Kids Speak 9

Children Talk About Themselves" 

compiled by Chaim Walder

translated into English by Aviva Rappaport

"Eat Only When You're Hungry" 

by Lindsay Hunter

[fiction]

I'm analyzing my feelings about this book.

It was definitely outside of my comfort zone.

The characters were NOT LIKABLE, and

there was too much of what I felt was unnecessary 

vulgar language.

But somehow, I liked this book. Liked it, but

did not  love it.

Setting aside the use of vulgar words,  and the
fact that I did not care for the characters, the

writing itself  is amazing.

And how is it that a book with ingredients I

usually hate makes me feel that, in some ways,

I have grown, have stretched, as a reader?