My Book Club

I am a reader. I come from a long line of pleasure readers. I remember seeing Louis L'Amour books when I was a little kid that belonged to my great grandma Trigg. My family and I go in and out of stages. We read about one thing for a while, then get onto the next thing or place. We find a favorite author, read it to death, then go on to something else.

I decided I wanted to know more about the area where there is so much trouble and unrest. The place where Christ spent time, where the Muslims are trying to keep God from returning by sealing up the wall, etc. God told us about all of it in scripture. We can see Abraham's disobedience causing long-reaching, continuous problems. My mother and I and a friend read some New York Times best sellers, Afghanistan books (novels) called The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. These are must reads. They are not written by a Christian, but you can see the gospel throughout the entire thing. I felt closer to the Lord reading these books than I thought I would. The mess we are in wasn't God's original plan!

I also just finished a non-fiction novel called The Bookseller of Kabul. It is a very intimate book about family life in Afghanistan. Again, not a Christian author, but a truth-teller. (Asne Seierstad) I am amazed how I can see Christ, these people are desperate for the truth!

Here is a list of books you should get and read. I like to buy books, but with our current financial situation, I've gotten most of them from the library. I don't like romance novels, so you won't find any of those listed. I do have reputable authors though, if you are interested in such books.

Moving World Events/Places Books
The Kite Runner--Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns--Khaled Hosseini
Bookseller of Kabul--Asne Seierstad
With Their backs to the world, Portraits from Serbia--A. Seierstad
Russka--Edward Rutherford
Anna Karenina--Leo Tolstoy
One Night with the King (story of Esther in novel form)--Tommy Tenney

Freaky Christian Thriller Reads (pretty much anything by Ted Dekker)
Adam--Ted Dekker
Skin--Ted Dekker
House--Ted Dekker/
Saint--Ted Dekker
Waking Lazarus--T.L. Hines
The Watchers--Mark Andrew Olsen
Expiration Date--Eric Wilson

Reputable Romance/Lifestyle/non-suspense Authors
Karen Kingsbury
Francine Rivers (her books are heavy hitting, some historical, not your average easy read. I recommend reading these if you aren't interested in suspense/thrillers)

My mother, grandmother, sister and I cut our teeth on Janette Oke books. They are movies now and are wonderful. Girls starting in upper junior high could read these books and watch these movies.