Books again
by adustyframe ~ September 17th, 2008I finished To Kill A Mockingbird. It was very good. I rented the Gregory Peck movie and my apologies to those who loved this movie, I thought it stunk! It was slow moving and that poor little girl had such a horrible hair cut!
The book was MUCH better! I even ordered a copy from paperbackswap to have on my own shelf.
I started Truman by David McCullough. I heard that Mrs. Bush loves his books and people on the Ambleside yahoo list were talking about them recently. I don’t know much about Truman so I chose that one.
Let me tell you, it’s a BOOK! Wow, it’s huge. I’ve only started it but I find it interesting so far.
Have you read any of David McCullough’s books?
September 17th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I read McCullough’s biography of John Adams. I loved it. It read like a novel and even though I knew the end of the story, it was a page turner!
September 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I’ve been trying to read 1776 for a few months, and have thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve read, but haven’t had a chance to finish it, due to my crazy schedule.
Note that that sentence was totally written in a conversational style, not intended for correct English format. I was a history major in college and think that anyone would find his writing style conducive to finding history fun and exciting!
I was just skimming through an article I read in college about Truman and would love to read McCullough’s book. He seems to be an interesting character. Let me know what you think!
September 17th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
See? TKAM was fabulous! And the movie is never as good as the book.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I agree that TKAM movie wasn’t that great… kinda boring. When I watched it, I nearly flew asleep. Didn’t do the book justice.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I read To Kill A Mockingbird earlier this year. Hated it when I had to read it for school. Loved it this time around.