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4. Share a detail you love about the season of summer into fall
5. List at least 7 random/ specific things YOU love to read about in books, big or small
6. Tag 7 people who would enjoy taking part/whose answers you are curious to read! Favorite detail about summer's transition into fall
- The change of the of the colors in nature. Living in Southeastern, VA there's still a great deal of rural countryside and trees are numerous even within the more urban areas. Being able to witness the green slowly become, red, gold and orange and marveling at the autumnal rainbow of fall time never loses its wonder and delight.
Seven random/specific things I love to read about in books
1. Sisters
Having four sisters has always been a blessing because we're all so different! As a whole we're all very close and so I enjoy books where the crux of the story are sisters that have a shared history. I don't always appreciate when the stories center on the general bickering and fighting because for me that was never a problem with us and I would love for books to focus on closeness, but as a whole if the main plot of a books is about sisters, 9 chances out of 10, I'm picking it up.
(The titles are all links to my reviews)
True Colors by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
2. Large families
Along with having four sisters, I also have four brothers (I'll let you do the math) and so I appreciate books that feature large families. And when I say large families, I mean over four kids (no, the Pevensies' don't count as a large family). This is why I loved the Weasley family from Harry Potter because the family was so relatable on varying levels. I saw a lot of myself in Ron Weasley and multiple personalities that were similar not only to our parents, but also the wide array of siblings and even their living conditions and day to day lives.
3. Generation jumps
Stories that go back and forth between decades are always appealing (if not confusing from time to time) however, I love how everything eventually connects and how the future can resonate with the past.
4. Time travel
Since creating my book club, I have come to love books about time travel. I guess this can coincide somewhat with generation jumps, but time travel and its various interpretations (some more crazy than others) fascinate me to no end as well as getting me as close to sci-fi as I will ever get.
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madelein L'Engle
5. Midwives
Midwifery has always been a women's occupation and with that role comes no small amount of feminist ideology. The historical fiction I've read about midwives and their devotion to women and children is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. In societies dominated by male indifference midwives stand their ground and maintain their moral duty to vulnerable women regardless of what they risk for themselves.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
6. Mythology
I love mythology, really any type of mythology. And I'm not just talking about general religious myths (Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, etc.), but the creatures and beings that have become so ingrained into our own cultures such as unicorns, mermaids and fairies. Almst every culture has their own versions of these mythological wonders (with the exception of unicorns and leprechauns, which are strictly from the British Isles).
Uncovering World Mythology by Lucas Russo
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This is not a picture of my own series; however, I own all these books
plus, the leprechauns book.
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7. Moral lawbreaking
Breaking the law will always be a tough subject, but breaking an unjust law for moral reasons can be much more difficult and always more dangerous. However, there are stories throughout history and good people who defied the law created by tyranny and at great risk to their own lives never wavered in what they believed and what they chose to do.
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
I usually don't tag people (plus most of the people I would have tagged have probably already received it), so go ahead and fill it out if you would like to do so!
The Weasleys are a great example of that! I'd love to read more books with large families, I don't think it's done very often.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing the tag!
No, books featuring large families aren't very popular, but the Weasleys are a great example.
DeleteThank you for tagging me! It was a lot of fun : )