A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
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Famous Quotes by Famous Friends
"My name is Timpanogos Cave."
-Cami Pulham
"Give me a rainbow."
-Alisha Bennett
"He melts my butter."
-Amie Christofferson
"Look at my buff legs."
-Cami Pulham
"She's a pile."
-Leslie Trane
"It's just a crumb."
-Lindsay Stone
"It's all coming back to me now."
-Alisha Bennett
"At least out loud I won't say I'm in love."
-Amy Powell
"I love you, you know?"
-Erin Carter
"I know."
-Cami Pulham
"Lavan is navel spelled backwards. It is the bellybutton of Utah."
-Erin Carter
"I'm fine, just fine. Really, I'm fine."
-Amie Christofferson
"Rangers rock."
-Cami Pulham
"Don't lie."
-Erin Carter
"It's just a little crush."
-Lindsay Stone
"You rock!"
-Amie Christofferson
"You're up in the night."
-Leslie Trane
"All the good ones are gone."
-Amy Powell
"I'm a sassy girl."
-Cami Pulham
"Look at me guys, I'm being funny."
-Erin Carter
"You can never slice a peice of cheese so thin that it still doesn't have two sides."
-Alisha Bennett
"If you want to be happy, be."
-Amie Christofferson
"Did you cut your hair?"
-Lindsay Stone
"Five Fingers of Funk."
-Camie Pulham
"Find something to laugh at everyday, even if it's yourself."
-Erin Carter
I am a part
of all I have met.
-Cami Pulham
"Give me a rainbow."
-Alisha Bennett
"He melts my butter."
-Amie Christofferson
"Look at my buff legs."
-Cami Pulham
"She's a pile."
-Leslie Trane
"It's just a crumb."
-Lindsay Stone
"It's all coming back to me now."
-Alisha Bennett
"At least out loud I won't say I'm in love."
-Amy Powell
"I love you, you know?"
-Erin Carter
"I know."
-Cami Pulham
"Lavan is navel spelled backwards. It is the bellybutton of Utah."
-Erin Carter
"I'm fine, just fine. Really, I'm fine."
-Amie Christofferson
"Rangers rock."
-Cami Pulham
"Don't lie."
-Erin Carter
"It's just a little crush."
-Lindsay Stone
"You rock!"
-Amie Christofferson
"You're up in the night."
-Leslie Trane
"All the good ones are gone."
-Amy Powell
"I'm a sassy girl."
-Cami Pulham
"Look at me guys, I'm being funny."
-Erin Carter
"You can never slice a peice of cheese so thin that it still doesn't have two sides."
-Alisha Bennett
"If you want to be happy, be."
-Amie Christofferson
"Did you cut your hair?"
-Lindsay Stone
"Five Fingers of Funk."
-Camie Pulham
"Find something to laugh at everyday, even if it's yourself."
-Erin Carter
I am a part
of all I have met.
5 comments:
I just finished Princess of the Midnight Ball and am about to start A Crooked Kind of Perfect. I can't say anthing yet, it is still April. I will say that I LOVE our bookclub.
I haven't read The Princess of The Midnight Ball but my son covered his eyes when I was scrolling past the picture and said, "Ahhh! Can't look at that!" I have to agree. I bet the book is better inside and I still want to read it (preferably a version without the cleavage however!). :)
Let's chat. I want to say that I think the cover of the book, "Princess of the Midnight Ball" is a mistake for it is a wrong depiction of the Rose I had in my head as I read it. The girl on the book looks like a modern girl in a costume. The Rose from the book is in my head as being more like a real princess with very different coloring, style, dress and look. Anybody else?
I enjoyed the first 2/3 of the book much more than the last 1/3 which doesn't speak highly of the ending. I enjoyed the recreating of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, the 12 flower names, the King's character, the flower garden and the worker there and the light-hearted read it was. I thought the character development was poor, the villian was overcome almost too easily, and there was too much explaining at the end. I like a book to unfold mysteries piece by piece along the way leading you do an ending of climax and not questions to be answered. The author did quickly and creatively answer them at the end. The hero was described to be a hero but didn't act as humble and noble as was described. I must admit here that I can't help but be a critical reader and this book does have merit in simple entertainment sake which, alone, can make a book a good read. Because I love the written word and seek out great writing, I am too easily discouraged by limited vocabulary and underdeveloped characters or story. It was a great break, it being creative, from the dull and dreary nonfiction LDS books I have been reading for my ward bookclub. Ultimately, I am glad I read it.
Now, "A Crooked Kind of Perfect." Amy, you will have to tell us more about playing the organ vs the piano. The book uses jargon and untalented musicians like myself was left to ponder the similarities and difference between the two instruments, especially when in the end she was given a piano despite her extra learning of the feet and other parts on the organ. Tell us, can a person who plays the piano easily play the organ? And visa versa? What kind of organ do you play? Do you like the piano or organ best?
I want to say that I don't care for the 'poor me' attitudes in children's book and I think the main reason for this is the 'poor me' attitudes I see in sneak up in some of my children. I don't think I want to add fuel to the fire by reading negativity to them (Judy Blume, I realize as an adult, has many characters that mostly whine and complain), they do well enough with that on their own. At the beginning of the book, the girl could not find a single good thing about her life and I suppose that was most of the message of the book. She learned to love what was given her - her organ, the friend she didn't at first recognize as a friend, her father with all his excenticities, and her too busy mother. There was a favorite part to this book I remember wanting to mention in this review but it has left me.
The title was a good one for the book and I believe that a present of socks would be a hit at any girl's birthday party. There was a positive message to the book and I wish I had a musical talent. Amie, do you share yours? Amy, you are ward organist and share yours - are you glad to? I benefit from others musical talent so thank you to those who took the time and discipline to develop them.
Answering some of ShaLisa's questions on "A Crooked Kind of Perfect" - No, someone who plays the piano cannot just sit down and play the organ. I've tried to think of something I can liken it to, but came up with nothing. You know the notes and keys but the technique is very different. And everyone that I've talked to said that you have to know the piano first before learning the organ but I find it hard to switch between the two.
Now for my reviews of the books. I didn't go into as much detail as ShaLisa did! :)
I will admit that I didn’t know the original story of the 12 dancing princesses until after reading this book. So I had nothing to compare it to. I did like Galen and his heroics to save the princesses. I liked that he sought knowledge of others to help him in his task and that he used his knowledge to save the princesses.
I thought the writing style was a little unusual in A Crooked Kind of Perfect. I liked it, but it was different.
I think it was the title that drew me to the book. "A Crooked Kind of Perfect." I think that it gave me a new perspective on my life. You may take some detours on the way to your ultimate goal but in the end, all that matters is you made it, crooked path or not.
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