Melissa

This was a great telling of the Trojan War. So great, in fact that even though I was reading it to my oldest kiddo for school, the younger two had to join in and listen, they were so fascinated!

I feel like this particular parenting book/talk holds one of the critical pieces in parenting wisdom that many other good or great parenting books dance around, sometimes touch on, but rarely articulate. This one's going on the life-changing list, for sure.

I can't even begin to explain how timely it was to read this book at this moment in my life! It's going on my “very favorites” list, and quite possibly the “life changers” list, we'll see.

If you've ever thought about writing in any capacity, this book is a must read, no question.

Mark Twain is a storytelling genius. Story. Telling. GENIUS!

Yet another book I would have never picked up if it hadn't been in our home-school curriculum, but one I ended up truly liking. I just loved Jared Austin. I loved his attitude about everything. So many lessons to be learned from one character.

I think it's quite possible that Anne of Green Gables is my spirit animal.

I just learned from a Buddhist monk how to be a better Christ follower. <3

This was the coolest fairy tale twist! I loved it, and would love to own this one! (I borrowed this one from the library.)

A really cute book! Perfect for teaching kiddos about making a great story. Gooney Bird is a very lovable character, my kids begged me to read more!

There were some really great nuggets in here for having healthy relationships. I'd have never gotten all of that out of the book of Philemon on my own!

I liked this book a lot, post-apocalyptic books are my favorite genre of all-time, but I gave this book 3 instead of 4 stars only because I feel like there should be another half to the book. The conclusion was ok, but really, it feels as if we only got half the story, and the other half would see the characters through their “growth” as characters. When an author picks up the story right after the end of the known world, characters are a mess. As well they should be, PTSD and all that. Which means showing their growth and healing, or non-healing, whichever the case may be, will take a little bit longer than a 390 page book. So, if the author picks up this story again and tells us more, I would go back and change my rating. Until then... 3 stars it is! And I definitely think it's worth a read.

This book wins the award for most 80's references in any book I've ever read. Makes me wanna go out and buy up all the old arcade games and play them in a mega video game marathon! My geeky girl gamer side is completely won over by Ernest Cline.

Audio book people. Audio book all the way. You are missing out on something awesome if you merely read the physical copy.
This was a great memoir. I laughed, cried, and couldn't stop listening.

Some great forgotten, or lesser known fables! I could see this being a timeless book my kids will like to hear over and over again.

Gah!!! Talk about a cliff hanger!!!! Great, guess I'll have to put my other book reading on hold and go get the 3rd one. Thanks a lot, Hugh Howey! No, seriously, thanks. Hugh. I love Mollie, and the strong character you've made her!

A very cute, sweet story. It made me cry a few times. :-)

Totally creative way to tell a story! The story was only so-so for me though. I feel so much could be done with this format, though! I hope someone gets a hold of this idea and does something amazing with it!!

I aspire to be like Fred Rogers in so many ways. Especially after reading this book. I consider him to be one of the most kind, genuine, caring, vulnerable, loving, compassionate, empathetic human beings that's ever walked the face of this planet. I aspire to leave a legacy like his.

This was a great story! So great in fact, that I HAD to know what happened next, and forced myself to read aloud the 60+ pages that were left in the book in one sitting so my son wouldn't be left out either. He made me promise I wouldn't read the rest ahead of him.

A suprisingly good read! I didn't really know what to expect, and at first glance, I thought this book would be boring. I was wrong! Funny, Captivating, and Full of Adventure is what it really was. My kiddos loved it. :)

5th time through this book, still 5 stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Such a cute story! My son and I both loved this book.

Such a great book, that I thoroughly enjoyed, but perhaps would have never read had it not been on our curriculum's list of books to read. Nathaniel Bowditch is a great hero for boys and girls alike to look up to as to what it means to persevere. There are many ways to realize your dreams, as long as you never give up!

This was a great book! I read it to my son for school, but I ended up falling in love with this story too.
It makes me wanna be a storyteller when I grow up!! LOVE!

Stella had lots of great and interesting insights about his spiritual journey, things that I feel I've learned along the way too! I think if I would have read this book a few years ago, it would have blown my mind, but reading it now was pretty much Stella preaching to the choir.
He did give me some new things ponder, mainly views of “evil” and what morality has to do with our relationship with God.

I didn't quite get the last chapter, about the purpose/necessity of the church as an institution/organization. There wasn't really anything radically different or insightful mentioned at all. It made me think that he's still working through this area of spiritual life, perhaps? I have a feeling he will feel differently about that last chapter in a few more years. Maybe, maybe not. We'll see.