The Cleansing Fire

Brady Udall's The Lonely Polygamist felt excruciatingly real. In this huge family, there were several characters that felt completely alone and unrecognized. There were three characters in particular who felt that the world and their family had abandoned them. This perceived abandonment led to many indiscretions. These indiscretions ranged from actual adultery to lustful thoughts and stealing. Of course, these characters have to find eventual redemption of some sort. Their worlds come crashing down when one of the children is fatally injured. He does eventually succumb to his injuries, but in the weeks it takes his body to give in, he makes the rest of the family realize that they can't ignore each other and they can't be selfish if they want to keep the family safe. This book is about a Mormon polygamist family, but by the time you finish reading the book, you've forgotten about their unconventional situation. You've come to realize that all families can go through something like this. A lot of times you do see families that have gone through a tragedy, and that tragedy has changed them as a family. In some cases it might destroy the family, but often it brings them closer to each other. It makes them severely protective of each other. The family in this book uses the tragedy to bring them closer together and realize the value of each member of the family.
I've started reading I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. I saw the movie last night, and I thought it was pretty good. We'll see how the book stacks up.

Nostalgic

Do you ever have the desire to revisit a part of your childhood? I do, and today I ran across something I couldn't pass up. I'm helping a co-worker sort through some new books for her classroom and I came across a Baby-Sitters Club book. Back in fourth grade I read every Baby-Sitters Club book that was in the school library. I also bought and read several others. The book I ran across today happened to be one of the books I'd never read. So, I decided I must read it. I've started reading it and I am remembering things about these books that I had forgotten about. It's great to revisit a bit of my childhood. This book is bringing back a lot of memories!

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Not so Super

I apologize for my recent absence. Everybody around here has been sick (including me) and that made everything absolutely nuts. The weather has been incredibly erratic here and that really kept everyone from getting better quickly. Unfortunately, when I'm sick I don't feel like reading. I'm just finally getting into The Lonely Polygamist and I can tell it's going to take a while for me to read. It's good, and the book's plot is very intricately woven and told from varying points of view. It's just not one of those books you can easily fly through. I'll get it done, but not soon.

Did any of you watch the big game? I didn't find it very "super" this year. I thought last year's game was much more exciting. Though the game wasn't nearly as bad as the half-time show. Geez, that was just painful to watch! Usher was the only redeeming quality in my opinion. After the game I stuck around to watch my favorite show, Glee. That, I'm happy to say, was much better than the game and the half-time show! Another new Glee comes on tonight and it looks like it's going to be another good one.