Comments for Paradise Valley Community College Book Club http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com Chat about some great books with us! Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Going Back to Bisbee by Richard Shelton by Randall Esterline http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/going-back-to-bisbee-by-richard-shelton/#comment-4741 Randall Esterline Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:05:02 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/going-back-to-bisbee-by-richard-shelton/#comment-4741 Richard, I has been a number a years since i had have contact with you. But i I'm greatful for the gift you shared with me in prison at the tucson complex. It has follow me for these years. You taught me to express all of the my life experiences. I am on your website as i try to teach a young man to enjoy the gifts of writing and reading books. I have suggested to him that he use you as a subject of an essay for one of his classes. I want to explore with him the joy of "Going Back To Bisbee" as a book and you as a gifted writer. We will let you know the outcome. Randall Esterline The Lighthouse ADOC, 2002 Richard,

I has been a number a years since i had have contact with you. But i I’m greatful for the gift you shared with me in prison at the tucson complex. It has follow me for these years. You taught me to express all of the my life experiences. I am on your website as i try to teach a young man to enjoy the gifts of writing and reading books. I have suggested to him that he use you as a subject of an essay for one of his classes. I want to explore with him the joy of “Going Back To Bisbee” as a book and you as a gifted writer. We will let you know the outcome.
Randall Esterline
The Lighthouse
ADOC, 2002

]]> Comment on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by billy cop http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-4697 billy cop Wed, 20 May 2009 03:26:29 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-4697 hi hi

]]> Comment on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by halina http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-4611 halina Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:31:17 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-4611 I have already read this book over summer time . but now I have to read it for my school and write an easy about it. actually I'm glad that now an afghani writer is that famous that his book is listed as one of the indepentden study book. The book is actually really nice and it is very emotional. but I wish he was not that racist in his book I mean for genration like me who havn't seen there country for year would belive it some how till my parents told me it is not very true . it is getting famous is it is abvous because they always think that in those thrid world coutries it is always like this and too mcuh violence which is not the truth.but I wish he didn't mentioned the rape seen and some other staff .like I would be embarss infront of my classmates for the picture that they will get from Afghanistan . I have already read this book over summer time .
but now I have to read it for my school and write an easy about it.
actually I’m glad that now an afghani writer is that famous that his book is listed as one of the indepentden study book.
The book is actually really nice and it is very emotional.
but I wish he was not that racist in his book I mean for genration like me who havn’t seen there country for year would belive it some how till my parents told me it is not very true .
it is getting famous is it is abvous because they always think that in those thrid world coutries it is always like this and too mcuh violence which is not the truth.but I wish he didn’t mentioned the rape seen and some other staff .like I would be embarss infront of my classmates for the picture that they will get from Afghanistan .

]]> Comment on The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards by laurie carreno http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards/#comment-3844 laurie carreno Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:26:25 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards/#comment-3844 wow i just love this book im 15 my name is laurie:] lol idk y but im so into reading these types of books i just love them nd how dedicated Caroline was to Phoebe just AMAZING wow i just love this book
im 15 my name is laurie:]
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idk y but im so into reading these types of books
i just love them
nd how dedicated Caroline was to Phoebe
just AMAZING

]]> Comment on These is My Words by Nancy Turner by Reba Nelson http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/these-is-my-words-by-nancy-turner/#comment-3716 Reba Nelson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:47:24 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/these-is-my-words-by-nancy-turner/#comment-3716 Hi Sonja. I enjoyed the book. Has anyone noted the powerful rebuttal of religous faith that is a theme running through the entire work? At the beginning Sarah comments that God doesn't seem to hear her prayers so self reliance is her only alternative. And after the church service where she ''repents'' she concludes that the churning in her stomach is not the Spirit of God but just the ordinary scours. At the end she turns around at the church door to the cheers of the children. If you or any other readers would like to discuss this I'd be interested in talking to you. Have you read GAP CREEK by Robert Morgan? I liked it much better than THESE IS... Also, THE ILLUMINATOR by Brenda Vantrease is a must read. Hope to hear from you. Hi Sonja. I enjoyed the book. Has anyone noted the powerful rebuttal of religous faith that is a theme running through the entire work? At the beginning Sarah comments that God doesn’t seem to hear her prayers so self reliance is her only alternative. And after the church service where she ”repents” she concludes that the churning in her stomach is not the Spirit of God but just the ordinary scours. At the end she turns around at the church door to the cheers of the children. If you or any other readers would like to discuss this I’d be interested in talking to you.
Have you read GAP CREEK by Robert Morgan? I liked it much better than THESE IS… Also, THE ILLUMINATOR by Brenda Vantrease is a must read.
Hope to hear from you.

]]> Comment on These is My Words by Nancy Turner by Sonja Haller http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/these-is-my-words-by-nancy-turner/#comment-3629 Sonja Haller Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:17:06 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/these-is-my-words-by-nancy-turner/#comment-3629 Sorry, I didn't know if this message made my email available. It is sonja.haller@arizonarepublic.com. Sorry, I didn’t know if this message made my email available. It is sonja.haller@arizonarepublic.com.

]]> Comment on These is My Words by Nancy Turner by Sonja Haller http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/these-is-my-words-by-nancy-turner/#comment-3628 Sonja Haller Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:15:18 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/these-is-my-words-by-nancy-turner/#comment-3628 Hi all, I'm a reporter with the Arizona Republic and working on a story about "These is My Words" being named the 2008 OneBook AZ. I want to talk to people who read the book and found this Web site. If you would like to share you thoughts on the book please email me with a daytime phone number so I can give you a call. Thank you, Sonja Haller Hi all,
I’m a reporter with the Arizona Republic and working on a story about “These is My Words” being named the 2008 OneBook AZ. I want to talk to people who read the book and found this Web site.
If you would like to share you thoughts on the book please email me with a daytime phone number so I can give you a call.
Thank you,
Sonja Haller

]]> Comment on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by supergirl http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-3624 supergirl Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:13:05 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-3624 Rape neither misreprensents Afghanistan nor represents it. In fact rape is more common in many cultures than people realize, but ofcourse it's not the point of the book. There are so many things someone can take away from this book. I think I truly understand the aspect of relationships, guilt, self sacrifice and well how to be a human being, the fact of life is we all make mistakes, but how do we move on? I had to read this book for school and I thought I would hate it but I couldn't put it down. I would reccomend this book to both adults and youths. Rape neither misreprensents Afghanistan nor represents it. In fact rape is more common in many cultures than people realize, but ofcourse it’s not the point of the book. There are so many things someone can take away from this book. I think I truly understand the aspect of relationships, guilt, self sacrifice and well how to be a human being, the fact of life is we all make mistakes, but how do we move on? I had to read this book for school and I thought I would hate it but I couldn’t put it down. I would reccomend this book to both adults and youths.

]]> Comment on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by love Afghanistan http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-3599 love Afghanistan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:18:21 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/the-kite-runner-by-khaled-hosseini/#comment-3599 I cannot believe khaled Hosseini, an afghan person would mention rape scenes between boys in the novel. This is against our culture, I am an afghan myself and I have never heard of a boy raping another boy in Afghanistan. While I was reading this book in my English class the mention of the rape scene was such a bad represent of Afghanistan. I hope no afghan would write such a thing from now on........... otherwise it was a very interesting and emotional novel. I cannot believe khaled Hosseini, an afghan person would mention rape scenes between boys in the novel. This is against our culture, I am an afghan myself and I have never heard of a boy raping another boy in Afghanistan. While I was reading this book in my English class the mention of the rape scene was such a bad represent of Afghanistan.
I hope no afghan would write such a thing from now on………..
otherwise it was a very interesting and emotional novel.

]]> Comment on Going Back to Bisbee by Richard Shelton by Stan Gray http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/going-back-to-bisbee-by-richard-shelton/#comment-3455 Stan Gray Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:13:19 +0000 http://pvccbookclub.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/going-back-to-bisbee-by-richard-shelton/#comment-3455 I learn to love south east Arizona by spending a week or two each year there chasing rare birds that you can't see anywhere in the country. After 25 years not every trip produces a new bird sighting, yet I still return when every I can. When I can't seem to find it possible, I often find myself re-reading Going back to Bisbee because it is the next best thing. In just a couple of hours you can experience what it takes years to learn about this wonderful desert and it's history. S.K.Gray I learn to love south east Arizona by spending a week or two each year there chasing rare birds that you can’t see anywhere in the country. After 25 years not every trip produces a new bird sighting, yet I still return when every I can. When I can’t seem to find it possible, I often find myself re-reading Going back to Bisbee because it is the next best thing. In just a couple of hours you can experience what it takes years to learn about this wonderful desert and it’s history. S.K.Gray

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