Sunday, March 13, 2022

Sunday Salon ~ and (more) Library Loot

If you wore this and a friend asked, what book would you talk about?

Miss Rumphius ~ written and illustrated by Barbara Cooney, 1982, children's picture book, 32 pages, 10/10
I've written about this book several times, because it's one of my favorites.  In 2009, I shared that it was one of my fifteen favorite books.  Today, I'm simply reporting that I borrowed it from my local library and have read it again.  I'm sure you are not surprised that I still rate it 10/10.
Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters
~ by Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy, 2018, YA biography, 176 pages, 9/10
Books allow us to experience other lives.  Like reading about Madeleine L'Engle, one of my favorite authors, as seen through the eyes of her granddaughters.  They are also good writers, as you can see by the 9/10 rating that I gave the book.
Since those are both library books, I think I'll label this post "Library Loot" as well as "Sunday Salon."  Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Sharlene from Real Life Reading that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.  Claire has Mr. Linky this week.
Empire State Building in NYC lit up in colors in support of Ukraine.  Getty Images, Gary Hershorn.


Here's the Ukrainian flag.


4 comments:

Helen's Book Blog said...

Although I love the Harry Potter books, I'll go with those as my "the book was better." So much wonderful detail was left out of the movies. Have a wonderful week!

Goldendaze-Ginnie said...

Thanks Bonnie, One of the few movies that I've ever seen that in my opinion was as good as the book was "The Book Thief". Although it was a hard book to read and an even harder movie to watch because it was about the author's grandmother living in Europe during WW Two.

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

I'd say that for me the vast majority of books are better than their movies.

The library saved me during the pandemic. I was always able to get books, either real or electronic.

I love Miss Rumphius, too.

shelleyrae @ book'd out said...

The book is almost always better than the movie, so much detail and subtlety is lost usually.

Wishing you a great reading week