Comments on: On Reading: Stories that Lift Me Up http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1300/stories-that-lift-me-up/ Book reviews for children and adults Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: patti lacy http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1300/stories-that-lift-me-up/comment-page-1/#comment-113474 patti lacy Mon, 18 May 2009 01:43:49 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1300#comment-113474 Faith, love, and hope--great elements for a story--and for life!!! Thanks for the great site, Jennifer, and for your recognition of hope in my secret-plagued women! Patti Lacy Author of An Irishwoman's Tale and What the Bayou Saw Faith, love, and hope–great elements for a story–and for life!!!

Thanks for the great site, Jennifer, and for your recognition of hope in my secret-plagued women!

Patti Lacy
Author of An Irishwoman’s Tale and What the Bayou Saw

]]> By: Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books) http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1300/stories-that-lift-me-up/comment-page-1/#comment-113193 Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books) Sun, 17 May 2009 15:40:40 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1300#comment-113193 Great post, Tina. I always like it when people share books that have affected them. It gives me books to add to my TBR pile. As far as what I look for in a book -- I do read a lot of memoir, and some character-driven fiction that deals with harder issues, but even in the midst of a dark tale, I am inspired by hope. Hope comes when people are coming out of hard circumstances. It doesn't have to wrap up tidily, but I have to admit that I do much prefer seeing the hope of someone's future as apparent, rather than uncertain. I saw that in Lillian in the Rose House. Great post, Tina. I always like it when people share books that have affected them. It gives me books to add to my TBR pile.

As far as what I look for in a book — I do read a lot of memoir, and some character-driven fiction that deals with harder issues, but even in the midst of a dark tale, I am inspired by hope.

Hope comes when people are coming out of hard circumstances. It doesn’t have to wrap up tidily, but I have to admit that I do much prefer seeing the hope of someone’s future as apparent, rather than uncertain.

I saw that in Lillian in the Rose House.

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