Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay

Subtitle: A Celebration of American Life from the Storycorps Project -- This was very interesting.  When Terry saw what I was reading he recognized it from NPR.  I had never heard of it before.  This is a very small compilation of some of the interviews that were done.  There are a couple Storycorps booths set up in New York City and then there are traveling booths that go everywhere else.  You can go there with anyone and just talk, tell your story.  If there is no one you want to go with you there is a facilitator there to ask you questions.  Some of the stories shared in this book were wonderful.  They covered everything from wars and love to just how life had been.  I laughed and cried and really would like to hear the interviews themselves.  This really brings in the idea that we all have a story to tell, no matter how big or how small, and these stories shape us, how we live and how the world goes on.

Medical Error by Richard Mabry

This was not an oh-my-goodness great book.  The story line was good, I just don't think that the way it was presented was the best it could have been.  The book was about a doctor that had her narcotics license compromised and her identity stolen.  The character development was not that great and the characters were not that exciting.  For me, also, it was a religious fiction which is not high up on my list.  I don't even think that that aspect of the story came through very well either.  It is very frustrating when it seems like the bones of a story are really good and you expect a lot, but in the end the execution just sucks.

World Without End by Ken Follett

Follett is an amazing author.  This book sucked me right in and I had a hard time putting it down.  As much as it was a sequel to 'Pillars of the Earth', I do not think it was necessary to read it.  The character development and interactions pulled you along.  Watching people grow and push the limits and in the end really come out ahead made me feel really good about everything that happened throughout their lifetime.  So much happens within the story it is hard to describe much without giving too much away or writing a book about it.  All I can say is that it is a read that you should not miss out on.