Title:
Book Girl
Author:
Sarah Clarkson
Genre:
Nonfiction, Christian, Reading,
Educational, Books, Reading Lists, Family
Plot: Influenced
from a young age to love books and reading, Sarah Clarkson became a
book girl. Now, in her own book with a little book girl of her own on
the way, Sarah explores what it means to be a book girl and how to
apply the lessons learned in her books to everyday life.
The
book is divided into ten chapters with their own little theme and two
or three accompanying book lists which fit that theme. There is a
chapter on making reading lists with advice on ways to maximize your
reading (don't just binge on all those yummy mysteries or
romances―throw
in some poetry, nonfiction and a biography or two). There are also
chapters on taking action in life, cultivating the soul and healing
the soul after a great grief.
For
each chapter, Sarah draws on her own experience and what books taught
her about life before giving her recommendations for our own future
reading.
Likes/Dislikes: This
book strongly reminded me of my childhood and teen years wrapped up
in the classics and devouring everything I could find. I'm a bit more
picky about what I read now though I do binge-read whatever attracts
my interest at the time. I liked a lot of the reading lists in here,
especially the one for children and the one on books to help navigate
the current culture. I did have a tricky time reading this book
though as it is very obviously written by someone who is college
educated and used to writing very long wordy and repetitive essays to
convey her point. This type of format is all fine and dandy but not
my preferred format of reading and I zoned out several times as she
went on and on about something she had already mentioned several
times before. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book.
Rating:
PG-14 and up, mainly for
reading level
Date
Review Written: April 4th,
2019
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