Fuel A Spark

Big Little Lies By: Liane Moriarty Lies generally serve a purpose. To save someone from harm. To make one look better to their peers. To get out of a jam. When we were children, we were always told to NEVER tell a lie. You would get into so much trouble if you told a lie as a child. I for one remember the punishments for lying. As you got a little older you found out there others have lied to you before...but it's okay. It was just a white lie...which to our understanding THAT lie was to save us from harm. Then we grew up. One lie after another. But it's okay. We are now adults, so we can tell big lies. We just tell the kids it's a white lie and that they shouldn't lie at all. (And we get away with it.) Well, sometimes we can get away with them. A group of parents are getting ready to take their kids to school. A few moms stick together like before; a few new mothers are in town needing guidance. First day of school can be hectic, but once you deal...

For some time now we have been following the "adventures" that Book Tasting has read.  As you can see we have read a variety of books that deal with a lot of issues that we must handle everyday.  Many of the times everyone is excited about the books that we have chosen.  Some not so excited!  But we can't please everyone even though we would like to. Choosing books for the Book Tasting has been a real challenge though.  Trying to pick a book that is engaging, makes you think, not "brain-candy" as someone put it one day, and that makes you think.  And everyone sees books differently then other people so how do I know that I picked the right one for the group?  How can I judge a book for other people, when everyone comes from different backgrounds and live different lives?  And what if I don't like the book, but the group does?  How do I continue with that?  These are just some of the questions that go through my mind daily when I am ...