I would like to give "Daughters of Another Path" to my mother when I go home for Christmas. I want to do it in a way that will not seem like I am going "You MUST read this, this is what I want to do deal with it." If I give her "Daughters" and tell her to "read it" she most likely will not and will feel forced. I never want either of my parents to feel forced to understand what I want. If they never take any time to understand, that is fine. They need to do it by their own free will or learning will turn into resentment. However, I think this is the best book I could give her about understanding Islam both the religion and its place in American society.
Here is my idea: I am going to give her "Daughters" with a group of other books. I bring home books for her all the time so it won't seem so odd if its stuck in the stack. I figured I'd give her "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" and "Mere Christianity" but I'd love to add like a fun, girly book in there. Sadly, she already has my collection of "Shopaholic" books. I'm definitely willing to buy a book and pretend I read it just so I can throw it in there. I don't own a lot of fluff, I'd have to dig pretty deep into my book collection to find some more fluff.
I figure this way I can just leave it for her. If she reads it, fine. If not, oh well.
Any advice?
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Hmmm...fluffy books....
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Diary of a Mad Bride to Be and it's sequel, Diary of a Mad Mom to Be. Or, of course, there's the Bridget Jones' Diary. Which is light, but maybe not fluffy...
Uhmm...does she like mysteries? If so, Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is fun. Starts out with One for the Money.
Those are AMAZING books. I love them.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a book called Can you keep a Secret, it's also written by Sophie Kinsella...
Oh Yes thats a good one! Maybe I will get that to read on the plane and leave it with her. I love Sophie Kinsella
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