On “Booking Through Thursday”:
What was the most unusual (for you) book you ever read? Either because the book itself was completely from out in left field somewhere, or was a genre you never read, or was the only book available on a long flight… whatever? What (not counting school textbooks, though literature read for classes counts) was furthest outside your usual comfort zone/familiar territory?
And, did you like it? Did it stretch your boundaries? Did you shut it with a shudder the instant you were done? Did it make you think? Have nightmares? Kick off a new obsession?
What a great question this week! 2 books I’ve reviewed come to mind:
Redneck Woman by Gretchen Wilson and Allen Rucker
Before this book, I only know bits and pieces (typical stereotypes) about “rednecks”. Wilson’s autobiography opened up my eyes to the the positive and the plight of this sidelined community.
It’s sparked an interest to get to know more about them especially their social problems, which I had an eyeful in the Hallmark movie “The Baby Dance” starring Stockard Channing.
Can anyone recommend some good books on this theme?
Little Girl Fly Away by Gene Stone
I read about Ruth Finley’s sexual abuse through “Reader’s Digest”’s book reviews and literally stumbled upon the actual book several years later.
It’s a HORRIBLE read (esp as it’s about a little girl abused by her Dad’s best friend) because this middle-aged lady was haunted by the experience decades later even though she’d buried it in her subconscious.
Her fear manifested itself as her “stalker”! This book was my first brush with psychology.
A third book (not reviewed here) would be “Different Seasons” by Stephen King. I absolutely love this book! It’s SO different from King’s horror collection and to me, it’s a sign of his superb storytelling and writing skills 
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