Faceted Mind

This book was magical and dense at the same time.  Sometimes you just have to plow through but it was worth it.  I read this book years ago but it popped up in a conversation I had with a co-worker and realized it should be on my recommended reads.  I give it props for being well written especially on some deep philosophical questions and at the same time entertaining.  Major props for originality I may have to re-read this book and I don't say that often.

Back of the Book Summery:

One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: Who are you? and Where does the world come from?

Before she knows it, she is enrolled in a correspondence course covering Socrates to Sarte and beyond, with a mysterious philosopher.  But Sophie is receiving a separate batch of equally unusual letters.  Who is Hide? And why does her mail keep turning up in Sophie's world?

To unravel this riddle, Sophie must make use of the philosophy she is learning. But the truth is far more complicated than she could have imagined.

This book is a favorite and based on a simple idea  if you take away all the horrible bad things you also take away the wonderul and lovely things in the world and everyone is  just left with the grey middle, with one person who holds the whole worlds pain.

Back of Book Summary:

Jonas's World is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain.  There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community.  When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it time for jonas to recieve the truth. There is no turning back.

I fell in love with this book.  I had it on my shelf for years and never picked it up.  I had many friends tell me to read it but they never really expanded so I never just rushed to read it.  FInally this Christmas of 2007 I listened to the audio while driving home for the holidays.  I am glad I did listen to it instead of reading a good book for audio.  I love it so I picked up the fifth book in series that takes place in the same story just from a different character's perspective. 

I recommend reading after enders game while the story is still fresh it may be the fifth book but works well together but also would do well on it own.  I loved that it gave a new layer to a loved book. 

I enjoied many of Ayn Rands writings but this one is my favorite mainly for my own love of architecture and environment design.  I have always been passionate about whatever I was doing and my designs are no different. My co-workers know too well how admate I can be behind one of my designs. Now I am out on my own doing my work and my creating my own designs which was only achieved by sticking behind my convictions and hard work.  I am not done yet because my goals have only just gotten higher.

Book Summary from Spark Notes