{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"5 Books - December 2015 &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T0rVidSTvW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/5-books-december-2015\/\">5 Books &#8211; December 2015<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/5-books-december-2015\/embed\/#?secret=T0rVidSTvW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;5 Books &#8211; December 2015&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"T0rVidSTvW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Here ends the year. What a year of reading has it been! I think I have evolved much as a reader the past year. I have new reading plans for 2016 and I think I am going to do away with the 5 books feature on the blog. I will instead post some reviews and recommendations every so often. Here is the last 5 Books edition Beloved by Toni Morrison A classic and a heart-wrenching one too. I have read a few other books on slaves and their history but this one is much more graphic and punches you in the gut. A mother&#8217;s love is the anchor holding this story together. There are places when the story drags on and on but it still managed to hold me captive. Morning Sea by Margaret Mazzantini (Translated by Ann Gagliardi) I have no clue why I picked this book up. I saw it on the new arrivals list at my library and picked it up. What a wonderful moving read it turned out to me. Heart-wrenching too and fits in with the world we live in perfectly. Highly recommended Two Across by Jeff Bartsch This book caught my attention as I [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_70401.jpg"}