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My Antonia by Willa Cather
This novel is simple, but the descriptions are lush and realistic, the characters interesting, the setting unique for a classic. The balance between the male narrator and female subject worked well for Cather. I tend to read more Southern and … Continue reading
Reading Goals
A few years ago, I listed my reading goals as “Plan better. Read more. Share more.” I even went so far as to issue a challenge to others to join in. I am not sure how I did in the … Continue reading
Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende
About 3 or 4 of the books I read every year are actually unabridged audio books we listen to on road trips. The night before we left for North Carolina, I made a whirlwind trip to the library with the … Continue reading
Books Read in 2008
OLD Little Women, L. Alcott Persuasion, J. Austen Jane Eyre, C. Bronte* The Man Who Was Thursday, G. Chesterton The Quiet American, G. Greene On the Road, J. Kerouac To Kill a Mockingbird, H. Lee* The The Heart Is a … Continue reading
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Books Read in November & December
Kristin Lavransdatter I: The Wreath by Sigrid Undset A classic coming of age story that everyone should read. Kristin’s struggles with sin and relationships are portrayed with beauty and grace in this lovely historical novel. It was well translated and … Continue reading
Michael’s 2008 Book List
Bartleby, the Scrivener, H. Melville Compassion, Justice & the Christian Life, R. Lupton The World is Flat, T. Friedman Tribes, S. Godin The Post-American World, F. Zakaria The Revolution: A Manifesto, R. Paul Getting to Maybe, R. Fischl Intuition, A. … Continue reading
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The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown
Held together by rusty paper clips and hidden in a trunk, the manuscript of The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown was forgotten for decades. Unexpectedly discovered in a Vermont barn, the book was recently introduced to the world … Continue reading
Read in October
Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer The writing in this series isn’t wonderful, the romance is cheesy, and it pales in comparison to Harry Potter… and yet, I kept reading. It’s compelling on some gut level. I wish the … Continue reading
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Books Read in September
The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton Solid Chestertonian fun, with rich comedic value that reoccurs with cyclical hysteria. First anarchism, then fascism, communism, and now terrorism. 7.5/10 Surprised by Hope by N. T. Wright This is an … Continue reading
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The Faith of Barack Obama
The Faith of Barack Obama by Stephen Mansfield is one of a host of books that hit the market in this election season, capitalizing on this year’s fascinating candidates. Mansfield has been a prolific writer in the last decade, writing … Continue reading
Books Read in August
Your 4-Year-Old by Louise Ames & Frances Ilg This series of child development books has comforted and amused me each year. Though some things are obviously dated, this series adequately provides parents with developmental expectations for their children at each … Continue reading
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Wisdom from Miss Bronte
“Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns. … Continue reading
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