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Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
Indulgence
These past few weeks, I've been able to indulge my insatiable appetite for reading. Nursing my five-week-old son every three hours or so, especially at night when the girls are sleeping, provides the opportunity to enjoy books I received for my birthday and Christmas. So far I've read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Note by Angela Hunt, and The Shepherd's Castle by George MacDonald. I'm almost finished with Jack's Life by Douglas Gresham.
To Kill a Mockingbird surprised me. I couldn't start another book for a day after I'd finished it. I had to let it soak. Usually I've been disappointed by secular books that are considered classics of modern literature, but this one was enjoyable and timeless. The perspective it gave on the South in the 60's, and all the issues related to that, was unique and refreshing. Prejudice was portrayed as the evil it is without making those who were affected by it villains or victims. This book will be on my children's reading list when they're older.
I enjoyed The Note, as I have all the books I've read so far by Angela Hunt. I think this was the first book by her that I read when I was trying out new authors I found at the library. My favorites are the books in the Heavenly Daze series that she coauthored with Lori Copeland. There are three books in the series, The Island of Heavenly Daze, Hearts at Home, and A Perfect Love. Each book follows the stories of a different set of residents of the island. I found them quite enjoyable and peaceful.
Of course I loved The Shepherd's Castle. I have been looking for this book ever since I read it in a German translation several years ago. (This is the only book I've read in that language, or any language besides English for that matter. I'm quite impressed that I was able to accomplish that much!) The plot takes turns that I never would have expected from a 19th century preacher. I made the mistake of reading it in the middle of the night. Then I had to scoot close to Paul in order to get to sleep. Creepy! I've read many of his books, and this is one of the best.
Jack's Life is about C. S. Lewis by his stepson, Douglas Gresham. I've always wondered what the Gresham boys' perspective was of their stepfather, so I'm glad that one of them finally spoke out in the public forum. Douglas, who is apparently a devoted Christian himself, writes very admiringly of Lewis. He moralizes quite a bit in the book, but it's giving me more of an inside look at Lewis' life than other biographies I've read. The best part is toward the end, where he gives insight into Lewis' relationship with Joy, Gresham's mother. I very much enjoyed watching the 30-minute interview with Douglas that came with the book as well.
Next I will read Unafraid, the fifth book in the Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers. I haven't read all the books in this series yet, but I'd like to. This one belongs to GiGi, one of our wonderful housemates, who loves to read (almost) as much as I do! I'm expecting three more books to come any day: Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross, The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
To Kill a Mockingbird surprised me. I couldn't start another book for a day after I'd finished it. I had to let it soak. Usually I've been disappointed by secular books that are considered classics of modern literature, but this one was enjoyable and timeless. The perspective it gave on the South in the 60's, and all the issues related to that, was unique and refreshing. Prejudice was portrayed as the evil it is without making those who were affected by it villains or victims. This book will be on my children's reading list when they're older.
I enjoyed The Note, as I have all the books I've read so far by Angela Hunt. I think this was the first book by her that I read when I was trying out new authors I found at the library. My favorites are the books in the Heavenly Daze series that she coauthored with Lori Copeland. There are three books in the series, The Island of Heavenly Daze, Hearts at Home, and A Perfect Love. Each book follows the stories of a different set of residents of the island. I found them quite enjoyable and peaceful.
Of course I loved The Shepherd's Castle. I have been looking for this book ever since I read it in a German translation several years ago. (This is the only book I've read in that language, or any language besides English for that matter. I'm quite impressed that I was able to accomplish that much!) The plot takes turns that I never would have expected from a 19th century preacher. I made the mistake of reading it in the middle of the night. Then I had to scoot close to Paul in order to get to sleep. Creepy! I've read many of his books, and this is one of the best.
Jack's Life is about C. S. Lewis by his stepson, Douglas Gresham. I've always wondered what the Gresham boys' perspective was of their stepfather, so I'm glad that one of them finally spoke out in the public forum. Douglas, who is apparently a devoted Christian himself, writes very admiringly of Lewis. He moralizes quite a bit in the book, but it's giving me more of an inside look at Lewis' life than other biographies I've read. The best part is toward the end, where he gives insight into Lewis' relationship with Joy, Gresham's mother. I very much enjoyed watching the 30-minute interview with Douglas that came with the book as well.
Next I will read Unafraid, the fifth book in the Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers. I haven't read all the books in this series yet, but I'd like to. This one belongs to GiGi, one of our wonderful housemates, who loves to read (almost) as much as I do! I'm expecting three more books to come any day: Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross, The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
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