A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… The Hiding Place (Corrie ten Boom) – The Hiding Place is the classic story of…
Category: Recent Reads
Recent Reads, Volume XIX
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Two Gardeners: A Friendship in Letters (Katharine S. White & Elizabeth Lawrence) – I’m not…
Recent Reads, Volume XVIII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (Ruth Lewin Sime) – Had I known, at the…
Recent Reads, Volume XVII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… By Pike and Dyke (G. A. Henty) – Henty wrote historical fiction for an intended…
Created to Draw Near
The concept of priests and priesthood probably strikes most Protestants as a little…..different. For those with closer ties to Catholicism, it may smack of tradition and ritual, of unintelligible and unknown church teachings. For those more well-versed in the Old Testament, it might bring to mind the image of sacrifices, blood, and altars, of inspections…
Recent Reads, Volume XVI
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… With Kitchener in the Soudan (G. A. Henty) – Henty wrote historical fiction for an…
Recent Reads, Volume XV
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Phantastes (George MacDonald) – Disclaimer: This might be the worst book I recommend. It may…
Recent Reads, Volume XIV
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… The Lincoln Conspiracy (Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch) – For obvious reasons, I was originally…
Recent Reads: Author Focus
I’m not much of a re-reader. Few and far between indeed are the books I read more than once, and even with authors, my reading list is far wider than it is deep. This week, however, instead of a brief look at 4 individual books I’ve read recently, I’m going to highlight 4 authors to…
Recent Reads, Volume XIII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… What to Read and Why (Francine Prose) – Bestselling author Francine Prose recommends more than…