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Speed Camera & Other Stories is a Shel-Silverstein wannabe that’s not worth your time, though the illustrations by Joyce Ng C.L. are nice to see. Continue reading
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The Summons by John Grisham (2002)
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My mining through old college journals has discovered a vein of notes on John Grisham novels that I’ve since gone back to peruse. Although I began this blog as a 28-year-old seminarian, I’d long since been a note-taker, writing book … Continue reading
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo (2002)
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Children of the Red King, Book 1 As the reader, I’m sort of in charge of managing the pacing of the story and thinking up voices for the characters. I’ve got to admit, though, that I just couldn’t get into … Continue reading
Slow News Day by Andi Watson (2002)
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In my fun-reading free time, I’m trying to get through a stack of graphic novels that I’ve collected over the years. Especially when I’m at thrift stores that aren’t as “expensive” as Goodwill (I hate that place for books!), I’ll … Continue reading
Tricky Business by Dave Barry (2002)
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I’d never read before a book that opens with a warning in large boldface type: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SOME BAD WORDS. Dave Barry is explicit (even before he gets explicit) that his book contains some filthy words and scenes. In … Continue reading
Talk Thru the Bible by Bruce Wilkinson and Kenneth Boa (2002)
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A Quick Guide to Help You Get More Out of the Bible Just this past Sunday I completed a 25-week Bible Survey course in my church’s Sunday School. While I had taught through the New Testament twice before, I had … Continue reading
The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket (2002)
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Ninth “Freaks.” That was perhaps my favorite pejorative in my repertoire in high school. Whoever you were, and whatever you did, if I thought it was silly or lame, I called you a … Continue reading
Crito by Plato; Grube and Cooper (2002)
Plato’s record of Crito’s visit to him in prison, trying to persuade him to escape. A Christian review. Continue reading
Apology by Plato; Grube and Cooper (2002)
As I continue through a long series of “Classics” via The Strenuous Life, I’ve come upon the works of Plato. This great philosopher, of course, writes a great deal about the teachings of his own mentor, Socrates (whom I lovingly … Continue reading
Salt by Mark Kurlansky (2002)
A World History My wife thinks I’m weird, because I’ve been washing the dishes and taking showers while listening to a book about salt and its impact on world history. I tell her I’m not alone, that the book Salt … Continue reading