I’ve read a number of books by comedians before, and they tend to be hit-and-miss. I loved Jim Gaffigan’s books on food and fatherhood, Dad is Fat (2013) and Food: a Love Story (2014). I was less enthused with Demetri … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2020
I’m Your Huckleberry by Val Kilmer (2020)
When my two buds and I first moved overseas, one of them often summarized our experiences by singing Top Gun‘s theme song, bursting out at inopportune moments: “Fly in-to the DAN-ger zone!” We also collectively held an odd fascination for … Continue reading
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness adapted by Peter Kruper (2020)
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We read the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad for our Siblings’ Book Club in 2018. This graphic novel is my first return to the story, and it certainly carries with it the same heat and bleakness of life … Continue reading
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut with Ryan North and Albert Monteys (2020)
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For the first few visits to our public library, I had been visiting the kids’ section only, occasionally perusing the young-adult section as well while my own kids went looking for Minecraft How-to manuals. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t even … Continue reading
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund (2020)
A book well worth digesting and discussing. Continue reading
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912: The Graphic Novel (2020)
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An Christian adult review of the Haus Studio’s graphic novel, I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic by Lauren Tarshis (2020) Continue reading
The Guest List by Lucy Foley (2020)
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This book was the first in our Siblings’ Book Club for 2021, and was our third overall pick. I had never heard of it or the author before, but now having finished it, I’m pretty sure Lucy Foley’s previous hit, … Continue reading