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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
I don’t recall when I first read this book, but it was probably in college or shortly thereafter. I believe I had read it out of a passing interest in those stories of stranded travelers on desert isles. I had … Continue reading
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The second installment to our 2021 Siblings’ Book Club, The Stranger, was one that surprised us all with its pessimistic, absurdist worldview. Most of my siblings read it in one single bite, while I took a few days to finish … Continue reading
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A Christian review of Jack London’s evolutionary sci-fi novella, The Red One (1918). Continue reading
I am so happy to end my year on such a note as this! This will be my 82nd and final book review for the year 2020, and, I’ve got to be honest, The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of … Continue reading
Sometimes you come across an unexpected treasure of a book, timely in its subject matter and timeless in its feel. That’s how I took this 1934 novel by James Hilton, Good-bye, Mr. Chips. It’s a refreshingly light read by the … Continue reading
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A classic tale from an author Teddy Roosevelt read, Captain Thomas Mayne Reid’s The Scalp Hunters (1860). A Christian review. Continue reading
Who doesn’t love Project Gutenberg? I recall the first time I had heard of this project way back when, and I considered it to be the coolest bit of technology, the scanning and preservation of old, out-of-copyright books that would … Continue reading
Plato’s record of Crito’s visit to him in prison, trying to persuade him to escape. A Christian review. Continue reading
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While I don’t often note “the most surprising read of the year,” this little volume most certainly fits the bill for 2019. I found this book (as I have many others) in the dusty library of my parents’ small country … Continue reading
