I’ve been reading a lot lately, and one book that I’m still working through, One for the Books by Joe Queenan, sits right up there with Tony Reinke’s Lit! as one of the best books on reading I’ve come across. … Continue reading
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Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (1889)
How well does humor age? Can a comedic travelogue more than 13 decades old still hold up, by today’s standards? We faced those questions when someone recommended this book—way out of left field—for our 2019 Siblings’ Book Club. Skeptical to … Continue reading
Rocket Men by Robert Kurson (2018)
The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon In my reading, I occasionally come across great books that I simply have no desire to finish, for one reason or another. In … Continue reading
The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck (1951)
This is not the first time I’ve given up on a book by one of America’s greatest authors, John Steinbeck, and through no fault of his own! For the second time in a year, I made the terrible mistake of … Continue reading
Good and Angry by David Powlison (2016)
Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness A mentor of mine gifted me this book, after I confided to him that I struggle with anger and frustration. Specifically, whenever I’m overseas, I struggle with road-rage. My fuse also shortens dramatically when … Continue reading
Gray Mountain by John Grisham (2015)
When the blurbs in a writer’s newest book are all about how great the writer is, not the actual book, you know it’s time for that writer to take a break. I wish I had paid attention to this bit … Continue reading
Shogun by James Clavell (1975)
“A Novel of Japan” – The First Novel in The Asian Saga I have long been intrigued by the mere thought of James Calvell‘s “Asian Saga”, a collection of tomes only loosely connected that follow the history of certain regions … Continue reading
Legend by Marie Lu (2011)
I began this book with some hopes that it would hook me as quickly and securely as had The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, based on both its dystopian plot and its target audience. I found intriguing its method … Continue reading
The Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler with Russel Blake (2014)
Hate to say it. I’ve been a Clive Cussler fan for years, but this book has been his worst yet—even out-crapping Black Wind, the Dirk Pitt Adventure which sidelines the hero throughout most of the book in favor of his … Continue reading
The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread by Dr. Richard Booker (2008)
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The Scarlet Thread by Dr. Richard Booker is poor exegesis at its finest (or worst). Continue reading