This fifth book in our Siblings’ Book Club for 2021 scratched my every itch. I’d known for a long while that H. Rider Haggard was an adventure novelist worth reading, and this Allan Quatermain original did not disappoint. Many years … Continue reading
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Adrift by Steven Callahan (1986)
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A Christian review of this epic story of survival at sea, Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan (1986) Continue reading
The Stranger by Albert Camus (1946)
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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
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
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1937)
You’ve probably seen copies of the biography titled Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy published by Thomas Nelson in 2011, fit with a massive black-and-white photo of the preacher’s face. Whenever we selected The Cost of Discipleship for our Siblings’ Book … Continue reading
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (1959)
We’ve crested the mid-point of our Siblings’ Book Club list for 2020. While it may have been wise to save this book for the colder months, I for one was happy to chip away at this most incredible of adventure … Continue reading
Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card (1999)
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As the fourth book in our 2019 Siblings’ Book Club, we chose the companion book to Ender’s Game, an optional read from our Club 2018. While some might say that Ender’s Shadow is a great standalone novel, I disagree and … Continue reading
Something Needs to Change by David Platt (2019)
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God used Something Needs to Change by David Platt (2019) in my life during COVID, when I was seriously asking: “Now what in the world am I supposed to do?” Continue reading
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (1979)
How’s a guy to review an epic, Pulitzer-Prize winning tome about the rise of the most entertaining President in American history without simply saying, “Great book!” While that’s totally true, more should probably be added. I can’t say that I … Continue reading
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