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Post by mcmojo on Jan 14, 2009 14:31:05 GMT -5
I'm reading Children of God by Mary Doria Russell. It's the sequel to The Sparrow. Great books!
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Jan 14, 2009 15:13:31 GMT -5
A Feast for Crows--George R.R. Martin
Rashi's Daughters: Miriam--Maggie Anton
Anna Karenina--Leo Tolstoy
Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana--Anne Rice
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Post by mcmojo on Jan 16, 2009 11:33:05 GMT -5
I"m also reading The Alchemist. It's required reading for an education class that I am taking right now.
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Post by ceridwen on Jan 16, 2009 13:24:53 GMT -5
Hey, mcmojo, I've read The Alchemist, too (or more precisely, listened to the audio version). How do you like it?
BTW, I got your PM. Cool about Picirilli being your former teacher and fellow church member! I enjoyed his book and am planning to read its "opposite", The Doctrines of Grace by Boyce and Ryken, to compare the two theological systems. Should be interesting.
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Jan 17, 2009 17:38:01 GMT -5
Persuasion--Jane Austen
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell--Susanna Clarke
^Funny and delicious!
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Post by mcmojo on Jan 20, 2009 8:50:11 GMT -5
Hey, mcmojo, I've read The Alchemist, too (or more precisely, listened to the audio version). How do you like it? BTW, I got your PM. Cool about Picirilli being your former teacher and fellow church member! I enjoyed his book and am planning to read its "opposite", The Doctrines of Grace by Boyce and Ryken, to compare the two theological systems. Should be interesting. I'm not very far along with The Alchemist, so I can't really comment on it yet. I will as soon as I finish. How did you find out about Picirilli's book? |
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Post by ceridwen on Jan 20, 2009 10:12:26 GMT -5
How did you find out about Picirilli's book? I just went looking for books about Arminianism on Amazon.com, and his came up as one that was very favorably reviewed. I liked his emphasis on "Reformation Arminianism" and how he stayed away from endorsing open theology and other distortions of Arminianism. |
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Post by mcmojo on Jan 20, 2009 10:47:45 GMT -5
How did you find out about Picirilli's book? I just went looking for books about Arminianism on Amazon.com, and his came up as one that was very favorably reviewed. I liked his emphasis on "Reformation Arminianism" and how he stayed away from endorsing open theology and other distortions of Arminianism. Great! Yes, his approach is the most Biblical and intelligent that I have read. He is a better teacher than a writer in my opinion though. I think his books are good, but as a teacher, he is amazing. |
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Post by Danath on Jan 21, 2009 9:10:03 GMT -5
Hidden Empire - Kevin J. Anderson
D-Day - Stephen E. Ambrose
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Jan 21, 2009 18:26:35 GMT -5
Ad Infinitvm: A Biography of Latin--Nicholas Ostler
The Unfolding of Language--Guy Deutscher
Confessions--Augustine
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Post by Danath on Jan 25, 2009 23:31:57 GMT -5
So I finally finished with Fiasco, and it was pretty good. I decided I am going to try short-medium reviews and post them on my blog, just in case anybody is interested in previously mentioned books. ushist1301.blogspot.comPlease feel free to leave comments. Also, I know the review for this one is pretty short, but I'm up past my bedtime and that's all that's available at this time. I'm also planning on reviews on movies that I've recently seen. I've got Babylon A.D. waiting to be watched tomorrow. |
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Jan 26, 2009 14:14:01 GMT -5
Moby-Dick--Herman Melville
^Quite good, both funny and profound.
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Post by Dred on Feb 8, 2009 19:52:01 GMT -5
I'm interested in your take on Moby Dick. I read it in high school and while I love the story, the details into whaling got very tedious to me.
I'm rereading Avalon at the moment and never get tired of it.
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Feb 9, 2009 13:43:43 GMT -5
It was just the tone of Moby-Dick that I enjoyed, at least in the first half. I loved how he compared the sizes of whales to the different sizes of books, for example. But the universality of all religions theme began to get boring after a while.
The Sparrow--Mary Doria Russell
^Very intense emotional experience.
The Two and the One--Mircea Eliade
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Post by mcmojo on Feb 11, 2009 11:12:33 GMT -5
It was just the tone of Moby-Dick that I enjoyed, at least in the first half. I loved how he compared the sizes of whales to the different sizes of books, for example. But the universality of all religions theme began to get boring after a while. The Sparrow--Mary Doria Russell ^Very intense emotional experience. The Two and the One--Mircea Eliade Have you read Children of God, the sequel to The Sparrow? It's just as good. The Sparrow is one of my favorite books in the world. It's an amazing work of fiction. |
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