Megan’s book is the waft of Puddleglum’s burning flesh As it wakes us up. Those who find it controversial probably don’t understand how much it resonatMegan’s book is the waft of Puddleglum’s burning flesh As it wakes us up. Those who find it controversial probably don’t understand how much it resonates with many. It rings very true to our experiences. We are tired of whispering.
But the very best part of the book is Megan’s testimony at the end. The absolute power of the truth and the Gospel shines through her story giving many of us the hope we almost forgot about.
Someone suggested this on The Literary Life Facebook page and having loved The Enchanted April and Elizabeth’s German Garden I thought it would be a nSomeone suggested this on The Literary Life Facebook page and having loved The Enchanted April and Elizabeth’s German Garden I thought it would be a nice summer read.
The first few pages did not draw me into this novel but by the end I was highlighting and laughing through every paragraph. This novel is a lovely summer diversion. It is as palpably summer as Elizabeth herself must have been. I yearned with Elizabeth to be a goose girl! Her delights in wood, garden, and field are achingly real.
This would make a great reading slump book. It is also a good cheering-up book too. I dare you not to smile while reading.
I found this book to be encouraging when I expected it to be disheartening. Maybe we aren’t in a complete post-Christian world after all. And in ChrisI found this book to be encouraging when I expected it to be disheartening. Maybe we aren’t in a complete post-Christian world after all. And in Christ we have all the hope!
Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee…....more
I read this for my narration class and spent the last few chapters choking up. What a simple yet powerful story of WWII in The Netherlands. A good remI read this for my narration class and spent the last few chapters choking up. What a simple yet powerful story of WWII in The Netherlands. A good reminder to count my blessings. ...more
Took me a few years to get through this. It is a series of Christian excerpts from church history mostly from a Catholic or Orthodox perspective. SomeTook me a few years to get through this. It is a series of Christian excerpts from church history mostly from a Catholic or Orthodox perspective. Some are amazing but just not cohesive in a way that makes the reading pleasant....more
Pleasant in that it is set in another time and another place but why people think this is great literature, I don’t understand. In spite of the violenPleasant in that it is set in another time and another place but why people think this is great literature, I don’t understand. In spite of the violence at times, it feels complacent. I am not tempted at all to continue the series. ...more
This was George MacDonald’s favorite fairy tale and indeed I kept thinking he wrote it while o was reading it. The quintessential fairy tale. A story This was George MacDonald’s favorite fairy tale and indeed I kept thinking he wrote it while o was reading it. The quintessential fairy tale. A story to think about long after the book is finished. ...more
This book entered my life many years ago, perhaps 40. I am sure it came via a library sale and always felt like the next book in the TBR pile and yet,This book entered my life many years ago, perhaps 40. I am sure it came via a library sale and always felt like the next book in the TBR pile and yet, years went by and still I hadn’t read it. I often purge my library but for some reason I could not purge this book even though it had never been recommended and I don’t know why I wanted it. About 5 years ago I moved it to drawer in the living room. And then while searching for something else I ran across it again and decided to give it a trial run. I was so fascinated after the first chapter I continued picking it up each morning. And finally I have finished it.
My India is a book by Jim Corbett, a lifelong Anglo-Indian and man-eating tiger hunter. It is a vivid picture of life during the Raj written by a man who greatly loved and respected the people he lived among. Most interesting is the way the Muslims and Hindus live in peace before agitators came along.
Did you know there is a Jim Corbett National Park in India!
I plan on using excerpts of it for my narration classes because it is so well written. ...more
Someone sent me this because I often say my super power is plodding. I like Wiersbe and enjoyed his essays to preachers even though I am not a pastor,Someone sent me this because I often say my super power is plodding. I like Wiersbe and enjoyed his essays to preachers even though I am not a pastor, I do speak in public. Plodders of the world unite! ...more
What a delightful book! I was hoping I would like this book since I like Christina but it is always tricky to read books of friends!! I truly enjoyed What a delightful book! I was hoping I would like this book since I like Christina but it is always tricky to read books of friends!! I truly enjoyed every minute of this and all my favorite friends literary friends were alluded to wonderfully well. Bravo! Christina!! Such fun!! I kept thinking I wished I could write that well. ...more
Having watched all the Morris shows, I enjoyed this throwback to the 1990s. I especially enjoyed all the Oxford nods just like they do in the show. OfHaving watched all the Morris shows, I enjoyed this throwback to the 1990s. I especially enjoyed all the Oxford nods just like they do in the show. Of course my favorite is how often they go to The Bird and the Baby....more
The 5 star doesn’t mean that I agree with everything in the book, rather that it was incredibly interesting and engagingly written. I will be reading The 5 star doesn’t mean that I agree with everything in the book, rather that it was incredibly interesting and engagingly written. I will be reading this again! So 5 stars! ...more
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