First, I missed out on celebrating my 250th post last week. That's right. This makes 252. And selfishly I'm really pleased I've committed to write (for the most part) about my (semi) personal life for the past 4 years. Serves as a great little time capsule. One day I'm sure I'll look back on these post with a sigh and have a "Oh, to be young again...such innocence!" sort of a thought about it. But even now some of my old posts are only slightly less shockingly foreign than that hispanic cracked out man was on my first solo subway ride. Isn't it fascinating how we evolve as we grow up?
In other news (pause. I use that phrase too often. Good writers don't use any one phrase all the time.)
Of unrelated interest (that's a different segue. hooray!) It is still September and I have already read the same amount of books I read last year in totale. And that number is embarrasingly low. I blame it on ADD! Or my Treo! Or Facebook (evil of all evils.) No really maybe I blame it on bad habits. Whatever the case, because I lived in New York for 6 months and read on the train I am ahead of where I was last year. Which leads me to ask.
What books do you suggest I read for the duration of 2009?
I just completed Kevin Roose's "Unlikely Disciple" and my mouth is watering at the thought of expressing all the thoughts I've accumulated in reading it. In fact it has only served as further inspiration to actually focus and turn some of these blogs into a manuscript. Anyway, I just realized I have to go. Tada! Moral of the story? Tell me a book to read! And not one I will hate or get bored with. Thanks! :-)
6 comments:
If you haven't read it already, The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun is AMAZING. You definitely won't be bored. ;)
Nonfiction: "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman.
Fiction: I'm reading Franz Kafka's "The Trial" at the moment, which is quite good. Or, for a classic but altogether different sort of read, try "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card.
Hope you're well, Hil.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer. It will change your life. PLUS it takes place in nyc.... :)
I assume you've read Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers b/c it's so old, but I just read it and it reminded me of how my cold heart has warmed with God's truth and grace. I guess I'm in to romance novels now b/c I just started the Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley. Not sure if you are into that, but that's my suggestion :)
Who says good writers don't use any one phrase over and over?? I disagree! :)
I'd love to hear your thoughts on The Unlikely Disciple. I started it but then I picked up Harry Potter (I'm not sure how it happened...I tried not to get "Harry Potter fever" but it happened anyway...)and forgot all about Kevin Roose. Cody read it though. I think he enjoyed it.
I think one book I am definitely going to read before year's end is Seth Rudetsky's "Broadway Nights." Linz I read Redeeming Love probably 8 or 9 years ago. Mel I deeefinitely want to read that and I'm so glad you reminded me! Cara I've never heard of it but I'll be looking into it! I'm glad it's not boring! And Matt I've read part of Postman's book. We focused on some of it's themes when I was in that club 'Kairos.' I wonder if I could find Ender's Game at a cheap used books store...
Thanks guys!!
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