july/august reading

July 2004

The Telling Ursala K. LeGuin

The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoyevsky

August 2004

Heretics G.K. Chesterton

Angels & Demons Dan Brown

A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis

Prophetic Evangelism skimmed Sean Smith

I really enjoyed Dostoyevsky. It's heavy and heady reading, but he makes such astute observations. One read of such a monster of a classic cannot do it justice, but I don't know when I will ever get around to reading that tome again.

The Telling was good sci-fi. A humanistic spirituality is expressed. The plot is not particularly engrossing, but the telling is quite good. It's all about the stories we live and have lived and will live. The best spirituality is based in stories, not dogma.

Lewis is amazing. This short journal/book is refreshingly raw, yet exquisitely insightful. I will be returning to this one again, soon, before my friend needs it back. Hopefully, some good posts will come in response.

And then there's Chesterton, what a card! He makes life so palatable, and so swiftly and conclusively condemns the mushy headed pluralistic tolerance of our day. "Be a man. Make a decision! If you're just going to wallow around in opinions, stop wasting oxygen and get it over with. Otherwise, get on with the business of living." {not a real quote}