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christianreaderTotal read in May: 8
Medieval Dogs by Kathleen Walker-Meikle
This is just a fun little gift-style book about images of dogs in medieval manuscripts, and what their depiction can tell us about the role of dogs in medieval life and imagination. I believe the author has written a companion volume on medieval cats.
Edge of the Past and Fighting for the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux
These made great travel reading; I flew through them both within a few days. I was so curious how Emily's skating career would wrap up, and there definitely were some suspenseful moments and unexpected turns. I enjoyed the series and am sad that it's over.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
When I got back from my vacation early in the month, I didn't feel like starting anything new or ambitious just then, so I decided to re-read Potter. I don't remember when I last read through them, but I know it's been some years. The more I've read them, the more I've been amazed by Rowling's imagination and her ability to draw us into the world she created. I appreciated Azkaban a lot more this time around, but I think Goblet of Fire remains my favorite of the earlier books.
A Small Cup of Light: A Drink in the Desert by Ben Palpant
This is the only book I read this month that wouldn't qualify as light reading. I also read it during my trip, which was a bit of a mistake, as it brought on a few bouts of crying in airports and such. It's a fairly short, beautifully written reflection on Palpant's sudden, unexplained illness in his early thirties and how he came to understand it in light of his faith. Here's how I described it on Goodreads:
"This book is not primarily a theodicy, an attempt to explain how a good God permits suffering, but an exploration of the way suffering prompts us to examine our own hearts in the presence of a perfectly loving and all-powerful God; to learn, however painfully, to acknowledge our frailty and lean on the all-sufficiency of Christ. This accent on God's sovereignty is something that not every reader is going to be able to swallow, but it is worth going on this journey with Ben Palpant and wrestling with it."
Medieval Dogs by Kathleen Walker-Meikle
This is just a fun little gift-style book about images of dogs in medieval manuscripts, and what their depiction can tell us about the role of dogs in medieval life and imagination. I believe the author has written a companion volume on medieval cats.
Edge of the Past and Fighting for the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux
These made great travel reading; I flew through them both within a few days. I was so curious how Emily's skating career would wrap up, and there definitely were some suspenseful moments and unexpected turns. I enjoyed the series and am sad that it's over.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
When I got back from my vacation early in the month, I didn't feel like starting anything new or ambitious just then, so I decided to re-read Potter. I don't remember when I last read through them, but I know it's been some years. The more I've read them, the more I've been amazed by Rowling's imagination and her ability to draw us into the world she created. I appreciated Azkaban a lot more this time around, but I think Goblet of Fire remains my favorite of the earlier books.
A Small Cup of Light: A Drink in the Desert by Ben Palpant
This is the only book I read this month that wouldn't qualify as light reading. I also read it during my trip, which was a bit of a mistake, as it brought on a few bouts of crying in airports and such. It's a fairly short, beautifully written reflection on Palpant's sudden, unexplained illness in his early thirties and how he came to understand it in light of his faith. Here's how I described it on Goodreads:
"This book is not primarily a theodicy, an attempt to explain how a good God permits suffering, but an exploration of the way suffering prompts us to examine our own hearts in the presence of a perfectly loving and all-powerful God; to learn, however painfully, to acknowledge our frailty and lean on the all-sufficiency of Christ. This accent on God's sovereignty is something that not every reader is going to be able to swallow, but it is worth going on this journey with Ben Palpant and wrestling with it."
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