June Book List

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1. Where are the Lions?, Claus Tøndering

Honestly - and as a Christian I'm kind of ashamed to admit this - this is the first depiction of heaven that's really been attractive to me. The book describes how we often think of heaven as being filled with "lethargic bliss:" Everyone sitting around, singing hymns and being happy. It seems so ... boring.

But this picture of an active heaven ... this is a place I want to go! Honestly, my first thought was, "You mean I could still be a librarian in heaven - but do it 100% for the joy of it, in a perfect library??" And to have an infinity of time to learn new things and perfect skills, just for the pleasure of it!
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So yeah, you could say that I think this is a brilliant concept.​

​The writing: I love the narrative voice! It's personal and approachable, but still has hints of fable-like language; I'm not sure how to describe it better than that. I felt like Nick was sitting across the table from me, telling me the story.

You can download the ebook for free here.

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