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Sarah's February Books
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sk8eeyore.livejournal.comRawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan by Del Quentin Wilber
If you like minute-by-minute journalistic storytelling, this is an excellent read. I guess at the time, only those close to the President realized how close he came to dying that day in 1981. I didn't know much about Reagan before reading this, and his handling of the crisis, particularly his concern for those around him in the midst of his own suffering, heightened my respect for him greatly.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A comfort read.
A Heavenly Conference between Christ and Mary by Richard Sibbes
A series of 17th-century sermons, in slightly modernized English, on Christ's encounter with Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb and what his words tell us about our union with him. Beautiful as Sibbes always is.
The Axe (The Master of Hestviken #1) by Sigrid Undset
Another comfortable re-read, as I had just gotten my own copies of the series for Christmas, but I probably won't read the remaining three books right now. I adore Undset, but there's always a lot of darkness and angst in her characters, and I could use a bit of a break from that...
The Crook in the Lot: Living with that thorn in your side by Thomas Boston
A bit of a departure for me -- instead of reading 17th-century English Puritan sermons, I read...wait for it...18th-century Scottish ones! ;) Again, in a slightly modernized English edition. The odd title basically refers to any kind of suffering or obstacle ("crook") in our lives (our God-appointed "lot"), and Boston talks about how to humble ourselves under these, trusting in God's providence. Comforting and challenging.
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries #1) by Dorothy Sayers
I'd been meaning for awhile to read more Sayers, but the experience left me slightly disappointed, and I'm still not sure why. I've loved some of her essays, but have struggled to get into her fiction. She's no doubt a wonderfully clever writer. I just had the hardest time getting into the characters or the mystery; I remember having similar feelings about Gaudy Night some years ago. Part of it might be the nature of the crime at the center of the story -- I'm not sure why reading the details of Reagan's shooting didn't disturb me much, yet this did. And I guess it turns out that I'm simply not a great Sayers fan.
Total this month: 6
Total in 2016: 13
If you like minute-by-minute journalistic storytelling, this is an excellent read. I guess at the time, only those close to the President realized how close he came to dying that day in 1981. I didn't know much about Reagan before reading this, and his handling of the crisis, particularly his concern for those around him in the midst of his own suffering, heightened my respect for him greatly.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A comfort read.
A Heavenly Conference between Christ and Mary by Richard Sibbes
A series of 17th-century sermons, in slightly modernized English, on Christ's encounter with Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb and what his words tell us about our union with him. Beautiful as Sibbes always is.
The Axe (The Master of Hestviken #1) by Sigrid Undset
Another comfortable re-read, as I had just gotten my own copies of the series for Christmas, but I probably won't read the remaining three books right now. I adore Undset, but there's always a lot of darkness and angst in her characters, and I could use a bit of a break from that...
The Crook in the Lot: Living with that thorn in your side by Thomas Boston
A bit of a departure for me -- instead of reading 17th-century English Puritan sermons, I read...wait for it...18th-century Scottish ones! ;) Again, in a slightly modernized English edition. The odd title basically refers to any kind of suffering or obstacle ("crook") in our lives (our God-appointed "lot"), and Boston talks about how to humble ourselves under these, trusting in God's providence. Comforting and challenging.
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries #1) by Dorothy Sayers
I'd been meaning for awhile to read more Sayers, but the experience left me slightly disappointed, and I'm still not sure why. I've loved some of her essays, but have struggled to get into her fiction. She's no doubt a wonderfully clever writer. I just had the hardest time getting into the characters or the mystery; I remember having similar feelings about Gaudy Night some years ago. Part of it might be the nature of the crime at the center of the story -- I'm not sure why reading the details of Reagan's shooting didn't disturb me much, yet this did. And I guess it turns out that I'm simply not a great Sayers fan.
Total this month: 6
Total in 2016: 13
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