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christianreaderNot much on details....just mainly listing the books I read this month (though I tried to say something about each book). But I can say that I liked all of the books I read. :-)
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
A good description of the book would be the introduction by Joseph Pearce that appears in the Ignatius Critical Edition here.
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
I've heard of this story all my life, of course, but first time I actually read it (and I've never seen any the adaptations of it)
Charles Dickens - G.K. Chesterton
Considered by many to be the best book on Dickens ever (those who held this opinion include Theodore Roosevelt, T.S. Eliot, George Bernard Shaw, Henry James, and so forth.) Also:
"Kate Perugini, the daughter of Dickens, wrote two letters of immense enthusiasm about the book, saying it was the best thing written about her father since Forster's biography."
Robert Louis Stevenson - G.K. Chesterton
Another work of Chesterton's literary criticism, which in turn led me to read Treasure Island...
Tremendous Trifles - G.K. Chesterton
A collection of essays that Chesterton had written, including "A Piece of Chalk", the "Perfect Game", "The Twelve Men", "On Lying in Bed", "On the Advantages of Having One Leg", and so forth. (And I think the source for Chesterton's "quote": "Fairy tales are more than true, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us they can be beaten", albeit that "quote" would be more a paraphrase of what he wrote).
What's Wrong With the World - G.K. Chesterton
A work in which Chesterton discusses contemporary (i.e., 1910) problems, but very applicable to today. (very prophetic, as Michael Crichton observed)
St. Antony of the Desert - St. Athanasius
A life of a saint by a saint! :-)
The Salvation Controversy - Jimmy Akin
Discusses the Catholic teaching on salvation
C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church - Joseph Pearce
As the title would indicate, it examines Lewis's relationship to the Catholic Church
Baseball Bloopers: World's Funniest Errors- Bill Gutman
A pretty self-explanatory title, and very amusing. :-)
Total Books for August: 10
Total Books for 2009: 52
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
A good description of the book would be the introduction by Joseph Pearce that appears in the Ignatius Critical Edition here.
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
I've heard of this story all my life, of course, but first time I actually read it (and I've never seen any the adaptations of it)
Charles Dickens - G.K. Chesterton
Considered by many to be the best book on Dickens ever (those who held this opinion include Theodore Roosevelt, T.S. Eliot, George Bernard Shaw, Henry James, and so forth.) Also:
"Kate Perugini, the daughter of Dickens, wrote two letters of immense enthusiasm about the book, saying it was the best thing written about her father since Forster's biography."
Robert Louis Stevenson - G.K. Chesterton
Another work of Chesterton's literary criticism, which in turn led me to read Treasure Island...
Tremendous Trifles - G.K. Chesterton
A collection of essays that Chesterton had written, including "A Piece of Chalk", the "Perfect Game", "The Twelve Men", "On Lying in Bed", "On the Advantages of Having One Leg", and so forth. (And I think the source for Chesterton's "quote": "Fairy tales are more than true, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us they can be beaten", albeit that "quote" would be more a paraphrase of what he wrote).
What's Wrong With the World - G.K. Chesterton
A work in which Chesterton discusses contemporary (i.e., 1910) problems, but very applicable to today. (very prophetic, as Michael Crichton observed)
St. Antony of the Desert - St. Athanasius
A life of a saint by a saint! :-)
The Salvation Controversy - Jimmy Akin
Discusses the Catholic teaching on salvation
C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church - Joseph Pearce
As the title would indicate, it examines Lewis's relationship to the Catholic Church
Baseball Bloopers: World's Funniest Errors- Bill Gutman
A pretty self-explanatory title, and very amusing. :-)
Total Books for August: 10
Total Books for 2009: 52
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