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After reading the Fall of Giants by Follett, I needed something different to cleanse my mental palate. So I read Robert Sawyer's Calculating God. It is one of his older books, science or speculative fiction and the book is essentially a conversation between intelligent design theory and evolutionist, chaos theory. If it has a flaw, it is that I like generally books to have a more solid back story and more solidly built characters.
But it is still brilliant the way he tackles such a difficult subject and divorces religion from the idea of God.
Then I've been dipping into an anthology, which I almost wasn't going to mention, thinking it has a limited audience potential, but hey, you never know. It's called Tongue Screws and Testimonies, edited by Kirsten Beachy, published by Herald Press. It consists of poems, stories, and essays inspired by The Martyrs' Mirror - essentially it is Anabaptist (Mennonite, Amish, Hutterites) intellectuals telling of the impact of the martyr stories on their psychological landscape, in a literary way.
I find it more interesting than I thought I would. As to who I would recommend it to, I am not sure. Since I am Mennonite, I have an obvious interest in the book, but I have no idea how many non-Mennonites would be interested in anything deeper than Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.
Then I've been reading Elfland by Freda Warrington. I found it in my bookshelf when I was looking for something different to read. I'm not finished it yet but I am enjoying it and I would recommend it for lovers of urban fantasy.
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Reading two books: The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today by Jennifer Michael Hecht and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
I read The Kite Runner a couple of years ago now, it was a decent read.
I am currently reading "The blackest bird " a novel of murder in Nineteenth Century New York , by Joel Rose . It is so far so good it also has references to Edgar Allen Poe so if you are into murder synopsis and edgar allen poe then by all means pick this one up . Then I am onto "Some things that stay " by Sarah Willis . I hope that I enjoy both of these equally .
Right now I'm reading "Fly Away Home" by Jennifer Weiner. I'm not normally into so-called chick lit, but I really like this one! I also started re-reading "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris. His books always cheer me up when cheering up is needed!
i just read"Life" by keith richards,and it was great! i read all the time,but i hate reading nonfiction.it has to be biographies or fact books,like uncle john's bathroom reader or war,crime,music,or sports related to get me interested.
I recently finished "I Am Hutterite" by Mary-Ann Kirkby. It's an autobiography and deals with growing up as a Hutterite in Canada. I really enjoyed it.
I just finished "Triumph" by Carolyn Jessop. It's a follow up to "Escape."
The author was raised in the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints), a polygamous sect. She escaped with her 8 children and wrote about it. "Triumph" is about her life today and also about the YFZ (Yearning For Zion) encampment in Texas and the raid by the authorities.
Both books are extremely interesting, can be downright brutal, and uplifting. Jessop has done a great job in bringing all of the abuse in the FLDS to the public's view.
I am currently reading "The blackest bird " a novel of murder in Nineteenth Century New York , by Joel Rose . It is so far so good it also has references to Edgar Allen Poe so if you are into murder synopsis and edgar allen poe then by all means pick this one up . Then I am onto "Some things that stay " by Sarah Willis . I hope that I enjoy both of these equally .
I just finished Some Things that Stay, and it is excellent!
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