Books

[spally]

About this time last year I jumped on birdienl's bandwagon and answered a series of questions on my favourite films. This year she has been at it again with a very enlightening series of posts on books, and again I am inspired to follow suit. This time I have done it all in one go.

I have hidden my self-indulgent reading reflections behind a cut.

Comments

[etimodnar]

I had a lot of thoughts while reading through.
Thought 1: NT Wright? James is all up on NT Wright's theology and from what I've gathered he's a mixed bunch of good and bad. What's your take? And why so many of them?

Thought 2: I love Shaun Tan sooooooo much! I have The Arrival and love showing it to my class. It makes me cry at the end.

Thought 3: Your comment on Wuthering Heights made me chortle. I didn't get it. It wasn't the most ah-mazing romance evah, it was two people tearing each other and everyone else apart.

I thought I had more thoughts than that. But I guess that'll do :)

[spally]

Ugh, Matt beat me to it.
We have so many of his books because Matt is a pretty hardcore NT Wright nerd.

I have read a couple of books and some of his commentaries and they have all been very very well written, well argued and thoguht provoking. I read his resurrection tome a few years ago and I think it has been the most helpful and grounding book I ever read. It helped me to think much more deeply, I appreciate what God has done so much more and I feel like my faith is unshakeable now! Thanks NT Wright!

I haven't read much that directly explores some of his more "controversial" thoughts yet - although as you can see it's on my "to read" list!

By the way I love that you show The Arrival to your class. It's definitely not one for reading out loud. Do you actually say anything while you are turning the pages or do you just let the pictures do the work?

[etimodnar]

Just did a recount. We have 50 books by NTW.

[spally]

Oh my goodness. How did you accumulate that many without me noticing!?

[ringsandcoffee]

I watched North and South with friends who had already read the book. By the 4th episode I was like, I bet _______ dies too, and they were just silent. 5 minutes later...I loved the book though.

So happy you loved W&D. I was shocked by the lack of ending as well.

Oh yeah, I also thought The Hobbit was boring, and this was after I read LOTR. I never read the last 3 pages.

[birdienl]

So, you must be quite a clever teenager, when you were reading Jostein Gaarder books when you were 13. Or maybe I'm misjudging them, I've never actually opened one, only heard about it.

I really love that picture of the anonymous girl and your picture. You even look alike!

I've never read Madame Bovary, but I did watch an adaptation and it also left me quite disturbed. I don't think I dare read it yet...

[spally]

Hehe! There is a difference between reading and understanding :P I know at least half of Sophie's World went over my head when I first read it!

[anonymous]

Home? Not Gilead?

MM

[spally]

Home. I started reading it. And then I stopped.
I need to start again.

Wives and Daughters

[anonymous]

Hi Alison, Looks like I have you hooked on Elizabeth Gaskell as well. Such a brilliant writer. It is such a pity that she suddenly died before she could completely finish writing Wives and Daughters. - Sandra.

Re: Wives and Daughters

[spally]

I am eternally in your debt!! :D

I also finally got around to watching the mini-series. Nothing like a missing end-of-the-story to get me to do that. I will bring them back when we next see you!