What are you reading?

[uc pseudonym]

Dance of the Tiger by Björn Kurtén

It is a novel set in prehistoric times that shows the Neatherthals and Cro-Magnons as very human instead of half-apes. Interesting, overall, though I would say it is worth more for the science behind it than the literary value.

[mitsuki lover]

Read half of Tarzan At The Earth's Core yesterday a crossover between ERB's
Tarzan of the Apes and Pellucidar series.

[yukinon]

What is that book about kokhiri? It has an interesting title.

[mitsuki lover]

American Gospel:God,The Founding Fathers,and the Making of a Nation by Jon
Meacham.

[mitsuki lover]

I recommend American Gospel as a well researched even handed look at religion throughout American history.

[Kokhiri Sojourn]

What is that book about kokhiri? It has an interesting title.

Basically the book is about spiritual theology - how you live out your beliefs. Much of the book is discussing this in three areas, as Peterson titles them:

Christ Plays in Creation
Christ Plays in History
Christ Plays in Community

Peterson is an exceptional writer. I find that of any theologians I have read, he is the most interesting to read, though he is wordy. But I would recommend it if you are interested. Thanks for asking.

[Radical Dreamer]

Currently reading:

DragonKnight
Messenger

Recently Finished:

Beowulf
Wuthering Heights
Frankenstein (these were all for school, haha, but I really enjoyed Beowulf!)

[revolution]

Currently reading:

DragonKnight
Messenger

Recently Finished:

Beowulf
Wuthering Heights
Frankenstein (these were all for school, haha, but I really enjoyed Beowulf!)

I was really surprised because most of the books that I have read from school I ended up liking them. If you liked Beowulf you might like Grendel.

[yukinon]

I've read Grendel and it mostly just confused me. But at the time I didn't like Beowulf either. I might appreciate it more now.

[Radical Dreamer]

I've read something like two small excerpts from Grendel. I think it's an interesting way to look at the story, though, from the monster's point of view, rather than the hero's. I may end up reading it, but chances are, I'll probably forget it exists by the time I'd have time to read it. XD

[Doubleshadow]

Slowly but surely, I'm reading The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas.

[Sai]

I'm reading the odyssey by homer.

[mitsuki lover]

Hal Lindsey And Biblical Prophecy by Dr.Cornelis Vanderwaal.The book that started me on the path to Amillennialism.

[uc pseudonym]

A Philosophical Investigation by Philip Kerr

A fascinating blend of mystery, science fiction, and psychological thriller. So far I have not read enough to judge if it has classic-level quality in terms of the issues it handles, but it shows promise. But allow me to give a brief content warning: the text is graphically explicit and has some sexual content beyond what relates to the primary story that seems unnecessary.

[mitsuki lover]

Presidential Ancedotes(1981 edition)by Paul Boller,Jr.
This is the original and so goes only as far as Reagan.

[Tenshi no Ai]

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is now done! Now onto The Horse and His Boy... the one book they're skipping in the movies (the new Narnia movie is apparently Prince Caspian). Now I'll have to read and see WHY they're skipping it...

[mitsuki lover]

I can think of some reasons why it was skipped:

1.The Pevensies don't really have an important role in THAHB and what part they have is solely cameo.
2.They are also older in the book so it would have meant hiring new actors to
fill in the roles temporarily,which the studio probably might not wanted to do as older actors would have demanded more money even for just cameos.
3.It always has been one of the odder books in the series.
4.Prince Caspian does come as the next book in logical sequence.
5.The Horse And His Boy takes place DURING the last chapter of TL,TW & TW,chronologically speaking.

[Linksquest]

Right now I'm reading BELOVED by Toni Morrison for my English class. It's really hard reading so far... I've only gotten through 30 or so pages... It's interesting though, I'll keep you guys posted.

[MasterDias]

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is now done! Now onto The Horse and His Boy... the one book they're skipping in the movies (the new Narnia movie is apparently Prince Caspian). Now I'll have to read and see WHY they're skipping it...

They aren't "skipping" it. They are more or less producing the films in publishing order which places THaHB later on.
If they were taking the chronological route, they would have started with The Magician's Nephew instead of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

[yukinon]

That makes sense.

I'm actually one of the few people who prefer the chronological route.

[mitsuki lover]

Custer And The Little Bighorn:The Man,The Mystery,The Myth by Jim Donovan

[Sammy Boy]

Religions of China by Daniel L. Overmyer.

[Kokhiri Sojourn]

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God - J.I. Packer

and I think I'm going to take up

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - Annie Dillard

as well.

[jon_jinn]

the Bible (always) and to kill a mockingbird.

[uc pseudonym]

Panel Discussions by Durwin S Talon
Superman on the Couch by Danny Fingeroth

Two books on American comics. The first is a set of interviews with many major authors and can be highly interesting, but is unfortunately disorganized (there isn't even a table of contents). The latter analyzes what the existance of the superhero genre (and subgenres) says about us as a society, sometimes in annoying detail.

[yukinon]

Have you ever read "Understanding Comics"? I think it's by Scott McCloud. It proved to be surprisingly interesting.

[mitsuki lover]

The Politically Incorrect Guide To Islam(And The Crusades)byRobert Spencer
He uses primary Moslem sources such as the Koran and the numerous commentaries on it to puncture the myth of Islam as Religion of Peace.

[uc pseudonym]

Just today I read assigned portions of The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions by Marcus Borg and NT Wright. It is very interesting and I recommend it to anyone who wants challenging study of the gospels. They address various issues from two very different angles: Wright takes a conservative academic stance whereas Borg takes a much looser interpretation.

Have you ever read "Understanding Comics"? I think it's by Scott McCloud. It proved to be surprisingly interesting.

The name sounds familiar, but I am fairly certain I have not read the actual book.

[mitsuki lover]

The Best of Star Trek introduction by Nicholas Meyer with forward by Robert Greenberger.A collection of some of the best DC Star Trek comics of the late
'80s/early '90s published in 1991.

[JasonPratt]

Just finished _The Mutilation of Mark's Gospel_. The author's thesis can be divided into three parts: that 16:8 was not the original ending (his best point, and frankly conceded by almost everyone but certain literary critics whose job is to get what meaning _can_ be gotten from the text as it stands); that 1:1 (and/or 1:2) was not the original beginning (a more provacative attempt, not quite as successful IMO but with a lot of strong points nonetheless); and that these are the results of accidental damage to the cover of the original (autographic) codex. Frankly, this last portion is where his argument stumbles wildly all over the place. It sounds plausible on the face of it, but I noticed him having to do some rapid shuffling and eliding past points in order to get past serious conceptual problems that arise if the thesis is put into practical historical play. Another problem is that this element of the thesis ends up being vaguely circular: it depends largely for its strength on how well he establishes both of the previous elements; but there's a sense in which he seems to be appealing to _this_ element as a way of strengthening element 2 by means of best-explanation grounding. (Element 1, that GosMark's ending has been removed, needs no such strengthening. {g})

Still, an interesting book, with some data I didn't yet know about myself.


Not far from finishing Chesterton's _The Ball and the Cross_. I've tried to start it once or twice already, and just couldn't get past the freakish introduction; but the notion of two (Scottish!) disputants literally crossing swords in a duel over the existence of God, combined with the absurdist humor and highly poetic visuals, can make it seem like a good candidate for an anime OVA or film sometimes. (I suppose it's telling that Chesterton himself didn't much like the book in later years. But then, he wrote _Orthodoxy_, a book which he claimed in its own preface that no one would ever be able to convince him to read it!--and I've always rather enjoyed that and its prequel _Heretics_.)

Next up: finishing my current edition of Theology Today, and getting into the current edition of First Things (somewhat sadly, periodicals take up reading time nowadays usually reserved for actual books... {g}) Next actual _book_ on the list--trying to decide if I need to catch up with any plot alterations Marie Brennan introduced into her published version of _Doppelganger_ (I've read the book several times, back when I was chief unofficial editor on it {g}), before her sequel _Warrior and Witch_ streets Oct 1. Which will very probably bump eveything else, since I admire her terribly, and I haven't read a word of that book yet. {beam!}{sigh}

I think Shippey's _A Tolkien Compass_ is technically the next book on my list, though.