Category Archives: Books
Middlesex – A Must Read Book
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of the best books I have read in some time, and I would place it in my top ten list of favorite reads. Telling the story of Calliope Stephanides and her transition from a beautiful baby girl to the adult male Cal, [...]
The Graveyard Book – A Brief Review
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a completely delightful book from Gaiman. What at first may seem a slight tale, becomes, over the course of reading it, a wonderful tale of a baby who is raised by the ghosts of a graveyard after his parents and siblings [...]
Last Night at the Lobster – A Brief Book Review
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Once again Stewart O’Nan does a great job of portraying life for working class Americans – this time those who are employed by a Red Lobster, and who are putting in their time for one last night before the business closes. [...]
This Beautiful Mess
I am currently reading this book by Rick McKinley, pastor of Imago Dei Church. It is a simple (I mean this in a good way) and thought provoking look at the kingdom of God. The video below is a good introduction to what McKinley writes about in this fine book. I highly recommend it. [...]
Shalom Auslander’s Newest Book: Foreskin’s Lament
Below you will find a commercial, for lack of a better word, for a new book by Shalom Auslander. The video is an amazing piece of work (take a few minutes to watch it and you will see what I mean), and I can readily identify with much of what is said in it given [...]
Must See Film: No Country For Old Men
As a recently converted fan of Cormac McCarthy’s fiction (I have read The Road and All the Pretty Horses and will soon read The Crossing) and a long-time fan of the Coen brothers’ films. I am very intrigued about the upcoming release of the film No Country for Old Men. Set for release on November [...]
Read a Book by Email through DailyLit
If you are looking for free books that are no longer in copyright, perhaps the best site on the web is Project Gutenberg. Here you can download books in .txt and .pdf format for your reading pleasure. There are literally thousands of books available, including most of the classics in English literature. But, if you are like [...]
Take a Virtual Tour of Hell
Anytime I can I love to spotlight something from my Alma Mater Eastern Kentucky University. I spent almost seven years of my life there earning two degrees (a B.S. in Psychology and a Masters in Public Administration). I also took numerous graduate courses in Psychology and English as well. Donald Hoffman, of the Preaching the [...]
Kurt Vonnegut, Novelist Who Caught the Imagination of His Age, Is Dead at 84
From the New York Times: Kurt Vonnegut’s dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle” and “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died last night in Manhattan. He was 84. Over the years, I have have read many of [...]
Join the Reading and Discussion at The Librarium
Our Book for November and December – A Prayer for the Dying After an email exchange or two, Julie and I have decided that our next book for discussion group is The Librarium discussion group is A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O’Nan. I found this book to be both powerful and disturbing at [...]
