Tag Archives: reading
11 things learning…
‘Cause learning never stops. So 2010 was another year. Here’s what I’ve been learning about literature, faith, and everything else: 1. Ephesians 3.14-19. Changed me. I was going in this direction, but Ephesians 3.14-19 sped me on and clarified the … Continue reading
david brooks reflects on tolstoy
Here is a short article by David Brooks on the centennial of Leo Tolstoy’s death (I know, so morbid, right?): Description is Prescription. It is a good article to read if you like Tolstoy’s novels (War and Peace, Anna Karenina) … Continue reading
for the love of a good book: andrew winer
An awesome testimonial on how a good book can change us. Especially concerning how we read and write. Find the article at Jacket Copy here: School Reading: Andrew Winer on ‘Bleak House’. I say “awesome” because, first, I love Charles … Continue reading
the small bachelor by p. g. wodehouse
Publisher: Penguin Books Published: 1987 (first published in 1927) Genre: Fiction, Humor Rating: 4 Wodehouse was a genius. Unalloyed. Genius. And he had a funny bone and the bone was always funny. This was a recipe for some of the … Continue reading
on reading great literature
From C.S. Lewis in An Experiment in Criticism: In reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like the night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I … Continue reading
