Tag Archives: writing
the good thief by hannah tinti
Publisher: Random House Published: 2008 Genre: Fiction Rating: 3 Summary: We begin with an orphanage administered by Catholic monks. And in this beginning we meet a young orphan named Ren, whose name is sewn into his shirt collar. Ren is … Continue reading
mn original: kate dicamillo
james salter interview in paris review
Elegant Variation showed me this interview (at the Paris Review) with James Salter: James Salter, The Art of Fiction No. 133. It “showed me.” Its hands sprung free from the digital realm, through my computer screen, grabbing the mouse, clicking … 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
arresting god in kathmandu by samrat upadhyay
Publisher: Mariner Books Published: 2001 Genre: Short story Rating: 1 Update (12/26/10): The sequel to this review here. I decided to read this book because I have made friends from Nepal and I wanted to experience their country and culture. … Continue reading
राम्रो (good and beautiful)
God did not, as so many of us, think that the esthetic was an incidental for leisure time. Kilby, Clyde. “Christian Imagination,” Christian Herald. 1969. And why? Because in beauty we see an image of His glory. And in येशु … Continue reading
writing to the glory of Yeshu (येशु)
If God made the flowers, they are worth painting and writing about. Francis Schaeffer in Art and the Bible. So if God created the flowers then they are worth expressing in art. But why? If God really is as beautiful … Continue reading
