books

I just read a quick critique of the podcast about the college and it does sound like he was stretching on that one. I still think he's good at what he does. Can't get everything right.

I agree with that, I'm just not a fan of how he went about it and his response to the criticism.

Wow. I was assigned Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for my senior year AP English course as summer reading...I think I read about 40 pages. I didn't do well in that class.

I had to read Heart of Darkness that summer for the same class. I liked that one. I like it more since Apocalypse Now.

well im up to book 54 of Remo Williams the Destroyer i was really shocked and happy that book 53 involved time travel..


gonna move into some comedies i think, though Remo does have some funny parts.


What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if "Luke, I am your father" was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith.

I finished Ulysses last week, and even though I had completed the novel before, it still always feels like an accomplishment, so woo hoo!

Since then, I guess the Christmas spirit took a hold of me, because i have been reading "Training for Christianity" by Soren Kierkegaard and "Faith Seeking" by Denys Turner. Kierkegaard's work is older and, of course, more widely known, yet even though whole classes are taught on him, it's interesting to consider that he is actually less philosophically analytical than the more contemporary Turner. I've been reading Kiekegaard a long time, but this time it occurs to me that he was something of an 20th century evangelism prototype, even if his passion is more convincing to me than the likes of Jimmy Swaggert. The Turner I enjoy because he makes the likes of Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris look like lightweights, and I dig that because I find them both closed-minded and find Dawkins downright smug.

Anyway, philosophically speaking, here's to the reason for the season. lol!

started hope never dies. a fun concept.. about 20% thru it but kind of slow and not super funny,, we shall see. its a pleasant read.


www.goodreads.com/book/show/36875820-hope-never-dies?from_choice=true

This mystery thriller reunites Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama for a political mashup full of suspense, intrigue, and laugh out loud bromance.

as a note: the author appears to be an Obama supporter so this is not some mocking book

just started the Kane Chronicles www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090447-the-red-pyramid

same guy who wrote Percy Jackson series which i liked.

So far im liking this more.. Im more interested in Egypt mythology then Greek/roman

I'm supposed to be halfway through a book for a "book club" meeting at 8:30 tomorrow morning. It's not an interesting book.

A Leaders Legacy by bestselling authors Kouzes & Posner, co-authors of The Leadership Challenge

Never heard of em. Just trying my sycophant pants on. They are super uncomfortable.

I've been reading plenty, but haven't posted the books here because they have been several and varied--mostly been reading from various short story anthologies I've picked up and dabble in just a little. So, dabbling again in a Latin American storybook, an Australian storybook, a world lit storybook, a Native American storybook, and a Kafka storybook.

also reading some theological, philosophical essays from a few different anthologies as well. Lots of short reads for a change instead of extended long reads.