Tagged too…
My blogging buddy at Ocular Fusion tagged me, or booked me, as he’d write… So here we go:
- One book that changed your life: Max Dauner’s 80 page study on God’s Eternal Plan changed me and the way I look at the Gospels. I’ve never taught them the same since. (Only available in French…)
- One book that you’ve read more than once: Well, 7 books really. The Chronicles of Narnia.
- One book that you’d want on a desert island: A really good hymn book.
- One book that made you laugh: Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits.
- One book that made you cry: Michael Shaara’s Killer Angels.
- One book you wish you had written: The Catechism of the Catholic Church. (So much good in it, but so many things you could make clearer…)
- One book that you wish had never been written: Mein Kampf.
- One book you’re currently reading: Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination by Eugene Peterson.
- One book you’ve been meaning to read: The last 900 pages of Hugo’s Les Misérables. I’ve already finished the first 900 pages.
- Tag five others: This goes against my conscience, so I’ll leave it open, although I’d love to know which book changed your life…
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August 30, 2006@ 3:17 pm
Atta boy!
Yes, Killer Angels is an excellent choice–poignant beyond comprehension. There’s just something about those Civil War stories.
#6 is intriguing. I too have a copy of that thick tome, and occasionally turn to it when I’m “sorting things out” and want to know what “others thought” throughout the ages.
August 31, 2006@ 12:10 am
You like Dave Barry? I love his stuff! Did you know you can subscribe to a weekly article by him? Though they are all reruns, they are still very funny. I have several of his books and love his humor.
August 31, 2006@ 6:04 pm
I want to fill out this list, but it’s going to take some thought. Hard to narrow it down. I’m also not sure that I want to admit to all of the Stephen King that I’ve read.
September 6, 2006@ 1:47 am
I actually read “Mein Kampf” being the WW2 buff that I am. I like the Hymn book choice for the Island but, but if you’re marooned by yourself, won’t that mean that you’ll be singing a “solo?†Can we do that kind of (tongue in cheek) thing?
Have a good day my missionary brother.