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Modern Lit: Songs for the Missing, by Stewart O'Nan2 comments

katknit wrote 1 week ago: I’ve had the pleasure of reading this ARC thanks to Barnes & Noble Books, author Stewart O … more »

Tags: Book Review, culture and society

Prince Caspian by C.S Lewis2 comments

emmaline1138 wrote 1 month ago: I’m seeing the movie tomorrow, so I figured I would read the book beforehand so I would readily be … more »

Tags: English Literature, Excerpts, mythology, Fantasy, CS Lewis, Quotes, Fiction, Books, Movies

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - Part 2

emmaline1138 wrote 1 month ago: Yes, I finished it! And wow….what a novel! I mean, it’s seriously epic! And the scale is so expa … more »

Tags: Tom Clancy, Books, the hunt for red october, Movies, Faith, Religion, Submarines, Navy

Modern Lit: The Year of Fog, by Michelle Richmond

katknit wrote 1 month ago: It only takes a moment There are many times in life when it all changes, irrevocably, i … more »

Tags: Book Review, Suspense

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy2 comments

emmaline1138 wrote 2 months ago: Oh yes. I have started The Hunt for Red October, finally. I currently am reading through the Bible, … more »

Tags: Tom Clancy, Books, jack ryan, the hunt for red october, Movies, james earl jones

Jack Ryan + Poetry = ?3 comments

emmaline1138 wrote 2 months ago: So, I haven’t started reading The Hunt for Red October yet, -I’ve started Paradise Lost (post t … more »

Tags: Poetry, Creative Writing, Humor, Tom Clancy, jack ryan, the hunt for red october, Poem, Movies, writing

Circle Trilogy = fin3 comments

emmaline1138 wrote 3 months ago: Yes, it’s finally over. The famous Circle Trilogy. Sheesh. So, White wrapped things up well enoug … more »

Tags: Fantasy, allegorical, Allegory, Books, Christian, Circle Trilogy, Fiction, Reading, Ted Dekker

Some Dekker stuff

emmaline1138 wrote 3 months ago: So earlier I said I wasn’t a huge fan of Ted Dekker’s writing style, which still stands, but th … more »

Tags: Fantasy, Leo Tolstoy, Ted Dekker, Circle Trilogy, Red, Anna Karenina, Quotes, Books, Reading

Red by Ted Dekker1 comment

emmaline1138 wrote 3 months ago: So I was pretty impressed with myself for finishing this book in a week, I haven’t done that in aw … more »

Tags: Fantasy, Books, Christian, Circle Trilogy, Fiction, Reading, Red, Ted Dekker

Mystery: Fog Heart, by Thomas Tessier

katknit wrote 4 months ago: Plot summary from Amazon.com: A woman is horrified by visits from her dead father. Her cold psychop … more »

Tags: Paranormal, Hauntings, Book Review, Reading

Modern Lit: Breathing Lessons, by Anne Tyler2 comments

katknit wrote 5 months ago: Two for the Road The more things change the more they stay the same. Maggie and Ira Moran are a 50 … more »

Tags: culture and society, Book Review, Reading

About Lewis' Space Trilogy2 comments

emmaline1138 wrote 6 months ago: All Scripture is inspired by God. I believe that. However, Christ preached plainly but also in parab … more »

Tags: CS Lewis, Books, Reading, Novels, Theology, Science Fiction, Space, Allegory

Character sketch: Mark Studdock1 comment

emmaline1138 wrote 6 months ago: A brief character sketch of Mark Studdock, one of the main characters in That Hideous Strength by C … more »

Tags: CS Lewis, Books, Reading, Novels, Science Fiction

Without Remorse by Tom Clancy

emmaline1138 wrote 6 months ago: So, I am convinced that Tom Clancy is a master storyteller. Without Remorse was amazing. Violent – … more »

Tags: Books, Fiction, Novels, Reading, Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

emmaline1138 wrote 6 months ago: I have been reading this book over…what, the past month? I started it sometime at the beginnin … more »

Tags: Tom Clancy, Fiction, Books, Reading, Novels

Follow-up to Tin Man

meadow wrote 6 months ago: I meant to write a review on Tin Man. It was okay. It wasn’t spectacular and it was very diffe … more »

Tags: movies based on books, oz

Tin Man

meadow wrote 7 months ago: Okay, so I’m really excited that the Sci-Fi Channel is airing a mini-series called Tin Man thi … more »

Tags: movies based on books, oz

Waiting Room Reading

meadow wrote 7 months ago: I will be going to see my gastroenterologist this afternoon, which is usually a one to two-hour wait … more »

Tags: Reading, oz, Wicked

"Wicked" is wickedly delicious so far...1 comment

meadow wrote 8 months ago: I’m really into my new book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I don … more »

Tags: Reading, oz, Wicked


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