What are YOU currently reading? (8)

[nerfherder]

Right now just re-reading Hit List an older Lawrence Block, one of the Keller novels.
I tend towards mystery, thriller, detective novels. John Sandford is my favorite.

 

[nerfherder]

"The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft", stories by Howard Phillip Lovecraft, annotations by Leslie S. Klinger.

I love reading Lovecraft but the last time I read a collection of his stories I started having very strange dreams and thoughts. The stories really get into your head without you knowing it. Brilliant but in small doses. Of course anything with Cthulhu is a must read.

 

[morse86]

The Cancer Solution by Robert Willner.

 

[LauraAviel]

I just finished reading 'Hind's feet in high places' by Hannah Hurnard. Can definitly recommend it for anyone who likes christian analogies.

 

[thehehe]

Roman Blood of Steven Saylor. I am in a Roman age phase

 

[C. Cole-Chakotay]

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King should arrive today, so I plan on starting it tonight.

 

[thehehe]

I received plenty books for my birthday, so I don't know with which one I will start
Probably Italian shoes by Henning Mankell

 

[C. Cole-Chakotay]

I finished the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and am reading The Bachman Books by Stephen King.

 

[HereIStand]

Today, finished reading Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis, and wrote this review in Amazon:

Lewis writes well and is at his best in showing Elmer Gantry having a false faith, and consciously ruining the lives of the others. The novel's reputation for controversy seems to be centered on the character of Gantry. Somehow it seems by exposing the duplicity of one minister, Lewis implicated theologically conservative Protestants in general. When actually reading the novel though, it's clear that Lewis attempts to undermine Christianity in general, which is probably why the novel sparked such controversy in its day. The character of Frank Shallard is portrayed as a heroic martyr with his denials of Christ's deity, his uncertainty about an afterlife, and various other denials and questionings of Christianity. In the end, the novel is less about hypocritical fundamentalism than about an argument in favor of a secular, anti-supernatural version of Christianity based on vague sentiments of love. This is precisely the type of Christianity today's secular elite sanctions.

 

[grandvizier1006]

Today, finished reading Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis, and wrote this review in Amazon:

Lewis writes well and is at his best in showing Elmer Gantry having a false faith, and consciously ruining the lives of the others. The novel's reputation for controversy seems to be centered on the character of Gantry. Somehow it seems by exposing the duplicity of one minister, Lewis implicated theologically conservative Protestants in general. When actually reading the novel though, it's clear that Lewis attempts to undermine Christianity in general, which is probably why the novel sparked such controversy in its day. The character of Frank Shallard is portrayed as a heroic martyr with his denials of Christ's deity, his uncertainty about an afterlife, and various other denials and questionings of Christianity. In the end, the novel is less about hypocritical fundamentalism than about an argument in favor of a secular, anti-supernatural version of Christianity based on vague sentiments of love. This is precisely the type of Christianity today's secular elite sanctions.

Ugh. Typical crap from certain types of writers nowadays.

 

[grandvizier1006]

Several, but what interests me most now is Fitzgerald's "The Beautiful and the Damned". I don't even know if I "should" like it, with its verbosity and sadness, but I am. Something about it appeals to me and I'm not sure what.

 

[RileyG]

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King should arrive today, so I plan on starting it tonight.

That's a great book!

 

[RileyG]

I finished the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and am reading The Bachman Books by Stephen King.

I'm about halfway through it. I read several books at a time. The first two stories were really good. I'm struggling to get through the third one. I have abandoned it for a while.

Currently reading Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford.

 

[Goodbook]

Joce meyers Let God fight your battles.

 

[HereIStand]

Recently finished Damned Nation: Hell in America from the Revolution to Reconstruction by Kathryn Gin Lum and posted the following review on Amazon:

Overall, this is a solid study. As a believer in hell, it was refreshing to find a study that doesn't try to dismiss the belief. Professor Gin Lum largely lets the historical evidence speak for itself.

One portion of the book that is especially compelling is the section dealing with the psychological impact of belief in hell. She notes that in being warned of hell, people “were not to act on their despair but to throw themselves on God's mercy for salvation, [but] some were unable to safely navigate the movement from anxiety to assurance” and suffered “mental breakdowns and successful or attempted suicides.”

Today, although it rarely seems to manifest itself in mental illness, the difficulty in navigating a course to the assurance of salvation remains an ongoing problem within Christianity. Belief in hell remains a formal belief in evangelical churches, but it is largely an unspoken belief, likely because of the anxiety associated with it. This is sad. Hell must be honestly faced. After facing it though, as Peter Kreeft has noted, we must look to what Christ taught about hell and our salvation from it for assurance, not to our own doubts and anxieties.

 

[seashale76]

Bloodline by Claudia Gray (a Star Wars novel).

 

[brinny]

Ok, i just got a book i ordered called "The Journey Home" by Bob Benson. Will start reading it today.

 

[Cimorene]

I just finished reading Cinder for fun. I liked it. Now I'm reading A Doll's House for school. Just started it today so Idk yet if it will be any good.

 

[NIrelandGillian]

Just finished The Hobbit. Not sure if I'm up to reading Lord of the Rings just yet, but would like to read the Samarillion.

Other books I recently finished are The Kontiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl and Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome.

Gillian

 

[Cimorene]

Just finished The Hobbit. Not sure if I'm up to reading Lord of the Rings just yet, but would like to read the Samarillion.

Other books I recently finished are The Kontiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl and Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome.

Gillian

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