Before there was The Devil Wears Prada
The other night, my wife and I watched the recent version of Pride & Prejudice
Austen really knew how to put words together. I just love listening the sound of the dialogue.
Speaking of reading classic romance, I've decided to take
Anna Karenina
I have high expectations for ol' Tolstoy. Maybe, just maybe, there'll be a gunfight or a car chase or zombies or at least bad guys with gruesome facial scars, stuff a guy like me can appreciate. If not, I'll settle for exquisite writing.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Reading Classic Chick Lit
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7 comments:
I love Austen. But Tolstoy? too depressing for me.
A good book I just picked up at
Barnes & Noble is well worth reading, esply for preachers:
"Eat This Book: A Conversation in the art of spiritual reading" by
Eugene H. Peterson
Hey Carl, thanks for the good lead on the Peterson book. I generally like his stuff. He has some great books on pastoral ministry. The usual caveats apply, of course.
Hey, I'm comfortable enough in my masculinity to say I've read all of Jane Austen's novels, many times each. Sappy? Not the word I would have chosen.
Just about everything by Tolstoy is great -- I envy you the prospect of starting to read it.
You want "manly" great literature? How's about War and Peace? Or Tolstoy's novella "Hajji Murat" (rather topical too)?
My favourite British authors remain Tolkein, Lewis, and Dickens. The order depends upon which I've read most recently. However, I still enjoy the occasional Austen, as well as others from the Isles. Currently, I'm sailing my way through Chesterton's Orthodoxy.
Scott,
If and when you get Peterson's book, I'd be interested in a review. So far I find it very worth the $20 price. Thanks!
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