Saturday, August 12, 2006
Book Meme...
Kristen tagged me with this meme:
1. One book that changed your life: (I'm going to play as if the Bible wasn't an option.) The Narnia series--when I re-read them in college. In particular, The Silver Chair. Also, Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Many choices here...When I was a girl I re-read Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery about 8 times.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: Again, assuming the Bible isn't an option, I think I'd want a good anthology of poetry. Poetry is difficult for me, but rewarding when I really concentrate. I know it'd last me a long time!
4. One book that made you laugh: The DaVinci Code
5. One book that made you cry: Lust for Life by Irving Stone (historical fiction about the life of Vincent Van Gogh)
6. One book that you wish had been written: A book of collected stories about my grandfather, by the students he touched in 40 years of teaching. I heard a few of these at his funeral; I wish I knew more.
7. One book you wish had never been written: I second Kristen's choice: Left Behind
8. One book you’re currently reading: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Kiterunner
10. Now tag five people: I tag Kellsey, Wedding Girl, Lizard, Laura, and Sarah McB. (You can put 'em here if you want.)
1. One book that changed your life: (I'm going to play as if the Bible wasn't an option.) The Narnia series--when I re-read them in college. In particular, The Silver Chair. Also, Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Many choices here...When I was a girl I re-read Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery about 8 times.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: Again, assuming the Bible isn't an option, I think I'd want a good anthology of poetry. Poetry is difficult for me, but rewarding when I really concentrate. I know it'd last me a long time!
4. One book that made you laugh: The DaVinci Code
5. One book that made you cry: Lust for Life by Irving Stone (historical fiction about the life of Vincent Van Gogh)
6. One book that you wish had been written: A book of collected stories about my grandfather, by the students he touched in 40 years of teaching. I heard a few of these at his funeral; I wish I knew more.
7. One book you wish had never been written: I second Kristen's choice: Left Behind
8. One book you’re currently reading: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Kiterunner
10. Now tag five people: I tag Kellsey, Wedding Girl, Lizard, Laura, and Sarah McB. (You can put 'em here if you want.)
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OOoh, I answered this to myself when Kate5Kiwi did it on her blog. Now I get to share...
1. One book that changed your life: Walden, by Thoreau. My freshman year at college I so strived to live a life to the book's standards...and then my junior year, I found out his mom and sister had been doing his laundry the whole time, and I was mad at him and the system and guys in general. Now, I think he was smart again.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: I almost always read books at least 3 times, but I've read the Narnia Chronicles more than 10 times.(and Anne-girl had almost as much attention)
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: Oh, I'm going with the Bible b/c it's not a cop-out answer for me. Anything else just wouldn't have enough stories and ways to take them.
4. One book that made you laugh: The Yokota Officer's Club by Sarah Bird
5. One book that made you cry: Amazing Grace by Jonothan Kozol (about childhood and education in the inner city)
6. One book that you wish had been written: Master of the Senate, by Robert Caro. MAN that book ROCKS SO HARD I LOVE IT **nerd alert**
7. One book you wish had never been written: I really hate "The Rainbow Fish", where the fish who's different gives her special fins away until all the other fish are the same as her...??
8. One book you’re currently reading: Moby Dick (re-read, hated it the first time, I'm loving it now ...slowly) **nerd alert**
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The World is Flat by Friedman **nerd alert**
1. One book that changed your life: Walden, by Thoreau. My freshman year at college I so strived to live a life to the book's standards...and then my junior year, I found out his mom and sister had been doing his laundry the whole time, and I was mad at him and the system and guys in general. Now, I think he was smart again.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: I almost always read books at least 3 times, but I've read the Narnia Chronicles more than 10 times.(and Anne-girl had almost as much attention)
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: Oh, I'm going with the Bible b/c it's not a cop-out answer for me. Anything else just wouldn't have enough stories and ways to take them.
4. One book that made you laugh: The Yokota Officer's Club by Sarah Bird
5. One book that made you cry: Amazing Grace by Jonothan Kozol (about childhood and education in the inner city)
6. One book that you wish had been written: Master of the Senate, by Robert Caro. MAN that book ROCKS SO HARD I LOVE IT **nerd alert**
7. One book you wish had never been written: I really hate "The Rainbow Fish", where the fish who's different gives her special fins away until all the other fish are the same as her...??
8. One book you’re currently reading: Moby Dick (re-read, hated it the first time, I'm loving it now ...slowly) **nerd alert**
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The World is Flat by Friedman **nerd alert**
sarah--is the rainbow fish a children's book? if so, i know which one it is, and i hate the illustrations. :)
also,
sarah--aren't YOU Anne-girl???
this and the above are sweetpea. that whole signing off thing....
sarah--aren't YOU Anne-girl???
this and the above are sweetpea. that whole signing off thing....
1. One book that changed your life: "More Than Equals" by John Perkins, Jr., and Chris Rice. This really opened my eyes to more of what it is like to be African American in America. It also really challenged me to see how the brokenness of relationship between black and white Christians is not a reflection of the wholeness of relationship God has made possible through Christ, and that it damages the way people see the gospel since they do not see it being applied here very often in real and transforming ways.
2. One book that you've read more than once: (okay, so I am a confessed bibliophile and have read dozens of books repeatedly...in fact, I have read many series of books probably 5 times at least...so, I am having trouble answering this one....) I may have to go ahead and say the Chronicles of Narnia, though, like most everyone else, because they are the books that I tend to find something new in every time and because I read them once a year...not many series receive quite that much commitment from me.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island: Like many others, I think the first book I'd want would be the Bible, but if I could choose something in addition, I think I might choose "The Count of Monte Cristo" (the unabridged version). It is long, keeps my interest, and I enjoy seeing this man struggle with his interpretation of justice and what it means to be God's representative in the world. I think he's totally wrong for most the book since he sees himself as God's arm of justice and God as distant and uninvolved--but I enjoy him coming to learn differently.
4. One book that made you laugh: This may seem strange, but the book that is coming to mind is "Fellowship of the Ring"...mainly because Pippin and Merry are so much fun, and because the laughter feels deep and rich.
5. One book that made you cry: hmmmmm...many many books fit this criteria...I guess I'll go with one of my sci-fi favorites: "Ashes of Victory" by David Weber. There is this point in the story where Honor's parents believe that she is dead, and the scene where they discover that she is not and get to reunite with her makes me almost sob every time...especially because there is such a deep love between Honor and her father.
6. One book that you wish had been written: (is this supposed to be a book that was not written, but which covers a subject that I would like to know more about?) If that's the case, then I would enjoy a book that looks at and integrates a trinitarian theology as expressed by Torrance with human development as beings made in the image of said Trinity.
7. One book that you wish had never been written: most any book that says we should throw out all current dating practices and only date like they did in biblical times. First of all, scripture doesn't really show us much about this. Secondly, we live in an entirely different society at this point. Thirdly, yes, there are many current dating practices that are deeply in error, but one may correct those without chucking the idea of "dating" altogether. (I'm sorry that was a bit of a rant...I used to work in college ministry, and this was often a topic of great angst, filled with many many misunderstandings about the Bible).
8. One book that you're currently reading: Okay, because I don't want to give another sci-fi answer, and because the other book I am currently reading has been sitting on the shelf for at least two weeks, I will say that one book I am currently reading is "Your Pregnancy Week by Week"--much more information that "What to Expect When You're Expecting".
9. One book that you've been meaning to read: "The Denial of Death" by Becker. This is actually the book that I have begun but which has been sitting on my shelf. My husband recently read this and wants to discuss it. Apparently it looks at how the fear of and denial of death is a huge underpinning for most everything in our lives as individuals and how that affects society. It looks quite deeply at psychoanalysis as well, noting its benefits and limitations.
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2. One book that you've read more than once: (okay, so I am a confessed bibliophile and have read dozens of books repeatedly...in fact, I have read many series of books probably 5 times at least...so, I am having trouble answering this one....) I may have to go ahead and say the Chronicles of Narnia, though, like most everyone else, because they are the books that I tend to find something new in every time and because I read them once a year...not many series receive quite that much commitment from me.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island: Like many others, I think the first book I'd want would be the Bible, but if I could choose something in addition, I think I might choose "The Count of Monte Cristo" (the unabridged version). It is long, keeps my interest, and I enjoy seeing this man struggle with his interpretation of justice and what it means to be God's representative in the world. I think he's totally wrong for most the book since he sees himself as God's arm of justice and God as distant and uninvolved--but I enjoy him coming to learn differently.
4. One book that made you laugh: This may seem strange, but the book that is coming to mind is "Fellowship of the Ring"...mainly because Pippin and Merry are so much fun, and because the laughter feels deep and rich.
5. One book that made you cry: hmmmmm...many many books fit this criteria...I guess I'll go with one of my sci-fi favorites: "Ashes of Victory" by David Weber. There is this point in the story where Honor's parents believe that she is dead, and the scene where they discover that she is not and get to reunite with her makes me almost sob every time...especially because there is such a deep love between Honor and her father.
6. One book that you wish had been written: (is this supposed to be a book that was not written, but which covers a subject that I would like to know more about?) If that's the case, then I would enjoy a book that looks at and integrates a trinitarian theology as expressed by Torrance with human development as beings made in the image of said Trinity.
7. One book that you wish had never been written: most any book that says we should throw out all current dating practices and only date like they did in biblical times. First of all, scripture doesn't really show us much about this. Secondly, we live in an entirely different society at this point. Thirdly, yes, there are many current dating practices that are deeply in error, but one may correct those without chucking the idea of "dating" altogether. (I'm sorry that was a bit of a rant...I used to work in college ministry, and this was often a topic of great angst, filled with many many misunderstandings about the Bible).
8. One book that you're currently reading: Okay, because I don't want to give another sci-fi answer, and because the other book I am currently reading has been sitting on the shelf for at least two weeks, I will say that one book I am currently reading is "Your Pregnancy Week by Week"--much more information that "What to Expect When You're Expecting".
9. One book that you've been meaning to read: "The Denial of Death" by Becker. This is actually the book that I have begun but which has been sitting on my shelf. My husband recently read this and wants to discuss it. Apparently it looks at how the fear of and denial of death is a huge underpinning for most everything in our lives as individuals and how that affects society. It looks quite deeply at psychoanalysis as well, noting its benefits and limitations.
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