Book: Cat in a Midnight Choir
I just finished this book by Carole Nelson Douglas, and as usual I loved it. Definitely a 4, maybe better.
I just finished this book by Carole Nelson Douglas, and as usual I loved it. Definitely a 4, maybe better.
This is the third volume of the Twins of Petaybee series. To let you know how I felt about the book, let me quote what I said about Maelstrom, the second in the series: It is lighter than the Dragonrider series, and I don’t find the cultural background anywhere near as interesting, but the characters…
I’m prepared to read just about anything Alexander McCall Smith writes. This whole series is charming–enchanting, even. The story this time centers a great deal around the office, with her secretary, or “Associate Detective” as she has become getting involved a great deal along with her fiance. I’m not one to tell much of the…
I tend not to like books that have too blatant of a spiritual purpose. If a book is written to teach a lesson, I don’t like it. If it’s written to entertain, and happens to teach one or more lessons, I’m happy. I don’t mind if the characters are people of faith and that this…
It is perhaps a bit humorous that my devotional this morning, Sticking with the Familiar was inspired by Michael Resnick’s short story “Over There” which I read just last night from his collection Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun?. The thought came to me how often we go…
Why am I talking about a Christmas book when it’s nearly June? Well, my wife got it from the library and recommended it to me, and I have never really cared when I read seasonal literature, so bear with me for a few moments on this. I generally don’t like cute little inspirational books. Their…
I have always appreciated The Fountainhead both for its literature and philosophy. As a Christian Bible teacher, there are obviously some differences between my philosophy and that of Ayn Rand, to put it mildly. I have always wondered why her philosophy had to be so strongly opposed to theism. Obviously it was opposed in many…