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Even though it’s usually a mistake (grin) … do movies made out of books make you want to read the original? ********** Short answer: no. I can think of some movies I’ve seen before I read the books — or before I even knew there was a book: Alice in Wonderland, The Yearling, The Wizard of [...] Month after month, I’ve missed the Nightstand carnival at 5 Minutes for Books. But this month I’m ready! Here’s what I’ve had on my nightstand since the end of July, with blurbs from/links to my reviews: “The Aunt and Amabel,” a short story by Edith Nesbit. Some speculate that this tale about a girl who finds [...] This week as I’ve been reading The Narnian, I’ve been thinking about joy. Lewis’ own biography was titled Surprised by Joy, and his life shows nothing if not God’s way of leading us along through the longings and inexplicable joys he plants in our hearts. What are yours? I’ve been realizing that one of mine [...] What is the first book you remember reading? What about the first that made you really love reading? **************************************** The first book I remember reading is easy: Go Away, Dog. I remember it because it was a big deal. When my parents discovered I could read, they had me read it to my [...] This last week, I’ve been reorganizing — mainly because our downstairs bookshelves have been bugging me. We have shelves in the living room and the bedrooms that are accessible, but the bulk of the books have been kept downstairs along the wall behind the piano.You have to crawl or squeeze your [...] Carrie has launched the Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge, and I’m going to try and join in this year by reading Devin Brown’s Inside Narnia: A Guide to Exploring The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. (He has a book on Prince Caspian as well, and one slated to be released [...] This is from this morning’s Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie: O Thou who art the Source and Ground of all truth, Thou Light of lights, who hast opened the minds of men to discern the things that are, guide me today, I beseech Thee, in my hours of reading. Give [...] Since Melissa has given up her hosting of The Week in Words, Barbara may be doing it from now on. I’m not sure what the official status is at the moment, but I’m going to go ahead and post a few of the meaningful words from this week. If Barbara does host today, I’ll add [...] So … you’re halfway through a book and you’re hating it. It’s boring. It’s trite. It’s badly written. But … you’ve invested all this time to reading the first half. What do you do? Read the second half? Just to finish out the story? Find out what happens? Or, cut your losses and dump [...] I’m reaching the end of Madeleine L’Engle’s Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art. L’Engle is wrestling with what it means to be a Christian artist, and what is meant by Christian art — if there is such a thing. In the chapter “Names and Labels,” L’Engle is trying to make the point that our [...] |
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