I read quite a lot of Christian/Biblical literature and many are extremely repetitious and unfortunately quite boring. I understand that publishers demand x amount of pages, which is ridiculous, but still – tell more personable stories, things that engage readers. This book is engaging from the start as initially the author is so candid about his life in the church growing up. Mr. Strobel was raised in the church and he is very honest about how that affected his walk – good and bad. His church experience for many years was in an emergent seeker sensitive environment with no tradition but a bucket load of programmes for everyone. Continue reading “Metamorpha: Jesus as a Way of Life By Kyle Strobel”
Therapy By Jonathan Kellerman
I cannot believe I have gone this far in my life and not read a Kellerman novel. I was visiting my mom recently and she had this on her bookshelf. She picks up older novels at places like WH Smiths, two for a tenner, to read. She had read this one ages ago and so I picked it up. I had been hearing about these books for years but never really sought one out which is ridiculous really but anyway. While this book is rather large the story never really lags. We start off with the hero, psychologist Alex Delaware and his cop friend, Milo Sturgis, having dinner when they receive a call about a crime scene. Sturgis offers to take the case as he has been bored lately and needs a challenge. I can relate, you know. Continue reading “Therapy By Jonathan Kellerman”
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role, By Thomas Cahill
Mr. Cahill is famous for his Hinges of History series of which this is the first book. I have to say that being English I wanted to find something wrong with this book but I have to concede that St. Patrick was a Romanized Celtic Briton and not actually English so there you go. I knew he wasn’t Irish, which so many people are clueless about but if you want to be very specific he wasn’t English either. Continue reading “How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role, By Thomas Cahill”
The Beautiful Mystery By Louise Penny
This is another Inspector Armand Gamache mystery but the setting is a little different in this book. Gamache and his Sargeant Jean-Guy Beauvoir are called out to a monastery situated literally in the middle of nowhere. A monk has been murdered and supposedly they all lived in perfect harmony – well obviously not as one of them has to be the killer. Continue reading “The Beautiful Mystery By Louise Penny”
The Casual Vacancy By J.K. Rowling
Having read all the Harry Potter books and really enjoying Ms. Rowling’s writing I was dubious, like many other people, that she could transition to adult fiction. Now I will say that good children’s fiction should be readable for all and keep the interest of the reader without spells and potions. Well I can say that I was not disappointed at all. Continue reading “The Casual Vacancy By J.K. Rowling”