Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed listening to this. The reader was very good. The text was enthusiastic and interesting. The production was generally well done (but occasionally annoying – music from nowhere and a reminder that this was…
World War One: A Short History by Norman Stone My rating: 3 of 5 stars I finished this as part of my Schole Sisters 5×5 challenge topic of World War I. There are absolutely flashes of brilliance in this book, including the entire final chapter “Aftermath.” I think part of my problem with this book…
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is one that will stay with me. It defies the descriptors – beautiful, yes, but spare; evocative, yes, but universal; finely wrought, yes, but poured out in one extended cry for justice. Paton weaves together parallel lives; an odyssey or…
Sex and the City of God: A Memoir of Love and Longing by Carolyn Weber My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Nothing I can articulate about this book is as witty or well considered as Weber’s own words. Her ability to look at life and –…
I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel My rating: 4 of 5 stars Truly this is a 3.5-3.75 star. I did enjoy this read. I laughed often, I felt a kinship often. Anne talks of the idea of the reader and how the reader lives her life;…
When in Rome by Ngaio Marsh My rating: 3 of 5 stars Two years and six days later, after at least 2 restarts, I’ve finished. It isn’t that I didn’t want to read it, or that I wasn’t enjoying it, rather it wasn’t a priority and I wasn’t entirely engaged. It would fall down below…
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L’Engle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Twenty years ago when I first read this book, I loved it. Admittedly I loved the feel, the atmosphere of it, but struggled more with the ideas and ideals. I didn’t have the relational background for many of…
In Vital Harmony: Charlotte Mason and the Natural Laws of Education by Karen Glass My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started in February with reading and I restarted via Audible on May 1 and finished the audiobook today. I do plan to finish reading the print book as well. I’ve come, this year, to…
Anatomy of Hymnody, The–Lovelace, Austin- by Austin Lovelace My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. My children’s organ instructor is very knowledgeable about hymnody and recommended it to me (and teaches it in her university classes). Mr. Lovelace has opinions and he’s not afraid to wield them. He believes that hymns…
Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is one of those books that I’ve always thought I “should” read. In that way, I’m glad to have read it. I’m thankful it was a gift from my dear SIL who knew it was on my “list.” Unfortunately, I…