Comments on: Books I’m reading in October

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:39:34 +0000

In reply to floyd. Ha. You must be busy writing your own book, something I’ve never attempted. (I think I’ve still got a Dick and Jane book around here somewhere….)

By: floyd

floyd — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:17:45 +0000

Wow… I haven’t picked up a book in months… I’m thinking the Dick and Jane series next…

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:29:24 +0000

In reply to Sharon. I don't always agree with Piper, but his central message that we are happiest when we are honoring God has stuck with me for years now and made a positive change in my faith. I've been wanting to read Bloodlines for several years but hadn't, for no particular reason. So when I got a chance to review it for free, I knew it was my time. :)

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:27:25 +0000

In reply to Barbara H.. You're so right about Les Mis. ha. Sometimes when Hugo is in the midst of telling the story, I don't want to put it down. But then he wanders down a trail about who a house belonged to a hundred years ago, etc., and he loses me. Perhaps that interests someone though. :)

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 03:01:15 +0000

Reading a bit of Piper currently myself.
You have such a depth to your reading!! Jotting a couple of these titles down for later.

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 01:54:51 +0000

I don’t think I have ever read anything of Yancey’s but I’ve heard nothing but good about him.

Yay for progress on Les Mis! I don’t know of any other book that has such beauitful parts yet such tedious other parts.

Looking forward to your review of Goforth’s book.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:37:09 +0000

In reply to Andrew Budek-Schmeisser. Thanks. Just got the sample sent to my Kindle. I need to recommend it to my husband, along with the other two books you recommended, because they all sound like topics he'd be interested in as well.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:35:19 +0000

In reply to Tonia. Yancey is good for us all now and again. :) I love his emphasis on grace, regardless of what he's writing about. My someday list is WAY too long as well. I've finally realized there's not enough time left in my lifetime to read everything on my list.

By: Andrew Budek-Schmeisser

Andrew Budek-Schmeisser — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:32:48 +0000

One more – for when I get a Kindle. It’s the story of the water-speed-record holder Ken Warby, and delights in the title of “World’s Fastest Coffin on Water”; about 85% of the people who tried for that record got killed.

Here it is on Amazon – worth a look, to see just how mad Aussies really are.

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00IN83IDW/ref=smi_www_rcolv2_go_smi?_encoding=UTF8&ascsubtag=4a251a2ef9bbf4ccc35f97aba2c9cbda&tag=dradisplay-20

By: Tonia

Tonia — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:24:05 +0000

I haven’t read Philip Yancey in ages – you’ve inspired me to order a new book. Very neat that you’re going to hear him speak.

Les Mis is on my ‘someday’ list…. (which is much too long)