What I'm Reading
I have been on a book reading binge lately. My primary genre, a relatively new one for me, murder mysteries. I've read Julia Spencer-Flemming, all but the first two in the series - and now anxiously await her next book, which I heard is due this spring? I've also read the "Girl Who" trilogy - just awesome! And, a couple of Elizabeth George.
I've also read most of the Jennifer Weiner books, I have one left "Goodnight Nobody" which I will start today.
Other than fiction I've been reading Karen Armstrong, most recently "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life." And, poetry - Mary Oliver and Denise Levertov, mostly.
So, tell me, what are you reading?
I've also read most of the Jennifer Weiner books, I have one left "Goodnight Nobody" which I will start today.
Other than fiction I've been reading Karen Armstrong, most recently "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life." And, poetry - Mary Oliver and Denise Levertov, mostly.
So, tell me, what are you reading?
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I'm reading a ton right now, too-- including the Karen Armstrong book (which is good, but feels clinical to me). Also reading Marva Dawn and Eugene Peterson's The Unnecessary Pastor (I enjoy his chapters SO much more than hers... sigh).
Oh-- and I've got a bit of autobiography from the woman who wrote Reading Lolita in Tehran, and that looks really promising.
I am also reading Lent and Easter, Wisdom from Thomas Merton. Some of it really makes sense and some of it goes over my head. Perhaps a little ambitious for an illiterate accountant. Still the bits that make sense provide an interesting focus.
She has two new series: The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, (not nearly as twee as it sounds, great historical fiction), and also The Darling Dahlias.
Also love the Robin Paige Victorian-Edwardian mysteries ... Robin Paige is the "author" but the books are written by Susan and her husband, Bill Albert.
AND, her non-fiction is great too. Spiritual writing...she spends a lot of time at Lebh Shomea, the retreat center where our Jan H. goes. She is a former University administrator who escaped. :) I loves her work.
This may need to be a post on my own blog! Sorry to take over your comments! :)
(off topic: thanks for your comment on my last blog post. I left off the part about the discussion we had in our Presbyterian Women's Bible study about how we want a masculine God because God is almighty and men are more powerful than women. This from someone a few years younger than me. I was flabergasted, but I didn't have the wherewithal at the moment to try and answer. I need to spend some time at your Words Matter site and start doing more than just knowing intrinsically that this is important, but finding some ways to start a discussion. Anyway...)
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Regarding that comment in the women's group - dumbfounded! There are any number of reasons for using male pronouns for describing God - but the reason that young woman descibed would not be high on my list...something along the lines of - God is creator of all and humans are made in God's image,male and female- and so God is also male and female and more....
other than that... not so much. but i feel the need beckoning. my well is dry and reading helps... the pile is here, i've just not cracked it open yet. summer... 30 books is the goal.
But for murder mysteries, I highly recommend Anne George! She wrote of her hometown, Birmingham, Alabama (she was once poet laureate of AL) and her books are hilarious. Two of my favorite titles are Murder on a Bad Hair Day and Murder Boogies with Elvis.
For those of you who like gory love stories/mysteries, I like Chelsea Cain. Her most recent is The Night Season, then read backward. Very interesting series...
I love the first Spencer-Fleming. She must be pretty far off the mark of believability to a real Episcopal Priest though. It definitely stretched my ability to believe who she was.