Reading is Fundamental
So The Clam tagged me for a book meme. Ahem. Why she would do that is beyond me. I hate to read, and she knows it. Hahahaha. If there were such a thing as book-buyers anonymous, The Clam and I would be attending weekly, although...(get ready to be shocked) she and I went into our local Super Giant Mega Book Store over the weekend and didn't buy anything! (GASP!) Of course, I'm feeling particularly poor because of all the moolah I've laid out for my new home, so that was probably a contributing factor...
Anyway, here's the meme, for better or for worse, and I tag DJ, The Canuck and...Tim Ferguson. Yeah. OK, dudes, show us gals up!
Three works of non-fiction everyone should read:
1. The Bible (along with the Catechism of the Cat'lik Church). Especially if you are not a Catholic, or not a Christian. If you're going to disagree with something, don't you think you ought to know what you are disagreeing with?
2. Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II. OK, ok, I haven't actually read the book. I have been working on the Intro to the Theology of the Body. It's just that deep. However, I hope to actually scratch the surface of the TOTB within the next year or two. This is one of those things about being a Cat'lik - nothing is easy. As Ven. John Newman said (I wish I could remember it exactly) "Catholicism is a deep subject. You cannot catch it in a teacup."
3. Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. I know - everyone says that one. What can I say? It's a classic for a reason, and when I read it (in college) even though I was already a Christian, it really started me down the road of critical thinking.
Three works of fiction everyone should read:
1. In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. I don't know how this book escaped me for so long, but now that I have read it, I am anxiously searching out her other faith-themed books. It was poignant and beautiful, and those 600+ pages flew by!
2. The complete works of William Shakespeare. All jokes aside, the man was a truly timeless writer, and he should be read by everyone.
3. The Little House books. OK, they are technically kind of memoirs, but they are also not, and they give us a first class picture of pioneer life. Always a joy to read.
Three authors everyone should read:
1. Fulton Sheen.
2. GK Chesterton.
3. The Pope. Any and all popes.
Three books no one should read:
1. The DaVinci Code. And not just because it's full of blasphemy. Also because it's very badly written. Seriously. The guy writes like a 7th grader. And that's NOT a compliment. I actually tried to read it so I could debate it with various protty family members, and I couldn't get past about page 60. It was horrid. This guy makes the "It was a dark and stormy night" dude look like Shakespeare.
2. Pretty much anything by Garry Wills.
3. Madame Bovary. Wow, a little controversial, huh? I hated this book. Absolutely hated it. Hated it in English, hated it in French. She was spineless, weak and manipulative, and when things didn't go her way, she topped herself. (Oops! Just gave away the ending, so now you don't have to read it!) It was a horrid book, and I came away from it wishing that I could send Scarlett O'Hara over there to smack her around...
Anyway, here's the meme, for better or for worse, and I tag DJ, The Canuck and...Tim Ferguson. Yeah. OK, dudes, show us gals up!
Three works of non-fiction everyone should read:
1. The Bible (along with the Catechism of the Cat'lik Church). Especially if you are not a Catholic, or not a Christian. If you're going to disagree with something, don't you think you ought to know what you are disagreeing with?
2. Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II. OK, ok, I haven't actually read the book. I have been working on the Intro to the Theology of the Body. It's just that deep. However, I hope to actually scratch the surface of the TOTB within the next year or two. This is one of those things about being a Cat'lik - nothing is easy. As Ven. John Newman said (I wish I could remember it exactly) "Catholicism is a deep subject. You cannot catch it in a teacup."
3. Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. I know - everyone says that one. What can I say? It's a classic for a reason, and when I read it (in college) even though I was already a Christian, it really started me down the road of critical thinking.
Three works of fiction everyone should read:
1. In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. I don't know how this book escaped me for so long, but now that I have read it, I am anxiously searching out her other faith-themed books. It was poignant and beautiful, and those 600+ pages flew by!
2. The complete works of William Shakespeare. All jokes aside, the man was a truly timeless writer, and he should be read by everyone.
3. The Little House books. OK, they are technically kind of memoirs, but they are also not, and they give us a first class picture of pioneer life. Always a joy to read.
Three authors everyone should read:
1. Fulton Sheen.
2. GK Chesterton.
3. The Pope. Any and all popes.
Three books no one should read:
1. The DaVinci Code. And not just because it's full of blasphemy. Also because it's very badly written. Seriously. The guy writes like a 7th grader. And that's NOT a compliment. I actually tried to read it so I could debate it with various protty family members, and I couldn't get past about page 60. It was horrid. This guy makes the "It was a dark and stormy night" dude look like Shakespeare.
2. Pretty much anything by Garry Wills.
3. Madame Bovary. Wow, a little controversial, huh? I hated this book. Absolutely hated it. Hated it in English, hated it in French. She was spineless, weak and manipulative, and when things didn't go her way, she topped herself. (Oops! Just gave away the ending, so now you don't have to read it!) It was a horrid book, and I came away from it wishing that I could send Scarlett O'Hara over there to smack her around...
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