I wrote up some thoughts on The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.
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I want to widely recommend this with the caveat that one of the themes of the book is grief over a child's death. It is a hopeful beautifully written book that has a superb audiobook.
Has anyone done a comparison between the two different MacBook Neos?
I have only seen reviews of the base model.
I am leaning toward the 512GB with Touch ID for my son (with education discount) because I want him to get used to using better passwords.
And so I spent (probably too much time) talking about depth of meaning and allusions and James Baldwin as I wrote about it.
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I wrote about @kbhoyle.bsky.social's newest book in her Fairytale series. It doesn't come out until next month but I got an advanced copy and devoured it.
I don't like to give away too much plot for fiction reviews, but I do want to mention why I love her writing so much.
I am reading a paper library book for a book club I am in.
I just tapped the paper to turn the page.
Force of habits are strong.
There is irony to writing a review two days ago about not liking to read letter collections. And then starting a novel that is structured as correspondence. And being completely smitten with it.
I have seen multiple people recommend The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.
I am about 40% of the way through the audiobook.
It is too early to say definitively, but it is well on my way to being a favorite.
But despite some theological disagreements, it is helpful to read others talk about the spiritual life.
I picked this up because it was part of the Renovare book club and I wouldn't have picked it up otherwise. But I did enjoy and recommend it.
I spent about five months slowly reading a collection of letters of spiritual direction. Let God: Spiritual Conversations with François Fénelon by Winn Collier
I don't love letter collection because I get bored and I tend to rarely finish them.
Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible by Sandra Glahn $2.99 amzn.to/3ORv7A4
March 7 Sale Kindle books
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland $4.99 amzn.to/4s1Pbyg (today only, first time below $15 since it came out 7 years ago. I just wrote about it this week bookwi.se/dominion/ )
...the kids edition Paperwhite, Basic and Colorsoft are all cheaper than the regular versions which don't have any of those things.
The Kindle Colorsoft is $220, $30 less than the regular colorsoft. And if you have an old kindle to trade in, you can get an additional 20% off
I know there are good reasons to not buy from Amazon, but if you are interested in a Kindle, I tend to recommend buying the Kids editions because they come with a 2 year accidental damage warranty, no ads and a case (although they are very kid oriented cases.)
Right now...
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith $2.99 amzn.to/4ldCxJX
Two Towers and Return of the King by JRR Tolkien are each $1.99 amzn.to/4b5lQLZ
The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition by Manisha Sinha $1.99 amzn.to/4ss4VdF
March 6 Sale Kindle Books:
The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor by Jonathan Rogers $2.99 amzn.to/4aVbzDw
C. S. Lewis -- A Life by Alister McGrath $3.99 amzn.to/4ubfjIs
The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks $1.99 amzn.to/4ljxzvo
I always remind my kids that they don’t get Pulaski day off school. (We do not live in Chicago but I used to)
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt by Andi Ashworth & Charlie Peacock $1.99 amzn.to/4u3F6lQ
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon $2.99 amzn.to/477nMCx
The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch $1.99 amzn.to/4056thC
The Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature by Kazuo Ishiguro $1.99 amzn.to/4ciKH1j
When Among Crows (Curse Bearer Book 1) by Veronica Roth $2.99 amzn.to/4sh0NNx
A Little Book for New Theologians: Why and How to Study Theology by Kelly M. Kapic $3.99 amzn.to/4rD8g9M
Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves by Chanequa Walker-Barnes $1.99 amzn.to/4clrFaD
Call of the Camino: A Novel by Suzanne Redfearn $2.99 amzn.to/4snZVHc
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis $1.99 amzn.to/3OHOF9U
Sale Kindle Books:
Why I Am Protestant (Ecumenical Dialogue) by Beth Felker Jones $3.99 amzn.to/4cUR8rq
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading & Life by George Saunders $1.99 amzn.to/4u3EXyO
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke $1.99 amzn.to/4u3rE1l
Theological Authority in the Church: Reconsidering Traditionalism and Hierarchy by Steven Nemes $2.99 amzn.to/46ul5e7
Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson $3.99 amzn.to/4cSQef1
Feb 28 Sale Kindle Books
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight $3.99 amzn.to/4rKuua7
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert: A Novel by Bob the Drag Queen $1.99 amzn.to/4r1cXZS
The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin $1.99 amzn.to/4bfdxP4
Facebook memory from 8 years ago: "At the park again and the only ones here are a pair of grandparents with their young grandchild. And my two year old is still only calling me grandpa"
My then 2 year old only called me grandpa in public for about 3 weeks.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates $1.99 amzn.to/3ZQv0qA
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro $1.99 amzn.to/4qTZYJF
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson $1.99 amzn.to/4qUmLVn
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner $1.99 amzn.to/4axeFNP
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen $1.99 amzn.to/4aKY2x0
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin $1.99 amzn.to/4tL7DN3 (I have a zoom book group that meets on Thursday nights that is going to start discussing The Fire Next Time this coming week if anyone wants to join)
The Tiger's Wife: A Novel by Téa Obreht $1.99 amzn.to/46pomLM
Feb 22
The Modern Saints: Portraits and Reflections on the Saints $4.99 amzn.to/4crSfPt
Downsizing: Letting Go of Evangelicalism's Nonessentials by Michelle Van Loon $4.85 amzn.to/4c9o67o
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy $1.99 amzn.to/3ODuDgE
