Alright, so apparently I've bored most of you with my silly interests in narrators, Michael Jordan, and fried turkey so let's get some interaction. The assignment is: this year's top five books that you've read. (A few rules: You can't say the Bible, a map that helped you find your way, Wikipedia, or this blog.)
My 5 in random order:
1. All 7 Harry Potter books (that's right) by J.K. Rowling
2. Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons by Kurt Vonnegut
3. The Heart of a Servant Leader by C. John Miller (sounds campy but its not)
4. Animals (a huge pictoral anthology) by Don E. Wilson
5. The Conformist by Italo Calvino
Alright your turn.....
9 comments:
Um, how embarrassing is it that I haven't read 5 books this year?! But hey, I have a booutball-(football)-playing, wall-writing, dirt-eating, climbing toddler to show for it (not to mention his singing, cartwheeling sister, but I digress). Anyway, I'll dig and figure out the best (only?) one book I've read and get back to you. p.s...I haven't been commenting not because I haven't been reading, but because, as you can see, I have nothing intelligent to say. :)
Jenny, I love it. You are hilarious. I can't wait to play with Jackson and Emily over Christmas break. I'm bettin' (as Emily says) that they are going to love running around the land with me. I promise I won't let Jackson play with any poisonous snakes. Oh yeah, also I want to see you and Tim. Anyway, to make you feel better I decided to ask for favorite books from everybody because I start to wonder how unintelligent my ramblings actually are, so you're not the only one who thinks that way (and by the way it's not true).
Just so everyone knows I let Jenny take care of the kids so that I can read.
Top 5 books
1. Under the Banner of Heaven - Krakauer (history of Mormonism - a bit disturbing)
2.The Historian - Kostova (a different take on the Dracula story - very good, long but good)
3. State of Denial - Woodward (Bush Administration and Iraq)
4. Rule of Four - Caldwell (very entertaining book, in similar vein of the Davinci Code, but not heretical)
5.Germs - Broad (History of Biological warfare)I trying to determine what Jenny is so afraid of
I am currently reading the last Harry Potter and Theodore Rex, both very good and could easily move up into the top 5.
Another book you might want to read, is Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris. The reviewers hated this book but I thought it was pretty entertaining and a very quick read.
Tim, I read a good chunk of Germs in school in St. Louis and wrote a paper about bioterrorism. I was really interesting then and now it's even more interesting since I'm studying microbiology and can pronounce all the bugs they talked about. What do you think about their idea that the U.S. has blurred the line between an offensive and defensive bioterrorism program? By the way I still have your Black Dahlia book.
I figured I'd give you some blog-lovin' but do seminary books count?
1. Harry Potter 7 (much better then Rocky 7)
2. The Message of Acts in the History of Redemption (the only seminary book I've really enjoyed)
3. Sheet Music (it's about sex)
In my defense, most of my books were packed to move in March.
Corley, it's good to hear from you man. The only one I haven't read on your list is the seminary book, I don't know what that says about Covenant. Plus, the only seminary books I liked were the ones under 200 pages and written by Rob Bell or Mark Driscoll so you see that I'm more of a magazine kinda of guy than what some would call "intelligent". Anyway, not to spoil it for anyone but the end of Harry Potter really made the previous 3,000 pages worth reading, huh? I'll call you when I'm done with finals after Dec. 14th and catch up.
I actuallly see their point. I agree that there needs to be a defensive position both as a deterence and for research to provide an innoculation in the case of attack, but that can easily be turned into an offensive weapon. Reality is any defensive weapon can be turned around and used offensively.
1. All 7 Harry Potter books (we have so much in common -- we really should get together some time...)
2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (well, I haven't finished it, but I like it a lot so far.)
3. Large chunks of middle school/early high school history and geography text books (should be reading more)
4. Do hundreds of poorly written paragraphs by 7th, 8th, and 9th graders count?
5. Want to read all of the books on Tim's list. And Colbert's book (I Am America and So Can You).
You knew I was going to have to take part in this one...
1. The Power of One - I was moving to South Africa. It seemed like a natural fit, but it was way better than "Cry, the Beloved Country" and "Disgrace" and the rest of those other books on SA that I read. I think it's the best book I've ever read.
2. Atonement - I hear they're coming out with a movie of this one. McEwan has this uncanny ability to articulate the psyche. He's brilliant.
3. The God of Small Things - It won a Nobel Prize, for good reason.
4. The Tipping Point - I told you about this one. If you get the chance, it's a cool read (if you're a nerd and think like me).
5. Can this one be a tie? Good...
a) Robinson Crusoe - I was on a boat, so it just seemed wrong not to have read that one.
b) Dark Star Safari - Theroux traveled all the way from Cairo to Cape Town for his 60th birthday. He's hilarious.
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