In a completely non-churchy, frivolous post, I had to share this with you. My head is reeling with the story, and I’m amused that a piece of “creative” fiction I wrote doesn’t seem as far-fetched as I once thought. First, the news item, via the BBC. Last Thursday, a pack…
The One Book Meme. My Response.
I keep seeing these posts where memes get passed around, where one person “tags” another as an inducement to answer a list of questions. One is presumably supposed to answer the questions, post the response, and tag a handful of others. I had been secretly glad that I’d never been…
Stranger in a Strange Land: John Wilson reflects on Anne Rice
The ever-brilliant (and most widely-read man I know) John Wilson over at Books & Culture, reflects on the pre-conversion writing of Anne Rice (especially Interview with the Vampire) and concludes with a comment on her conversion (see: “The Vampire and the Cross”). John’s take on Rice’s writing is succinct and spot-on:…
Anne Rice’s ‘Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt’ is in hand
Okay, I stopped by Border’s on the way home from a medical followup today, and I picked up Anne Rice’s Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. I’ll soon be diving into it. Already I’m concerned. A phrase from the back of the book jacket caught my eye: the young Jesus Christ is…
Anne Rice channels the Jesus you never knew…
So, the word is out: On November 1, 325,000 copies of Anne Rice’s latest literary offering will be hitting the shelves. Big deal, right? Yes. When the main character is no longer a blood-sucking vampire but is, instead, the seven-year old, blood-shedding savior: Jesus Christ. (Listen to an audio excerpt…
Recent fiction I’ve read
Not that anyone really cares what’s on my bookshelf, but I do. I always keep wishing I’d kept a reading journal starting back when I was a kid, because, mercy, I’ve read a lot of fiction. And a bit of non-fiction. But the fiction? A tsunami of ink has flowed…
Donald E. Westlake’s The Axe
Donald E. Westlake: The Axe Read: June 6, 1998 I’m harboring an armed and dangerous man,a merciless killer, a monster, and he’s inside me. This is a disturbing book, and it’s haunted me for the days since I first read it. I’m a veteran fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, murder & suspense…
Graziunas and Starlin’s: Predators
Graziunas, Daina and Starlin, Jim: PredatorsReading: 2/11/98. Okay, I’ve got to admit up-front that the premise is hokey: What do you get when a telepath suffers the loss of his family to a serial killer’s madness? You get this book—which initially reads like a first-novel, but does pick up somewhere…
Follet’s Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett: The PIllars of the EarthRead: 2/20/1998. This is a phenomenal read! While I wasn’t exactly on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book, it was surprisingly satisfying. I initially bought this book on the enthusiastic recommendation of a Hasting’s clerk. So, I wound up being leery of…
Stephen King’s, The Dark Half
I finished reading an old Stephen King novel, The Dark Half, last night. Wow, what a read! (I’m not sure I’ll have much time for this post … the kids are about to wake up from their nap and I need to take them shopping. So, I’ll try to be…