Books, books.....
Most of you know that books are one of my few obsessions in life (besides babies, midwifery, cooking, baking, singing, dancing, traveling, Jesus, languages, etc). Anyway, I've been a library junkie for the past few months, since I was working in Waterloo right next to the main branch. I've discovered so many new authors that I really like just by browsing the fiction section, taking a few home, returning the books I didn't like and checking out everything a particular author has written if I did like it.
One of my great finds, which I shared a few months ago, was Ted Dekker's Thunder of Heaven. I've since read the rest of the "Martyr's Song" series, and I liked that one by far the best. The others were okay, they just didn't strike the same chord with me Thunder did. Ted Dekker has another set of books that I really liked: Blessed Child and A Man Called Blessed. Both quite good for different reasons.
The newest find from the past few weeks is Karen Hancock's Arena. The first few pages I thought this was going to be some typical cheesyness, but it actually got really good really quickly. And then again, about half-way through, I thought it was going to be very cliche, but I was wrong again! It turned out really well, and the action was quite incredible and the characters believable. Way to go! She has another series out as well, but the library doesn't have it, so I'm going to ask them to get it. Check out Karen Hancock. She's cool.
Lynn Austin's Chronicles of the Kings series is fantastic so far! It's about the kings of Judah, starting with Ahaz and his son Hezekiah. Really engrossing. It portrays ancient Israel really well--the temple of the Lord, the idolatry, corruption, redemption, love & betrayal. Don't get me wrong, it's not a love story, even though there's love in it. I think men would like it too, just like Arena. In fact, while I was reading the first (I've just barely started the second), I was reminded so much of India that I nearly cried. I suppose the whole idol worship thing touches me because I lived among it for so long, that I understand what drives parents to do cruel things to their children and how sure they are that the gods will reward them for it. It was good. Couldn't put it down. Apparently there are five in this series, but the library only has three. I'm going to ask them to get the other two. Really, really good. I should have put this book at the top. :)
Ah yes, and finally, this posting celebrates the fact that I finally figured out how to post pictures. Aren't you proud of me? It's only taken me since November.
One of my great finds, which I shared a few months ago, was Ted Dekker's Thunder of Heaven. I've since read the rest of the "Martyr's Song" series, and I liked that one by far the best. The others were okay, they just didn't strike the same chord with me Thunder did. Ted Dekker has another set of books that I really liked: Blessed Child and A Man Called Blessed. Both quite good for different reasons.
The newest find from the past few weeks is Karen Hancock's Arena. The first few pages I thought this was going to be some typical cheesyness, but it actually got really good really quickly. And then again, about half-way through, I thought it was going to be very cliche, but I was wrong again! It turned out really well, and the action was quite incredible and the characters believable. Way to go! She has another series out as well, but the library doesn't have it, so I'm going to ask them to get it. Check out Karen Hancock. She's cool.
Lynn Austin's Chronicles of the Kings series is fantastic so far! It's about the kings of Judah, starting with Ahaz and his son Hezekiah. Really engrossing. It portrays ancient Israel really well--the temple of the Lord, the idolatry, corruption, redemption, love & betrayal. Don't get me wrong, it's not a love story, even though there's love in it. I think men would like it too, just like Arena. In fact, while I was reading the first (I've just barely started the second), I was reminded so much of India that I nearly cried. I suppose the whole idol worship thing touches me because I lived among it for so long, that I understand what drives parents to do cruel things to their children and how sure they are that the gods will reward them for it. It was good. Couldn't put it down. Apparently there are five in this series, but the library only has three. I'm going to ask them to get the other two. Really, really good. I should have put this book at the top. :)
Ah yes, and finally, this posting celebrates the fact that I finally figured out how to post pictures. Aren't you proud of me? It's only taken me since November.
posted by Judy Baskerville at
10:34 AM
3 Comments:
Yay Judy! Way to go! Glad you finally figured out how to post pictures! :) I can't wait til I can read a novel again... May isn't that far away is it?
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julielewisandthenews, at 8:46 PM, February 12, 2006
That's awesome, Judy!! :) Rock on!! And those books sound amazing... I need to just force myself to take the time to read more - it's even on my New Year's resolution list!! Would these books be at the local library or a church library? :)
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Widsith, at 7:53 AM, February 14, 2006
I got all of them from the Waterloo or Kitchener public libraries. You kind of have to jump between both of the libraries, because they offer some and not others. I wish they'd combine their systems. That would be really nice!
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Judy Baskerville, at 6:18 AM, February 15, 2006
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