One of my favorite movies just may become my new favorite book. I have been looking for a post-CPE / pre-Princeton read. After my recent trip to Montana, I decided that I had to read the book by Norman MacLean. I am sure I will post a nugget or two of wisdom on here at some point. There are quotes and nuggets aplenty in this piece of work.
Anyone else out there reading something good?
I'm almost finished with anne lamott: Plan B. I didn't read traveling mercies, but am enjoying the book (i've got two chapters left).
Posted by: amy p | August 23, 2006 at 04:13 PM
"The Puppet and the Dwarf: The Perverse Core of Christianity" by Slavoj Zizek.
Posted by: -drm- | August 23, 2006 at 07:03 PM
I am currently reading the book of order and the book of confessions. It is suprisingly good, but I can't wait to move onto something else :)
Posted by: DRH | August 24, 2006 at 08:31 AM
I just finished "The Brothers K" by David James Duncan. Absolutely amazing. And it's about fishing in the northwest (at least part of it is), too. I don't know if I have read a book that paints a more vivid picture of theology (good and bad) in action.
Posted by: Brennan Breed | August 25, 2006 at 09:14 PM
I love that movie!
This summer I've been reading The Power of One, which I absolutely LOVE.
Posted by: JennySmith | August 25, 2006 at 11:17 PM
I've read a lot this summer, with my gallery job offering me a lot of down time. I just finished Huck Finn, which I somehow missed as a kid. Great book! I'm now reading Annie Dillard's An American Childhood, which I'm really enjoying. It's a good mixture of memory, essay and interpretation.
I also enjoyed the movie A River Runs Through It; I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago. Makes me want to fly fish more (I kinda suck). Those Montana rivers sure are beautiful...
Posted by: April | August 26, 2006 at 12:36 AM
Josh,
You could do a lot worse than "A River Runs Through It". It is an awesome book. Norm McLean captures the heart of the gospel, human joy and suffering all in these pages. As a duck hunter and flyfisherman, it remains one of my favorites. There is a part, and I cannot remember where, when McLean remembers his father reading the gospel in Greek while duck hunting. It is absolutely fabulous. Redford did the book proud in the movie - but you need to read the book.
"Methodist's are Baptists who can read" - that comment from the book will always stay with me.
Blessings,
Tim
Posted by: tim | August 26, 2006 at 05:57 AM