Re: What book are you reading? #4

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Ojo_Feliz said:
I am unfamiliar with that book, but a Google search indicates it is fairly controversial in its claims. Perhaps investigating the criticism might be in order?
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I am familiar with the criticisms of the book and the claims in general. It has proven to be informative. I don’t believe it to be absolute truth, but it is informative regarding parts of the whole mess that are never mentioned. I’m nearing the end and decided to start Imperial Hubris by Michael Scheuer.
 
Entwhistler said:
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire

Yes, it is no longer “canon” but, hey, it’s a great book so far. 🙂
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I love that book!!! Read it in the 90’s. I read anything Star Wars. Re reading Aftermath right now, getting ready for Life Debt to come out.👍
 
StudentMI said:
I am familiar with the criticisms of the book and the claims in general. It has proven to be informative. I don’t believe it to be absolute truth, but it is informative regarding parts of the whole mess that are never mentioned.
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I know little about the subject, other than passively absorbing the daily news coverage of the conflict. Certainly it was a bloody period, with immense hate and suffering. Reading a history of it, especially an alternative perspective such as Johnstone’s, would give a deeper understanding of what happened.
 
Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life, by Henri J. M. Nouwen
 
I’m reading The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori. It’s very good so far.
 
With the Mystical City of God I find myself with my laptop dictionary always close at hand. I have always thought I had a large vocabulary but I am learning I have a lot to learn. I find myself very involved with what is being said, I like to read it when my daughter (special needs) is involved with singing or reading, or playing a game with her tablet. I feel a great blessing from reading this book. Has anyone else read it?
 
I just finished reading “End of the Road,” a murder mystery set in a New Mexico campground. Written by Amy Bennett, it is the first of a series of books which are set in that fictional campground.

I look forward to reading the other books, because I can recommend “End of the Road.” The story starts off slow, as the main characters are introduced and the atmosphere of the campground is developed. The murder is discovered, but not described in any detail other than a gunshot wound. This is a hallmark of the book, in that it downplays violent descriptions, although additional violence does happen.

The initial clues are vague, contradictory or (in some cases) just don’t make sense. Sorting those out takes time, and new clues are discovered along the way. As the story continued, my suspicions about the identity of the murderer kept changing. The motives and behavior of the various characters kept me guessing.

The resolution of the mystery was thrilling. And after the resolution, with the survivors safely at home, additional storylines are filled in. It made for a satisfying read. 🙂

I will take a break from the series, because I want to retain the glow of that first book. But I have already ordered the second novel and look forward to reading it.
 
Entwhistler said:
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire

Yes, it is no longer “canon” but, hey, it’s a great book so far. 🙂
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You will LOVE the series. Mara Jade is a very interesting character. I wish there was a way for her to be Canon instead of legends.

(I remember when Heir to the Empire came out…well, when I first learned of it…7th grade…a classmate gave a book report on it…(no literature required when it was free reading book reports) I kept trying to see the name of the author on the paper my teacher was critiquing the book report on. I bought the book in paper back at the end of the school year and it took me awhile to read it…but I did finish it. It and the 3rd book are my favorite of the trilogy.

(if you read any more “legends” books, SKIP the ones by Kevin J Anderson…they are horrible. And skip the ones by Barbara Hambly…you’ll be glad you did)

as for me…I am trying to read a few different books and its hard to keep track, but I mostly read ebooks now, so I can say I finally finished The Return: Legacy of Secrets (a Kingdom Keepers book by Ridley Pearson). I have been reading a little series of cozy mysteries by christian author Janice Thompson called Bridal Mayhem…I am on book 3: Pushing Up Daisies. And then I just bought another ebook, one called The Last of the Firedrakes (it was 99 cents on amazon kindle)
 
Just finished reading a really great novel written by Thomas Merton, called My Argument with the Gestapo.

It’s quite a moving, funny, and intelligent book, which he wrote before he became a monk.
 
Okay… on to the next book! 🙂

“Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition:
A Seventeenth Century New Mexican Drama”

This is an actual history, based upon the documents filed in the Inquisition trials of Doña Teresa Aguilera y Roche. She was the wife of the governor of the Spanish province of New Mexico, and he was arrested too, on many of the same charges.

Chief among the charges was of being Judiazante, which is to say, secretly practicing the Jewish religion. Spain, at this time in history, did not tolerate Judaism, having expelled all Jews in 1492. Because some Jewish Spaniards formally converted to Catholicism, while secretly practicing the faith of their ancestors, the Spanish Inquisition was initiated.

But were the charges against Governor Bernardo López de Mendizábal and his wife trumped up for political reasons? Relations between the secular authorities and the clergy (particularly the Franciscans) had been heated. Both sides sought control of the land and labor of the native peoples, plus there were disputes about the relative weight given to supporting the Church as opposed to keeping the colony solvent.

The four closest advisers to the governor, all of them military officers, were also arrested and stood trial. However, the book focuses of the trial of Doña Teresa, who was extraordinarily well-educated and was astonishingly fierce in her own defense. Her defense writings reveal much about her, but also about the nature of life in colonial Santa Fe and in particular within the household of the Spanish governor.

Or so the book promises. :o

I will have to find out!
 
Worshipping the State: How Liberalism Became Our State Religion by Benjamin Wiker. A good read so far.
 
Exiled_Child said:
Just finished reading a really great novel written by Thomas Merton, called *My Argument with the Gestapo.

It’s quite a moving, funny, and intelligent book, which he wrote before he became a monk.*

Wow, I forgot he ever wrote a novel. Thanks for reminding me. 🙂

Kay Cee;14035991 said:
Worshipping the State: How Liberalism Became Our State Religion
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by Benjamin Wiker. A good read so far.

Thank you for reminding me of this too. I came across that book and author a few years ago and wrote it down but forgot about it. Sounds interesting.
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jediliz said:
You will LOVE the series. Mara Jade is a very interesting character. I wish there was a way for her to be Canon instead of legends.

(I remember when Heir to the Empire came out…well, when I first learned of it…7th grade…a classmate gave a book report on it…(no literature required when it was free reading book reports) I kept trying to see the name of the author on the paper my teacher was critiquing the book report on. I bought the book in paper back at the end of the school year and it took me awhile to read it…but I did finish it. It and the 3rd book are my favorite of the trilogy.

(if you read any more “legends” books, SKIP the ones by Kevin J Anderson…they are horrible. And skip the ones by Barbara Hambly…you’ll be glad you did)
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Heir to the Empire was a great read. I finished it last week. It had me on the edge of my seat.
 
Inferno, trans. Anthony Esolen. I’ve been reading it a few cantos at a time the last couple of weeks, but now that I am getting closer to the end I am more spellbound.
 
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