2015 in 21 short book reviews
Tag: book review
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber
A review of Michel Faber’s latest novel, about an English Pastor sent to a distant planet to teach the inhabitants about Christianity.
The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
A remarkable, complex novel; not so much a who-dunnit but a why-dunnit.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen Joy Fowler
A light, easy, if somewhat-two-dimensional read, with a great twist…
Learning to Live / A Brief History of Thought, by Luc Ferry
A review of Luc Ferry’s engaging history of philosophy.
Three Books on Busyness
Three books I would recommend on the subject of busyness.
Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain
A review of Anthony Bourdain’s memoir and insight into the world of the professional kitchen
Charis, by Preston Sprinkle
The Old Testament is a kaleidoscope of grace and Charis by Preston Sprinkle beautifully depicts grace-story after grace-story after grace-story…
Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God, by Andrew Wilson
A short review of a very short book on a much longer book! Andrew Wilson’s “Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God.”
The Zimzum of Love
A couple of thoughts on Rob and Kristen Bell’s new “book” on marriage.
Liam Thatcher 