Summer UCF allowed me the opportunity to read a book that I had been wanting to read for a long time: C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold. It is a beautiful retelling of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, a second century Latin novel which is itself most likely a retelling of an older Greek […]
Read more of this post: Till We Have Faces by C.S. LewisLast week I finished up Erin’s pick for this year’s 2006 Family Book and CD/DVD exchange. Her selection was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. The mystery is told from the perspective of 15 year old Christopher who has Asperger syndrome. It was such an interesting […]
Read more of this post: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeHat tip to Kristin: The book artwork for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been released. So what exactly are Harry and He Who Must Not Be Named looking at? And what is your take on the name Deathly Hallows?
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A few weeks ago I finally finished The Once and Future King by T.H. White. This four part novel is about the Arthurian legend (the first part of the novel is the basis for the Disney movie The Sword in the Stone when Arthur becomes king of England by pulling Excalibur out of a […]
Read more of this post: The Once and Future King by T. H. WhiteIn Dickens’ The Christmas Carol Martha Cratchet asks how tiny Tim was in church and Bob Cratchet responds:
As good as gold and better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, […]
Ok, it is only the title, but it does sound pretty interesting! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was announced today as the seventh, and final, book in the series! Again, doesn’t say much… but do note that it is “Hallows” and not “Hollows” - distinctly different. Could it possibly be someone’s […]
Read more of this post: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows announced!Just finished my ninth week of teaching and things are going extremely well!! How is time passing so quickly?
I got rid of the shoutbox (for now) because it wasn't working right. Hopefully I will get that fixed soon. You may have noticed that I have been changing things around a bit. Hopefully this theme looks good and works well. If you notice any bugs or things that need to be fixed or just look better, just let me know (or leave a comment)! The header images (there are 34 in rotation right now!) are pictures that I have taken over the last few years.
