Saturday, May 5, 2018

April 2018 Book Reports

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - link to my post. (received as a gift)

1917: Red Banners, White Mantle by Warren H. Carroll - link to my post. (purchased used)

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski - Another book in the Witcher series, a fantasy novel of elves, magic, monsters, and the end of the world. Fun, easy read. (library copy)

Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue by Tim Gray and Curtis Martin - link to my post. (purchased used)

The Gospel of John (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture) by Francis Martin and William M. Wright IV - link to my post. (used in a parish adult education class)

Divini Redemptoris (On Atheistic Communism) by Pope Pius XI - link to my post. (available free online)

The Face in the Flames: A Story of Saint Bridget of Sweden by Brother Roberto - link to my post. (purchased new)

Introduction to Catholicism: A Complete Course, General Editor: Rev. James Socias, The Didache Series, first edition - link to my post. (purchased used; here's a link to the second edition)

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - This is the first in a trilogy in the "Grishaverse," in which some people have inherent abilities in the Small Sciences, like magicians. I'll write about the whole trilogy next month sometime. (Kansas Dad received this book as a gift.)

Dracula by Bram Stoker - Kansas Dad was reading this for one of his fantasy and theology classes. I remembered I had it on Audible and decided to listen as he read so we could talk about it together. I spent a good part of the book wanting to yell at the characters, "Don't you know what's going on here? His name is Dracula for goodness's sake!" But of course that didn't make any sense because this book is the only reason anyone knows the name Dracula. The Audible book was wonderfully done. The different voices made it very easy to recognize who was speaking. With all the different diaries and letters and telegrams it would be challenging otherwise. (purchased on Audible, probably on sale)

Quite Early One Morning by Dylan Thomas - link to my post. (library copy)


Books in Progress (and date started)

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These reports are my honest opinions.