5
Followers
21
Following
Inklings
I'm addicted to books. According to Umberto Eco I am building an anti-library, meaning I own way more books than I have read. I love good fiction, literature, theology, Biblical studies, philosophy, children's books, and lots more.
Currently reading
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation
The Theology of John Wesley: Holy Love and the Shape of Grace
Progress:
244/331 pages
House of Leaves
Progress:
50/662 pages
The Hound of the Baskervilles (with Illustrations by Sidney Paget)
Progress:
35 %
The Dead Zone
Progress:
52/402 pages
Holiness
Help! I'm a Small Church Youth Worker: Achieving Big-Time Success in a Non-Mega Ministry
Progress:
57/115 pages
How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
Progress:
69 %
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Picture of Dorian Gray
When I began reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, I had a vague notion of what it was about. A friend of mine was reading it and thought we might be able to discuss it. Shortly after starting it I picked up on a certain style that I have come to really enjoy (Edith Wharton had it as well)--a sense of rich description of luxury without weighing down the prose with too much detail.This book is full of wit and thoughtful reflections on youth and outward beauty. In a narcissistic age, we would do well to think over many of the themes of this novel. I found myself highlighting many phrases and paragraphs for later use. there was a chapter somewhere in the middle where there were several pages worth of description of a book and artifacts throughout history that lost my interest, but once I was past that the story picked back up and kept me turning pages until the end. The characters are intriguing--except for one, who will remain nameless, that felt like more of a stock character. Well worth the time.