Favorite books
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Favorite books
What are some of your favorite books? It almost seems that reading is becoming a lost art in this day and age of computers and video games but some of you have indicated you still secretly practice reading.
"The Pilgrim's Progress" is a very inspirational book for me.
"The Pilgrim's Progress" is a very inspirational book for me.
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Lemme see here. I've recently read some rather fascinating pieces of literature . . .
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- I'm currently taking a Tolkien course which primarily studies LoTR. Excellent work of literature, I must say. *nod*
The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker
- This trilogy consists of the three books, Black, Red, and White. Wow. They are packed with Biblical allusions and references. I'm pretty sure it'd be considered an allegory. You should read this trilogy sometime. You'll be engrossed for hours. o_O
Thr3e by Ted Dekker
- Another piece of fiction by Dekker, and yet another incredible and intriguing book. Wow. It's a virtual rollercoaster as you go through so many twists and turns while reading the book . . . buckle your seatbelt.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- I'm currently taking a Tolkien course which primarily studies LoTR. Excellent work of literature, I must say. *nod*
The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker
- This trilogy consists of the three books, Black, Red, and White. Wow. They are packed with Biblical allusions and references. I'm pretty sure it'd be considered an allegory. You should read this trilogy sometime. You'll be engrossed for hours. o_O
Thr3e by Ted Dekker
- Another piece of fiction by Dekker, and yet another incredible and intriguing book. Wow. It's a virtual rollercoaster as you go through so many twists and turns while reading the book . . . buckle your seatbelt.
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To be honest, I hadn't heard of Ted Dekker until a couple months ago. I'm currently anticipating his latest book, Obsessed. You can check out his site at TedDekker.com.
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Definitely the Lord of the Rings. And the Silmarilllion. And the Hobbit. And the History of Middle-earth.
I also think Robin McKinley, Isaac Asimov, Terry Brooks, Arthur C. Clarke, and Orson Scott Card are decent writers, although nowhere near Tolkien.
Just wondering- Trent: Do you take the Tolkien course from Dr. Bridwell by any chance?
I also think Robin McKinley, Isaac Asimov, Terry Brooks, Arthur C. Clarke, and Orson Scott Card are decent writers, although nowhere near Tolkien.
Just wondering- Trent: Do you take the Tolkien course from Dr. Bridwell by any chance?
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I love Ted Dekker as well. I've read all his books, and in my mind each book keeps getting better than the last.
However, my favourite books are the Anne of Green Gables series. I have read them all a zillion times. They are such classics that I'll never get too old to enjoy them (I hope). The Radio Theatre production of Anne is great too.
However, my favourite books are the Anne of Green Gables series. I have read them all a zillion times. They are such classics that I'll never get too old to enjoy them (I hope). The Radio Theatre production of Anne is great too.
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Indeed, I do . . . and you?Elf of Rivendell wrote:Just wondering- Trent: Do you take the Tolkien course from Dr. Bridwell by any chance?
Amen!Anne wrote:I love Ted Dekker as well. I've read all his books, and in my mind each book keeps getting better than the last.
Other good authors: Frank Peretti, Jerry B. Jenkins, C.S. Lewis.
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Like Jonathan, all of Peretti's... although I'm more a fan of the Prophet and This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness... although I really like all his work.
Also, I have to side with the Ted Dekker people. So far I've only read Thr3e, and it was great. Just started Black, but, I rarely read "for pleasure" during a session of school, so... it may be a while before I finish it.
Also, I have to side with the Ted Dekker people. So far I've only read Thr3e, and it was great. Just started Black, but, I rarely read "for pleasure" during a session of school, so... it may be a while before I finish it.
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Simply for pleasure? Indeed, it will stimulate your intellectual faculties . . . but I finished it within three weeks. That captivitating. I would've been finished a lot sooner, but something called school got in the way.The Top Crusader wrote:Also, I have to side with the Ted Dekker people. So far I've only read Thr3e, and it was great. Just started Black, but, I rarely read "for pleasure" during a session of school, so... it may be a while before I finish it.
. . . and Thr3e was awesome, wouldn't you agree?
I'd almost compare Ted Dekker to a modern-day C.S. Lewis, as it mildly echoes the way in which Lewis wrote the Chronicles of Narnia. However, I must say Dekker's works would fall more under the category of thriller or mystery as opposed to Lewis' theological-based writings.
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C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and G.A. Henty.
Anyone heard of Henty? He wrote during the late nineteenth-century--somelike a 144 novels and short stories. All of them are adventury stories. The main characters experience wars, battles, kidnappings, sailing on the Spanish Main, etc. They are really quite interesting.
I also used to read lots of Lloyd Alexander. He has good books on the surface, but I sensed a despairing atheism/post-modernism in his works, so I've avoided him since.
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Anyone heard of Henty? He wrote during the late nineteenth-century--somelike a 144 novels and short stories. All of them are adventury stories. The main characters experience wars, battles, kidnappings, sailing on the Spanish Main, etc. They are really quite interesting.
I also used to read lots of Lloyd Alexander. He has good books on the surface, but I sensed a despairing atheism/post-modernism in his works, so I've avoided him since.
Cheerio