August was filled with an anniversary, two birthdays, a week long visit of friends, and the beginning of our school year. Because of all that, I finished a grand total of ONE book! However, I did make progress on some others.
Since the world lost Ravi Zacharias recently, it seemed only fitting that I read one of his works. Zacharias has the enviable ability to take hold of the big questions and fearlessly articulate Biblical answers that are accessible to the everyman. This is theology for the world - nothing overly academic, nothing particularly intimidating to grasp, filled with relevant illustrations and lots of references - but plain truth, simply served. A man after my own heart.
Recommended by a friend, and certainly finding a permanent place on my shelves. What does God look like in the midst of suffering, especially suffering that will not end in this life? I made some progress on this book but didn't finish it.
I've been reading this collection of Anne Fadiman's essays (she really shines as an essayist) for a while now. This month I finished reading about her ice cream obsession just in time to have a conversation with a friend about the very shop in California that Fadiman loves. Small world.
Currently a perfect read before bed - I'm about halfway through Haskell's fantastic almanac-style observations of a small square of forest floor in Tennessee. I think this one will find a permanent home beside Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.
I've been reading War and Peace (this Everyman 3-volume edition is lovely to read) for an online bookclub and finished Volume 1, Part 1, Chapters 1-10 in August. If you'd like to join in, I'm participating in the club through The Center For Lit and there is a 1-hour podcast discussion for each section.
This month's biography was lingering on my Kindle for a few months since I picked in up for a pittance. Ciszak's trials and life in Russia have been astonishing to read and remind me a little of Jan Wong's excellent book about attending university in communist China - Red China Blues. I read about 3/4 of this one in August.
And finally I started Claiborne's book, Irresistible Revolution, which I've been thinking about reading ever since I finished A Year Of Small Things. That author was a huuuuuge Claiborne fangirl. I...am not so much. I'm a quarter of the way through and meh.
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