Many years have passed since I posted a list like this. Why am I returning? Let's call it unintentional peer pressure fueled by social media.
Anyway, here they are listed in the order they were read.
On Trails * Robert Moor
Meh. It was OK. He talks about literal trails.
Beasts and Saints * Helen Waddell
An enjoyable little book about the interaction of saints and animals. I used the story of St. Menno in a talk I gave about loving the created world.
A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America * J. Reese Voshell
An excellent resource if you are fascinated by and love benthic macroinvertebrates as much as I do.
The Silver Chair * C.S. Lewis
This has to have been my fifth reading or so of the book. As far as favorites go, it's a toss-up between this and The Last Battle in the Narnia series.
An Essay on the Restoration of Property * Hilaire Belloc
There are some, but I wish there were more examples of Distributism in action.
The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity * Matthew Kelly
Kelly writes the best free books that your local Catholic church gives away.
Gloryland * Shelton Johnson
An interesting, though not great, short novel about a Buffalo soldier who ends up defending the establishment of Yosemite NP.
Stranger in a Strange Land * Charles J. Chaput
A Catholic priest's assessment of 21st Century America.
A Canticle for Leibowitz * Walter M. Miller
Post-nuclear America with monks. Not bad.
The Adventure Gap * James Edward Mills
He discusses the lack of African-Americans (and by extension other POC) who don't spend time outside in the woods and mountains.
Never Home Alone * Rob Dunn
Read my review of the book here
Paradise * Dante
I think Purgatory is my favorite of the "trilogy."
Magnus * George Mackay Brown
The best novel I read all year. The author conflates the story of a Christian Anglo-Saxon king with Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
The Triumph of the Therapeutic * Phillip Rieff
I know this is one of those books you're supposed to read (at least if you're a Conservative), but I had to skim much of it. It didn't grab me.
When the Church was Young * Marcellino D'Ambrosio
A good survey of some Church fathers.
Dragonflies * Pieter van Dokkum
A good coffee table book with excellent photos of ondonata.
The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings * Phillip and Carol Zeleski
A very good biographical survey of four of the major Inklings.
Side Hustle Bible * James Altucher
An interesting look at what you can do to make money.
George Herbert--The Complete English Works
He's no Hopkins, but he's not bad.
Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America * Craig Childs
I would have liked to have seen a discussion of Michigan, but a fascinating peek nevertheless into a world long gone. We had some BIG animals roaming around these parts at one time.
Understanding Jacques Ellul * Jeffrey P. Greenman, Read Mercer Schuchardt, and Noah J. Toy
As an undergrad, I picked up quite a bit from Ellul--surprisingly Wayne State's library had quite a few of his titles. I usually enjoy an introduction to a thinker whose work might be a bit hard to grasp for many, but having already read a bit of Ellul made this read rather dull. Perhaps, the other way around might have been better, but not for me at this time.
Generation X * Douglas Coupland
I found this to be as the characters in the book found life: Meh...
One Hundred Latin Hymns: Ambrose to Aquinas * Eds. Walsh and Husch
If only contemporary hymn writers would pore over this and some examples of poetry before they began composing...
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream * Harlan Ellison
Like most anthologies, this one is hit and miss. The title story is especially good. I found only one story to be rather boring the rest...middling to good.
Landmarks * Robert MacFarlane
The first couple of chapters were simply stunning. He talks about the relationship between language and place, in particular, specific areas of the natural world. The excitement has died down as I'm about halfway through, but perhaps it will pick up again. The glossaries he provides are interesting, but they are a world away as they describe the landscape of the British Isles.
A Bloody Habit * Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Another book I haven't yet finished. Vampires, lawyers, Victorian England, and Catholic priests. A slow start, but I will complete it.
Anyway, here they are listed in the order they were read.
On Trails * Robert Moor
Meh. It was OK. He talks about literal trails.
Beasts and Saints * Helen Waddell
An enjoyable little book about the interaction of saints and animals. I used the story of St. Menno in a talk I gave about loving the created world.
A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America * J. Reese Voshell
An excellent resource if you are fascinated by and love benthic macroinvertebrates as much as I do.
The Silver Chair * C.S. Lewis
This has to have been my fifth reading or so of the book. As far as favorites go, it's a toss-up between this and The Last Battle in the Narnia series.
An Essay on the Restoration of Property * Hilaire Belloc
There are some, but I wish there were more examples of Distributism in action.
The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity * Matthew Kelly
Kelly writes the best free books that your local Catholic church gives away.
Gloryland * Shelton Johnson
An interesting, though not great, short novel about a Buffalo soldier who ends up defending the establishment of Yosemite NP.
Stranger in a Strange Land * Charles J. Chaput
A Catholic priest's assessment of 21st Century America.
A Canticle for Leibowitz * Walter M. Miller
Post-nuclear America with monks. Not bad.
The Adventure Gap * James Edward Mills
He discusses the lack of African-Americans (and by extension other POC) who don't spend time outside in the woods and mountains.
Never Home Alone * Rob Dunn
Read my review of the book here
Paradise * Dante
I think Purgatory is my favorite of the "trilogy."
Magnus * George Mackay Brown
The best novel I read all year. The author conflates the story of a Christian Anglo-Saxon king with Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
The Triumph of the Therapeutic * Phillip Rieff
I know this is one of those books you're supposed to read (at least if you're a Conservative), but I had to skim much of it. It didn't grab me.
When the Church was Young * Marcellino D'Ambrosio
A good survey of some Church fathers.
Dragonflies * Pieter van Dokkum
A good coffee table book with excellent photos of ondonata.
The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings * Phillip and Carol Zeleski
A very good biographical survey of four of the major Inklings.
Side Hustle Bible * James Altucher
An interesting look at what you can do to make money.
George Herbert--The Complete English Works
He's no Hopkins, but he's not bad.
Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America * Craig Childs
I would have liked to have seen a discussion of Michigan, but a fascinating peek nevertheless into a world long gone. We had some BIG animals roaming around these parts at one time.
Understanding Jacques Ellul * Jeffrey P. Greenman, Read Mercer Schuchardt, and Noah J. Toy
As an undergrad, I picked up quite a bit from Ellul--surprisingly Wayne State's library had quite a few of his titles. I usually enjoy an introduction to a thinker whose work might be a bit hard to grasp for many, but having already read a bit of Ellul made this read rather dull. Perhaps, the other way around might have been better, but not for me at this time.
Generation X * Douglas Coupland
I found this to be as the characters in the book found life: Meh...
One Hundred Latin Hymns: Ambrose to Aquinas * Eds. Walsh and Husch
If only contemporary hymn writers would pore over this and some examples of poetry before they began composing...
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream * Harlan Ellison
Like most anthologies, this one is hit and miss. The title story is especially good. I found only one story to be rather boring the rest...middling to good.
Landmarks * Robert MacFarlane
The first couple of chapters were simply stunning. He talks about the relationship between language and place, in particular, specific areas of the natural world. The excitement has died down as I'm about halfway through, but perhaps it will pick up again. The glossaries he provides are interesting, but they are a world away as they describe the landscape of the British Isles.
A Bloody Habit * Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Another book I haven't yet finished. Vampires, lawyers, Victorian England, and Catholic priests. A slow start, but I will complete it.
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