14
Jun
2010
The Namesake by Jumpa Lahiri
Once again, my mind has been blown by Jumpa Lahiri’s ability to capture parent-loss. Though it’s not the focus of the story, deaths of parents, both in America and India play important parts.
17
May
2010
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
I started reading American Gods for One Book One Twitter (#1b1t), but got far ahead of schedule and have finished it while we’re supposed to be discussing something like chapter 9.
13
May
2010
Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh & Lilian Cheung
In Savor, Thich Nhat Hanh combines his wisdom with the expertise of the Harvard Director of Health Promotion and Communication, Dr. Lilian Chang. Together they write about the ailments of unhealthy living, such as obesity, that plague so many people.
8
May
2010
The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
In the first issue of Season of Mists, Prophecy has called a meeting of the Endless. The result is that Dream is humiliated into going back to Hell, in order to rescue the princess he once sentenced there (back in Doll’s House we heard about this).
30
Apr
2010
Reading Judas by Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King
Speaking of Elaine Pagels, in order to prepare for my interview, I read and reread a lot of her work. Her newest book (relatively speaking) is Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, written with Karen L. King.
5
Apr
2010
Watermark by Vanitha Sankaran
This book contained so many elements that speak to me in a book and engage my nerdy interests, I just have to list them out:
5
Mar
2010
The Sandman: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman
Even though I’d just read the first of the Sandman graphic novels a week ago, I appreciated the summary in the beginning of Volume 2. Instead of really refreshing things for me, it served more to better my understanding.
1
Mar
2010
If the Church Were Christian by Philip Gulley
I knew I was going to be worth while when I read the Marcus J Borg blurb on the back, “Filled with memorable, insightful, and revealing stories. I recommend it.” Borg is a Christian scholar who has published many books about the life of Jesus.
26
Feb
2010
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
I didn’t know much about Neil Gaiman’s much acclaimed Sandman series before taking this out of the library, except that it is much acclaimed and other comic book characters make appearances, but since I know very little about comics, that wasn’t much help. Did that stop me from loving it? Hells to the Nos.
9
Feb
2010
The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane
About 200 pages into this 500+ page epic, I figured out that this most be book 1 of a series. The main characters had not even joined the army yet.
