A Realistic Depiction of An Apocalypse: Station Eleven
I read Station Eleven (2014) by Emily St. John Mandel at the suggestion of my blogging friend Naomi of Consumed by Ink. I listened to it as I drove to and from school… Continue reading
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Literary Wives: The Silent Wife
Welcome to the latest post in the Literary Wives series. Every two months, a group of bloggers reads a book with word “wife” in the title, and we attempt to answer the following… Continue reading
God Marks a Hero Differently than the World Does: Jesus Feminist
I began reading Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women (2013) with the impression that I was going to learn about how Jesus was a feminist. After all, my… Continue reading
Belief and Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2001) by Yann Martel, number 51 on the BBC book list, is one of my favorite books. When I first read it several years ago, I began recommending it to… Continue reading
Polygamy and The Handmaid’s Tale
I first remember hearing about Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) from my friend Valerie. She mentioned it during a book club that we both belonged to, and I was intrigued by it. … Continue reading
Anne of Green Gables: Finding a Family and Romance
I showed my students the BBC book list. One of them immediately zeroed in on Anne of Green Gables (#46 on the list and published in 1908) and said, “I’m not sure why… Continue reading