East of Eden by John Steinbeck

October 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
The epic tale of Adam Trask, cuckolded husband to a whore and father of twin boys, one dark, one light.
Review:
I’m rather embarrassed to confess East of Eden is the first Steinbeck I have ever read. Big deal, you say–except I majored in American Studies in college with a focus on how literature and popular [...]

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Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

October 23rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
An autobiographical collection of irreverant essays about finding Jesus in the most unlikely places, starting with super-pagan Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Review:
I kept hearing about this book from various people whose opinion I respected, but I was a little skeptical. I am weary of efforts to make Christianity “cool” or “relevant” or “postmodern” or [...]

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