Cormac McCarthy’s Child of god, is probably the most disturbing book I have ever read. Having read three of McCarthy’s books, I am certainly aware of some of his thematic developments, but thus far, this is his darkest. We see a man who has as long as can be remembered, been a person […]
287 pgs.
Vintage Books, 2006.
The Road is one of the best books I have read. Cormac McCarthy won the Pulitzer for this book, and I must say it is well deserved. His story is in no way connected with “end time” cliches, nor is there the proverbial “happy ending” that seems to accompany many […]
909 Pgs. Little Brown and Company, 2005.
Vampire books are all the rage now, especially after the growing success of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight trilogy. Of course, the movie has contributed toward this growin interest in this genre, but the topic is certainly nothing new. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a classic, as are the the […]
Review (kind of?) by Bob Rice
Harper Perennial, 1997. Pg. 256.
Last night, I decided to read another chapter of Ron Hansen’s Atticus- but the book grabbed me and wouldn’t let go until it was past midnight and I finished the whole thing. I regretted the late hour because of all the grading I’ve […]
Review By Jason Theobald:
“Through the mystery of the incarnate person and the biblical analogy of spousal love, John Paul II’s catechesis illumines the entirety of God’s plan for human life from origin to eschaton with a splendid supernatural light.” Between September 5, 1979 and November 28, 1984, John Paul II gave a series of […]