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January 12, 2004
Reading List Revisited
Presently in addition to the list of last week I have added:
Abbot Vonier A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist available from Zaccheus Press
Gail Carson Levine Ella Enchanted
Robin McKinley Spindle's End
Gerald Vann O.P. The Aquinas Perscription
Joel Giallanze CSC Questions Jesus Asked
Jacques Maritain Art and Morality
All very fine books. I am also looking into the "Redwall" series of Brian Jacques, although with a bit of trepidation--I've not cared for Animal centered books post Wind in the Willows. I found Watership Down obnoxious and wearisome--though I must confess a weakness for Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H. so it's possible that the Jacques book may be to my liking. I couldn't find the first in the series (Redwall? ) so I've got a copy of Mossflower.
Posted by Steven Riddle at January 12, 2004 8:35 AM
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I hope you'll like the Redwall books. To me, they become repititious after the first few, but my son loves them all. He still collects them at 17!
And you've got to love the names, particularly for the bad guys (and girls) Cluny the Scourge, Tsarmina the Cat.....
Loved saying those out loud as we were reading them....
Posted by: Terry at January 12, 2004 3:41 PM
"Art and Morality" looks very interesting. Looking forward to anything you might blog on it.
Posted by: tso at January 13, 2004 10:18 AM
In a sense, Mossflower is the first book of the series, since it's a 'prequel' to Redwall, so it's a good place to start. They're quite fun books, especially the amusing dialects, but I agree with Terry that they're a bit repetitive. Lots of feasts, which always made me hungry. They're not at all like Watership Down.
Posted by: Blaise at January 15, 2004 1:21 PM