Category: Reviews
I love to read. For some of the books that I loved, I have posted reviews under this category. In case you are interested in more of my reviews, you might check out my profile at goodreads.
See the category ‘Book Related‘ for posts which have been more or less inspired by what I read.
Simply good news
I read this book with a bible study group in the Jeruzalemkerk. Even though most of us found the writing style really tedious, lots of repetitions, we still had a very lively discussion afterwards. He writes by giving loads of examples, all explaining another aspect of his point, but it is difficult to detect what … Continue reading Simply good news
Read more →Catch-22
Book review: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller I found this book as number 2 on the list of funniest books ever. Number one being The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy. I found that one incredibly funny, so I looked forward to another such funny book. And indeed this book had me laugh out loud so often … Continue reading Catch-22
Read more →Confessions of Saint Augustine
Wow! What a wonderful book was this! I am so glad that I read it! Everything that I had heard about Augustine was proven false. I really love this man, he is so open and sensitive and honest, and very intelligent and broad minded! For a long time I had wanted to read this book, … Continue reading Confessions of Saint Augustine
Read more →The power and the Glory
In a poor, steamy and barren Mexican state, the Red Shirts have gained control, outlawed God, and murdered priests. But one still lives, the whisky priest, who has an illegitimate daughter and believes he has lost his soul. Now he is on the move, trying to escape his executioners. As he tramps anonymously through the glowing … Continue reading The power and the Glory
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