His Dark Materials
We just finished reading the three book series by Philip Pullman titled His Dark Materials. It was really an awesome story with some extremely controversial themes. Really makes ya wonder. We both found it interesting that a Sci-Fi book could invoke so much discussion about real-life issues. Philip Pullman questions God, the Church, and reality. Not that he is “anti” any of these things, but he brings up many alternate views and questions. A definite recommendation for anyone that enjoys a good spin.
Now we’re off to Middle-Earth with our friends Bilbo and Frodo. We just started The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien. I don’t know how many times I’ve read it now but I still enjoy it just as much.
Tom Wolfe came out with a new book this week as well titled, Charlotte Simmons. He researched for several years at different colleges around the country (some big some little) and attempted to capture the real college experience of today. Hopefully it shows up at our library at some point. Right now they don’t have a very good selection of his work. I just might have to have a little talk with them and see if they can’t order some of his lesser known (and more interesting) writing.
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