You’ll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein
(Grand Central Publishing, 2016, 291 pages)
Being a woman: easy. Right?
4/5 stars
Month: April 2017
Peacock and Vine | by A. S. Byatt
Peacock and Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny by A. S. Byatt
(Knopf, 2016, 192 pages)
Masterful writer, connecting two aesthetics.
5/5 stars
1 & 2 Samuel | by David Firth
1 & 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Study Guide: A Kingdom Comes
by David Firth
(Bloomsbury, 2017, 112 pages)
Helpfully untangles Samuel’s complicated history.
4/5 stars
Mystic Park | by Regina Hart
Mystic Park by Regina Hart
(Dafina, 2015, 352 pages)
Lovers find contentment in hometown.
4/5 stars
Memory Man | by David Baldacci
Memory Man by David Baldacci
(Grand Central Publishing, 2015, 416 pages)
Head injury savant solves murder.
5/5 stars
Two Kinds of Love | by Tuomo Mannermaa
Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther’s Religious World by Tuomo Mannermaa
(Fortress Press, 2010, 144 pages)
A Finnish perspective on Luther.
5/5 stars
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running | by Haruki Murakami
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir
by Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel
(Knopf, 2008, 179 pages)
Parallels between running and writing.
4/5 stars
The End of Protestantism | by Peter J. Leithart
The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church
by Peter J. Leithart
(Brazos Press, 2016, 240 pages)
A fresh perspective on catholicity.
5/5 stars
I Am a Soldier, Too | by Rick Bragg
I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story by Rick Bragg
(Vintage Books, 2004, 207 pages)
Courageous small town American hero.
5/5 stars
The Plot Against America | by Philip Roth
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
(Vintage, 2005, 391 pages)
Reimagining American history – disturbingly prescient.
4/5 stars
