Day: August 29, 2008

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The most important thing to realize about this novel is that this is a story for people who either write themselves or have at least thought about writing at some moment in their life, which is fortunate because I don’t know many avid fiction readers who haven’t entertained such a notion at one point. Point…

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis – A Book Review

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Originally a series of talks given over the radio to the people of England during WWII, this collection of said dialogue explains in laymen’s terms what Christianity is and why C.S. Lewis, originally a non-believer, eventually came to Christ. It does not give his personal story, mind you, but rather is a mixture of philosophical…

The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster – A Book Review

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This work is actually a collection of three different stories called “City of Glass,” “Ghosts,” and “The Locked Room.” However, upon finishing the work, it becomes rather obvious why they are all collected into one volume. Let me say this from the outset: If you are a person who very much needs clear closure, this…

The Prestige by Christopher Priest – A Book Review

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I picked this book up because I heard that Christopher Nolan, director Batman Begins, was going to direct a film adaptation. On top of that, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and David Bowie have all agreed to star in said film. I figured if talent of such high caliber saw something redeeming in this novel, I would…

The Final Solution by Michael Chabon – A Book Review

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