Yesterday afternoon and early evening, I breezed through a delightful collection of CS Lewis’ philosophy of reading and writing called The Reading Life. The late Christian apologist and novelist was, by all accounts, one of the world’s great readers. The editors of this small volume write that reading was “one of the supreme pleasures of Lewis’ life.” He was absorbed in books for
If you would have told me at the beginning of the year one of my favorite books of 2021 would be a book about General Curtis LeMay, I would have laughed at you. Yes, the book has received its share of criticism for oversimplifying things, but Gladwell spins such a good tale he does what a writer of non-fiction should do--make you want to learn more and dig deeper. Fantastic book!
If you would have told me at the beginning of the year one of my favorite books of 2021 would be a book about General Curtis LeMay, I would have laughed at you. Yes, the book has received its share of criticism for oversimplifying things, but Gladwell spins such a good tale he does what a writer of non-fiction should do--make you want to learn more and dig deeper. Fantastic book!