Tag Archives: book reviews

Book Review: A Prayer for Rain

Posted on October 13, 2017 by labeak52

Here is Andrew Spradling’s  thoughtful and well deserved review of Joseph Bird’s novel, A Prayer For Rain. Joseph Bird‘s forte as a writer is in portraying inner struggle. The likeable protagonist in A Prayer for Rain, Trevor Larson, has his dreams … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Natural Born Heroes

Posted on September 27, 2017 by labeak52

      I think someone once said that the farther we get away from historical events the better we understand them.   World War II is almost beyond living memory now and yet stories keep emerging about till-now unsung … Continue reading →

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Finishing Witness

Posted on August 30, 2017 by labeak52

      An autumn scene at the Pipe Creek Farm in Maryland, once owned by Whittaker Chambers.         I don’t know if I have ever read a longer book in my life.   Witness is over … Continue reading →

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An Untold Story

Posted on August 28, 2017 by labeak52

  If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I’ve been reading Whittaker Chambers’ book, Witness.   It’s an autobiographical book; the story of his journey into and out of Communism and his consequent ordeal as a witness for … Continue reading →

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Reading and Writing

Posted on August 19, 2017 by labeak52

    I’d like to think that my lag in blogging these last few days is caused by an immersion in serious reading.  I’ve been dipping into two books, both of them long, both of them challenging and both of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Witness, by Whittaker Chambers

Posted on July 28, 2017 by labeak52

I am writing while standing on my back deck in the middle of an electrical storm.   I’m cozy and dry under this roof and I hear the rain tattering on the slates above and the lawn below.  It’s not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Chronicles, Volume I

Posted on July 19, 2017 by labeak52

If you’ve been reading this blog lately, you know I’ve just finished reading a biography of Bob Dylan.   I wrote a rather long review of the book, Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Biography, by Scott Marshall.  I found the book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life

Posted on July 14, 2017 by labeak52

  Did you write The Book of Love And do you have faith in God above? Do you believe in rock and roll Can music save your mortal soul And can you teach me how to dance, real slow? Don … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Soft-Wired

Posted on June 2, 2017 by labeak52

The trouble with trying to write a fair review of SoftWired is avoiding clichés.   There are several that are applicable and so maybe I should just list them here and get them out of the way.  Here they are … Continue reading →

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Overtime: New Review

Posted on December 18, 2016 by labeak52

Ellis skillfully fleshes out the complexity of relationships through sports metaphor. The reader need not be fluent in roundball speak to appreciate a story set against a backdrop of free throws and sneakers. His sense of place is soundly developed. … Continue reading →

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