December 28, 2010What I Read in 2010Maybe you've noticed the "What I'm Reading" list on the right-hand column of the Andy Unedited homepage. Of those books I finished this year, by the numbers they represent fourteen novels, seventeen nonfiction books, eleven audio books, six books purchased, one given to me as a gift, seventeen from the library, one borrowed, five read for our neighborhood book club, four I blogged about and five published by InterVarsity Press (books I read off the clock after publication). Here's the full list for the year: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini Next time: the 2011 Andys, in which I give awards to these books on a wholly subjective basis in various unconventional categories according to my own inimitable whim. Posted by Andy Le Peau
at December 28, 2010 8:06 AM
Andy: Did you read them in this order? And if so, what was the most fortuitous coupling? I.e., was "Deep Church" a replenishing read after "The Road"? Comment by: Adam at December 28, 2010 9:58 PMAdam: Great question. Yes, this was the order in which I finished them. Most fortuitous coupling? The Road is a very interesting book--yes, certainly dark in many ways--but it also has beams of light shining out, like the firm, tender, sacrificial love of the father for the son--a great portrait of what a true man can be, full of courage and compassion. And the ending shows that the sacrifice was not in vain. Family can endure the harshest circumstances. And yes, I enjoyed Deep Church a lot. As a sneak preview, it gets one of the 2011 Andys. I don't know if it was fortuitous, but Words upon the Word (another 2011 Andy award winner--see next week) and How Football Explains America both gave very different but nonetheless insightful windows into the American character and landscape. They make an interesting exercise in comparison and contrast. Andy Comment by: Andy at December 29, 2010 11:27 AMComments are closed for this entry. |
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