Now I’ve read some of the others who have answered these questions, and frankly, either they are really smart or I’m just the opposite. But without pretense, here are my honest answers, as best as I can determine with my imperfect memory.
1. One book that changed your life: The Student Map Manual.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Albert Camus, The Plague (horrible book; I was trying to get an A); by choice? C. J. Mahaney, Humility: True Greatness.
3. One book you ‘d want on a desert island: C.S. Lewis, Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces (hard to find!, but some used here)
4. One book that made you laugh: Prince Caspian, by C. S. Lewis (I’m reading this to the boys now)
5. One book that made you cry: A Severe Mercy, by Sheldon Vanauken
6. One book you wish had been written: The Life of Christ, by Douglas Bookman; The Archaeology of Jerusalem, by Gabriel Barkay
7. One book you wish had never been written: Albert Camus, The Plague; The Quran.
8. One book you ‘re currently reading: Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period, by Lee Levine.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: John Owen on the Christian Life, by Sinclair Ferguson.
I’m supposed to tag someone, but like Jonathan, I refuse. However, I wouldn’t mind hearing from Eric, the rapper known as Gunner, or Sam. Or Steve.
Sweet answers Todd…I share many of them…and, really, deep down…the SMM CAN change lives!
Have you ever read Camus’ “L’Etranger”? (lit. “the Stranger” or “the Foreigner”). It left me -don’t know the right word- void and puzzled for some time. I’ve only read the first few chapters of The Plague and seen rather well-done plays of same, but for some reason, his work always leaves me wanting and sad. Perhaps because he’s Godless and without hope, even though Camus himself believed his hope was like that of Syssiphus (sp?) – in the struggle of man. Afa CS Lewis, I’ve only ever made it through The Lion…Wardrobe, but have the set, so will have to turn to Prince Caspian soon. I hope you’re laughing with the author and not at him.
Susan – The Plague was one of the most hopeless books and I am avoiding any other of his works like…
On Caspian, yes, I am laughing with Lewis. It’s a “children’s” book, but I’m afraid my kids aren’t getting half of the humor that I am.