What are you reading?

[_MCB]

I am reading this:
http://www.fairlds.org/authors/bickmore ... ristianity

Probably the best piece of Mormon apologetics I have ever read!!

[_Doctor Steuss]

I've recently started the final push to completing In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong by Amin Maalouf. I've been reading the book on-and-off for about four years now. For some reason, I can only take it in small doses (it takes a while for me to fully digest it). I've really enjoyed it though, and I don't know what I'll do once it's no longer a constant in my life.

[_MCB]

http://www.mormondiscussions.com/phpBB3 ... 32#p658332

Looks good, Ludvig, but I already have so much on my reading/writing plate that they are WAAY down on my list.

[_Blixa]

David Carkeet.

[_Blixa]

also some old Rosamund Lehmann

[_just me]

Just finished Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World.

Now I shall begin The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling.

[_Everybody Wang Chung]

50 Shades of Grey

[_just me]

One of my favorites.

Would you mind posting your thoughts when you finish? NO SPOILERS here, just a question: Did your copy include cover promo text that suggested the book would "make you believe in God"? When you finish, I'd be very interested in your thoughts on how that relates to the story.

I'm just over halfway. I'll lecha know.

Okay I finished the book about a week ago. It was a little hard for me to get through, To be honest.

The beginning author's not that you are talking about reminded me a bit of the Book of Mormon intro. I think it was added just to make the fictional tale more fantastic and realistic. An invitation for readers to suspend disbelief.

I am not sure how the story was supposed to make one believe in God. It sure didn't seem to be an argument for the existence of a god to me. I did enjoy how Pi gets involved in three major world religions.

It was a fantastic tale and humorous in parts.

[_zeezrom]

Tess

[_Blixa]

The David Carkeet I mentioned was his "trilogy" about a linguist and his more recent "From Away.'

I've also just finished about a month being completely drenched in Flannery O'Connor. Unbelievable stuff. She would find so much fodder here!