First of all: Perseverance is Rewarded Once upon a time, in high school, I was assigned to read a book: The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis. For those who have read it, you’ll understand why the average Oklahoman teenager (such as myself) might not have totally grasped every last inch of that slim butContinue reading “The Wisdom and Joy of the Re-Read”
Category Archives: Book Review
Update in the form of a ramble, for no one’s convenience
I did not realize till yesterday that I had let a whole month go by since writing a blog post. Not that these are strictly necessary–they are a mixture of casual joy and helpful discipline–and certainly no one has been knocking at my door, demanding I explain why I haven’t written one in a while.Continue reading “Update in the form of a ramble, for no one’s convenience”
Publication Day! A Book about Exiles, Languages, and War
So today, as I post this, my book is now published! I’ll spare you the long saga–and it is quite long–of how this book came to be, how I wrote it, and all the hills and valleys between then and now. It’s a good story, actually, but not for today. Today, I’m just going toContinue reading “Publication Day! A Book about Exiles, Languages, and War”
2019 in Books
Well, this wasn’t my best year for reading. I had shimmering visions of reading two or three times as many, but things both good (writing!) and challenging (a move) managed to interfere. Here is the somewhat shorter than usual list: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers: A Lord Peter Whimsey murder mystery. I don’t reallyContinue reading “2019 in Books”
2017 in Books
This year ended up being one of excitingly diverse reading: almost every genre! Books written hundreds of years apart! It looks almost erratic as I examine my goodreads, but I enjoyed the vast majority of what I read, and [it seems] made my goal. It was a very moderate goal, but I have two kidsContinue reading “2017 in Books”
Year in Review
It seems to be expected that one should complain and lament this entire last year. I have neither the desire nor the right to do so. If I were to complain–even about the legitimately discouraging events of the year–I would feel as though I were looking down on the truly good things that have happenedContinue reading “Year in Review”
The Tombs of Atuan and Till We Have Faces
*SPOILERS* for The Tombs of Atuan and Till We Have Faces I just read The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin for the first time. It had been recommended to me before, and I have had my sisters’ copies of it (and Wizard of Earthsea and The Farthest Shore) on my shelves for years. MyContinue reading “The Tombs of Atuan and Till We Have Faces”
Book Review: Ender’s Game
I have to read by snatching a few scant pages at a time, and I’m reading several books right now. I finally finished “Ender’s Game,” a book which I read upon the recommendation of my brother. Overall? I was quite impressed. I have several thoughts and spoilers will abound. ALL SPOILERS. Basic plot: Distant futureContinue reading “Book Review: Ender’s Game”
J. L. Odom 