Katherine May's pandemic response works well with other books I've been reading on the subject of awe and wonder. This one did not enchant (ugh! I knoKatherine May's pandemic response works well with other books I've been reading on the subject of awe and wonder. This one did not enchant (ugh! I know) me the way her book Wintering did, but I am still glad I read it. I believe deeply in the need to cultivate curiosity and delight....more
I found this workshop to be an easily understood basic yet comprehensive overview of the enneagram and am surprised at the less than stellar reviews. I found this workshop to be an easily understood basic yet comprehensive overview of the enneagram and am surprised at the less than stellar reviews. Perhaps, after studying the subject for many years, I can't see it with beginner eyes. Or maybe so many people come to the enneagram these days from instagram memes and corporate workshops, that they don't realize how brutally honest and deep this system of knowledge is. One of the things I most enjoyed about this particular exploration is the compassionate and positive language Helen Palmer uses. But looking at the reviews, that appears to be a minority viewpoint. So maybe listen to this one as a corrective to the surface teaching floating around as the enneagram gains popularity. I finished these lectures and immediately want to listen to them again, to see what I might have missed and to begin incorporating some of Palmer's language into my own understanding and teaching....more
Look at me being thematic! I read (reread?) The Great Gatsby on its 100th anniversary - because of course I did. But this time it was more of a coinciLook at me being thematic! I read (reread?) The Great Gatsby on its 100th anniversary - because of course I did. But this time it was more of a coincidence that just happened to work out that way. I read an ARC of Nghi Vo's latest, Don't Sleep with the Dead which I enjoyed so much I started The Chosen and the Beautiful - the first in the series (?), although both books work as standalones. The Chosen and the Beautiful is a retelling of The Great Gatsby which I realized I either skipped reading altogether in school or merely skimmed enough to pass the test. Which led me here, reading F. Scott Fitzgerald on the 100th anniversary of publication. Like last year's 1984 & Julia reading experience, I am enjoying - and appreciating - the classic more when it is in conversation with an updated retelling. Gatsby on its own, sure, it is a classic for a reason - read it. But Gatsby in conversation with Nghi Vo's reimagining from Jordan's perspective? Brilliant and thought provoking. ...more
A science fiction classic. I understand why even though I didn't love the book myself. It reminds me a bit of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves, especially A science fiction classic. I understand why even though I didn't love the book myself. It reminds me a bit of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves, especially the way it is split into three sections separated by so many generations that the previous chapters have become myth. And like Seveneves, I enjoyed the first section the most and wish there was an entire book set in that context with those characters. If you are a scifi person, you should read this. It is foundational to all that has come after it. Even if an author or moviemaker hasn't read A Canticle for Leibowitz, its influence has seeped into every corner of the genre....more
I have been reading Anam Cara for ten years. I have the book in paper, ebook, and audio format. I've listened to the lectures John O'Donohue taught toI have been reading Anam Cara for ten years. I have the book in paper, ebook, and audio format. I've listened to the lectures John O'Donohue taught to go with the book. But this is the first time I have read it from beginning to end, straight through. Honestly, I don't think it is the sort of book which should be read all in one go. It is a companion to be reached for when needed. It is too deep to grasp all at once. It is too rich. I highly recommend finishing it eventually, particularly the 25th anniversary edition for the afterward by the author's brother. It is an unexpected gift at the end. And now I want to revisit the lectures. If you've never read John O'Donohue, this is a great starting point. And once you do, you'll want to devour everything....more
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