What did you read this year?
Shortest Book
160
pages
Longest Book
1,011
pages
Average book length in
2024
420
pages
Most Shelved
310,196
people
also shelved
Least Shelved
116
people
also shelved
Joel’s
average rating for
2024
4.3
4.3
Highest Rated on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
4.40
average
Joel’s first review of the year
it was amazing
Well that was brilliant!
Firstly, it was not at all what I thought it would be. Williams looks at the “passions� (desires) that we experience and how they can derail us if we don’t steward them responsibly. In effect it is similar to the concept of the classic �7 deadly sins�, however Williams� passes it through the lens of Eastern Orthodox teaching and doctrines providing a “fresh� (see also, “ancient�) approach that is highly pastoral and wholi ...more
Firstly, it was not at all what I thought it would be. Williams looks at the “passions� (desires) that we experience and how they can derail us if we don’t steward them responsibly. In effect it is similar to the concept of the classic �7 deadly sins�, however Williams� passes it through the lens of Eastern Orthodox teaching and doctrines providing a “fresh� (see also, “ancient�) approach that is highly pastoral and wholi ...more
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it was amazing
it was amazing
Joel’s last review of the year
it was amazing
Brilliant
I’m usually quite suspicious of “how to� books when the topic is on something that requires inspiration and creating.
Sure there are tips and tricks that can aid in mechanical processes but is that enough to aid in creating art?
Well this book has calmed my suspicions!
It’s whimsical and encouraging, and gives the reader permission to create (which I didn’t realise I needed to receive haha). The practical exercises are wise and make sense ...more
I’m usually quite suspicious of “how to� books when the topic is on something that requires inspiration and creating.
Sure there are tips and tricks that can aid in mechanical processes but is that enough to aid in creating art?
Well this book has calmed my suspicions!
It’s whimsical and encouraging, and gives the reader permission to create (which I didn’t realise I needed to receive haha). The practical exercises are wise and make sense ...more
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