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Post by Clotilde on Jul 9, 2018 12:31:18 GMT -5
I was thinking we could read something together as a group, something non-Crisis related like historical, or liturgical and maybe discuss it.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jul 9, 2018 14:17:15 GMT -5
I alas have'nt read a whole book in years...nothing seems to interest me. If its a Catholic book it always has some NO nonsense that turns me off...political books are mostly zionist hogwash or neo conservative rah rah rah...historical books are all revisionist post modern PC...fiction books are full of eroticism...so to find a book to get through is tough!
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jul 9, 2018 14:19:28 GMT -5
Im open to suggestions though. I have and do read the classic spiritual books but thats not recreational. Per se
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 18:39:10 GMT -5
How about one of the classics? Jane Austen is a personal favorite. Have you read the book "How to Read a Book" by Adler and Van Doren?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 18:40:19 GMT -5
Maybe a history book by Charles Coulombe?
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jul 9, 2018 19:03:42 GMT -5
"How to Read a Book" by Adler and Van Doren? Lol Im going to listin to this on audio on my way to work ....isnt it ironic?
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Post by Caillin on Jul 10, 2018 8:56:56 GMT -5
I’m currently reading The Hobbit to my 6 and 8 year olds. I can hardly make it two sentences without a question of some sort being asked, but they’re enjoying it quite a bit. I’ve been listening to lectures on Tolkien and his works, which have been very helpful for me to describe the underlying points on good and evil that are woven through the book.
It’s also been a great excuse to play with a variety of accents that would be too embarrassing to do in front of adults.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jul 10, 2018 18:40:52 GMT -5
I read To kill a mockingbird out loud to my kids for the same secret enjoyment lol....loved saying "chiffarobe"
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Post by Clotilde on Jul 10, 2018 19:11:58 GMT -5
Im open to suggestions though. I have and do read the classic spiritual books but thats not recreational. Per se I don't want to do anything spiritual only because that takes some extra steps, like really reflecting and a lot of sharing. I was hoping too for something that would not be contentious or too divisive. For example, a smaller volume on the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, a biography about a relevant Catholic from the US, the liturgical year, or even the history of the liturgy (which is my personal preference).
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Post by Clotilde on Jul 10, 2018 19:14:24 GMT -5
I’m currently reading The Hobbit to my 6 and 8 year olds. I can hardly make it two sentences without a question of some sort being asked, but they’re enjoying it quite a bit. I’ve been listening to lectures on Tolkien and his works, which have been very helpful for me to describe the underlying points on good and evil that are woven through the book. It’s also been a great excuse to play with a variety of accents that would be too embarrassing to do in front of adults. Haha! We do a nightly read aloud usually and my sentences are like "...and he galloped, HE GALLOPED. Sit down, I'm not going to read this if you keep putting your feet on my face, and don't touch your brother. And he galloped.."
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Post by Clotilde on Jul 10, 2018 19:16:53 GMT -5
I was thinking under 300 pages, short reading sections, and a discussion so that there would be little burden on everyone's busy lives. It's hard to make time to read but when there is peer pressure, (encouragement), it helps.
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Post by Caillin on Jul 10, 2018 20:43:34 GMT -5
Im open to suggestions though. I have and do read the classic spiritual books but thats not recreational. Per se I don't want to do anything spiritual only because that takes some extra steps, like really reflecting and a lot of sharing. I was hoping too for something that would not be contentious or too divisive. For example, a smaller volume on the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, a biography about a relevant Catholic from the US, the liturgical year, or even the history of the liturgy (which is my personal preference). Something by Hilaire Belloc might be a good choice.
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Post by Butterfly3 on Jul 17, 2020 0:41:32 GMT -5
I would like to do this! Keeps me up to date on this site too and I can try to learn something and maybe teach someone else. That would be fun! Hopefully a beginner book or something that I would understand. Though city of God interests me, but I don't think I'd understand a thing of that. I even have the book, lol.
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