My husband, my sister and I spent a week in Upper Michigan, enjoying the brisk breeze bringing the fall season. Each day the color of fluttering leaves became more vibrant. It was a visual treat as we worked—we had chores to do because we were closing the house for the winter.
In the evenings we had time to read (away from TV and the internet). I was reading Truth and Beauty by Andrew Klavan. After I commented several times, this is so interesting, my husband was curious. When I laid the book down, he picked it up and read the brief review on the inside flap of the cover and the affirmations by various writers on the back cover. He asked me to tell him the main points, as far as I had read.
I explained why the book captured my attention. The author is a Jewish man who became a Christian at nearly 50 years old. In the book he is reviewing the course of Christianity from a unique perspective.
I explained further. He is following the course of history through writers of poems, essays, novels and plays. Shakespeare’s Hamlet. My husband shook his head and said he never read Shakespeare. I continued on. Paradise Lost by John Milton, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the poetry of William Wordsworth.
Still processing all of the information presented, the details about the lives of these historic writers, I suggested that maybe he could read the book. I am just over halfway through the book. There is more to read and think about.
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Sounds like a very interesting book. Definitely written from a unique perspective.
The photo is beautiful. Is that a view from the house in Michigan?
Actually, I took that picture at a scenic overlook in northern Wisconsin on our way home. It was fascinating to see the range of color expand. Near the house in the upper peninsula, there were more maples and oaks–so some fiery red, but we were too busy for taking photographs.
Thanks for the review!