The Iliad, by Homer

So I just read Homer's Iliad, as translated by Robert Fagles. Interesting read... took me a while though. Mostly because I put it down for a few months four hundred pages in. Only picked it back up again because taking my bookmark out of it would be admitting defeat, then found out I'd stopped right …

“Karate-Do: My Way of Life” by Gichin Funakoshi

I'm not usually a biography guy, especially autobiographies - the latter in particular usually strikes me as an exercise in narcissism - but in this case, I think the format was perfect for the intended message. What is that message? Exactly what the title says: that karate is not just a fighting style, but a …

“Mythology” by Edith Hamilton

This was a pretty interesting read. It focused mostly on Greco-Roman myths, with a small section on Norse myths at the back, so if you're looking for stories from somewhere other than Europe this isn't the book for you. That said, if you ARE looking for Greek, Roman, and Norse stories, this is a pretty …

“SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome” by Mary Beard

Before we get started, a little housekeeping: I currently am going through some major life changes that I don't feel particularly inclined to divulge details about on the internet, so trying to maintain a weekly blog on a tight schedule is not very practical. Instead, I'll be updating the blog whenever I happen to finish …

Review Delayed to Next Sunday

So, as the title says, today's review will be delayed until next Sunday. There are two reasons for this: first, I'm feeling very drained due to some recent events, and two, I'm trying to focus on researching SEO (Search Engine Optimization). I didn't really look into the first one when I was starting out because …

First Impression: Bright Star

OK, new thing! I read the first chapter of a web story, and am just going to describe my impressions of that chapter, how I expect the story to go, how much I enjoyed it, etc. We'll see if this is a continuing thing, or if this is the only one, depending on how much …

7 Habits Application #1

So last week I said I would be doing first impressions on web fiction. However, for some reason, I feel odd reviewing online work without the writer's permission, and I've yet to receive permission from anyone I've messaged. As such, I'm going to do something else I mentioned the possibility of a while back: a …

Informed

Informed: Untangling Destructive Interpretations of Scripture, by Douglas Jacoby and Joseph Harris is exactly what it... you get the drill. Positives: it is a short little book, useful as a quick reference on various popular theological ideas that are built on cherrypicking the Bible to support a narrative other than the one the scripture actually …

Today’s post delayed

So, I am a bit behind on the next book I'm going to review (Informed, by Douglas Jacoby and Joseph Harris, if you were wondering). I'm about halfway through, and it's short enough that I should be able to finish it and get the post up tomorrow. I'm kind of wondering if this is the …

The Tao Teh Ching

So, the Tao Teh Ching (pronounced more like Dao Deh Jing). It's an old book by just about any standard, dating back to China's Warring States Period about 2400 years ago. Is it a religious text? Yes and no, I think. It's arguably a work of philosophy, but there's quite a few Chinese religious sects …