tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post6214922318849124320..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Advent, Day 12: The Immediate Book MemeDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-50731489410122442572015-12-14T12:06:28.811-05:002015-12-14T12:06:28.811-05:00I'll bite:
1. What book are you reading now?...I'll bite: <br /><br />1. What book are you reading now?<br /><br />Somewhither, by John C. Wright. It's a 'this is nothing at all to my taste' book but I'm enjoying it anyway<br />Mission: Tomorrow. A compilation of short stories about space flight in the post-NASA era. It's got a Mike Flynn story in it, which I haven't gotten to yet. <br />And have the eternal Mythology and Hegel pile that's more or less in process<br /><br />2. What book did you just finish?<br /><br />'Just finish' being a relative concept: over the last couple months - <br />Orestes Brownson, the American Republic<br />A ton of Science Fiction off the 50 Essential Authors list put together by John C Wright. <br />Aside: what reading a boatload of Sci Fi has taught me: while enjoyable, I enjoy reading history and philosophy more. Yep, I'm a weirdo. <br /><br />3. What do you plan to read next?<br /><br />The bookshelf is laden with works on American and Catholic education history - works on and by Bosco, Seaton, De La Salle, various leaders in American education. These are up next. Unfortunately, it may have fallen to me to write a book about American Catholic education, how it's gone fundamentally wrong and how to fix it, based on the works of classic Catholic educators. Sigh. But it should be done (even if done poorly) and maybe I'm the guy. This is the goal for 2016: read a tone of education books, start work on writing yet another one. <br /><br />4. What book do you keep meaning to finish?<br /><br />Dune. Can't get into it, yet. <br />Hegel - Phenomenology of Spirit, and several other works;<br />War and Peace - embarrassing to say, but I never got to the end of this in college, even though I loved it. (Moby Dick and Don Quixote were in a similar state, but I did eventually read them, so there is precedent)<br />Also, the Anead is so muddled in my memory that, if I did finish it, I must have been in a sorry state of mind - so, got to reread/finish that one too. <br /><br />BTW: Can't imagine A Canticle for Leibowitz being a challenge to finish. Then again, who am I to speak? <br /><br />5. What book do you keep meaning to start?<br /><br />See: education books above. <br /><br />6. What is your current reading trend?<br /><br />It's been SciFi, but once I'm done with the couple I got working now, it's off to education. I hope some small part of the world appreciates that I'm reading these tombs so they don't have to...Joseph Moorehttps://yardsaleofthemind.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-18312019704409130372015-12-12T11:31:08.870-05:002015-12-12T11:31:08.870-05:00Hey! I wrote a post!
http://www.justanotherjenny....Hey! I wrote a post!<br /><br />http://www.justanotherjenny.com/2015/12/the-immediate-book-meme.html<br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472686909226073213noreply@blogger.com