What Are You Currently Reading?

[One Bad Pig]

Morgoth is a person, not a place.

Would YOU enjoy being imprisoned in Morgoth? He could probably imprison someone inside himself if he wanted to.

[Rational Gaze]

That wouldn't be physically possible. You either mean Utumno, Angband or the Halls of Mandos.

[One Bad Pig]

That wouldn't be physically possible. You either mean Utumno, Angband or the Halls of Mandos.

Why wouldn't it be possible? Are the Valar limited to human-sized bodies?

(but yeah, I meant Angband - I've been working way too much lately)

[Manwë Súlimo]

I have now written Rational Gaze's name into the Tolkien's Book of Life with the blood of Feanor, First High King of the Noldor, since he has proven that he is a Tolkien Nerd.

And it should be noted that Tolkien said Morgoth was "of man-size or a bit larger". He's not the towering behemoth you see in artwork.

[Manwë Súlimo]

ah I figured it was a LOTR reference. I do plan on reading those books someday, trust me.

You won't find much of the history of the First Age and earlier in LOTR. For that, you'll have to read "The Silmarillion", the Bible of Middle-earth.

[Kelp]

Haven't been able to start "Foundations" yet. I began The Water Margin (sort of medieval Chinese Robin Hood) last night, so I might read that concurrently.

[TyRockwell]

Father Elijah - An Apocalypse by Michael D. O'Brien

It is a novel, with the main character a Carmelite priest, called to the Vatican because of his experience in Biblical Archaeology, and his stand against the Nazis in WWII Germany.

He finds himself in the middle of Last Days events, while most of the world, Christian or not, has no idea what is going on is right out of Daniel and Revelation.

I heartily recommend it, though I am only half-way through its nearly six hundred pages. It isn't overly preachy, and the author states that it is not representative of Catholic eschatology. The book is wonderfully written, and should be considered a classic work.

Parden my saying so, but it is almost as though he read an early version of my own book, though not likely.
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[TyRockwell]

Father Elijah - An Apocalypse by Michael D. O'Brien was (c) 1996 Ignatius Press, the same year as my first one. So, I was not influenced by his book.

I was unaware of his book, and he was probably unaware of mine.

[TyRockwell]

Father Elijah - An Apocalypse by Michael D. O'Brien was (c) 1996 Ignatius Press, the same year as my first one. So, I was not influenced by his book.

I was unaware of his book, and he was probably unaware of mine.

[One Bad Pig]

We get that you like the book, Ty.

[Teluog]

Finished The Kite Runner. Well done, so true to life that you could almost literally feel what was happening, like you're experiencing the story first hand. And great story, one that accurately portrays the conviction of sin, and the discomfort of burying it. Best part:

"I've been meaning to ask," Farid said, a little hesitantly. "What happened in that house? What happened between you and the Talib?"

"Let's just say we both got what we deserved," I said.

Awesome.

[BadGrad]

I'm in the middle of Julian by Gore Vidal. It is absolutely fantastic, especially if you're a history buff.

It's basically an exchange about Julian the Apostate between some old pagan scholars who can see Christianity approaching total dominance while their own traditions fall away. The letters do read a bit like ancient correspondence and it's fun to see some of my favorite historical figures (like Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus) imagined as scruffy young students. Some really quotable lines in there as well.

[Teluog]

Coincidentally, I found Kite Runner's quasi-sequel in the thrift store across the street, about 10 minutes after I just finished KR, so I'll start on A Thousand Splendid Suns probably right away.

[One Bad Pig]

Bread & Water, Wine & Oil: An Orthodox Christian Experience of God by Archimandrite Meletios Webber
The Phoenix Guards by Steven Brust