Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just now getting around to reading the books everyone else read in high school. Animal farm is a detailed allegory about the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise of Stalin. The basic idea is the animals overthrow the oppressive farmer and take...
Set Your Mind on Things Above

Set Your Mind on Things Above

Why Is Behavior So Hard to Change? Jesus said, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). Why is that? Why do we have so much trouble getting our bodies to do what our spirit desires? When I know my life would be so much better if I could just...
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

My rating: 3 of 5 stars The writing style of this book involves several elements that my editors would have fits if I used them (such as frequent POV changes within scenes, the many adverbs attached to dialogue tags, and a lot of telling instead of showing). But these...