As editor and the first photographer in the blog, 5 books and why.
Quick, don't think about it.
Doctor Zhivago is a 20th century novel by Boris Pasternak. I love this novel because of its literary successes, its story, the love, the loss. It is poetic, an epic, full of life’s horrors and sadness; two major themes of the novel are mysticism and idealism.
Quick, don't think about it.
Doctor Zhivago is a 20th century novel by Boris Pasternak. I love this novel because of its literary successes, its story, the love, the loss. It is poetic, an epic, full of life’s horrors and sadness; two major themes of the novel are mysticism and idealism.
Watership Down is a 20th century novel by Richard Adams. I love this novel for its heroic fantasy/political stance. It is a novel about a small group of rabbits, they are anthropomorphized, possessing their own culture, language (Lapine), proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes. Odysseus would have been amazed by the heroics within this novel.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a 21st century children’s novel by Kate DiCamillo with illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline. I love this novel because it is about love, loss, and love again. It is literary genius in my opinion with breathtaking illustrations, again a fantasy novel where the protagonist is a toy rabbit. Amazing. Every time I read it, I cry.
Peace Like a River is a 21st century novel by Leif Enger. I love this novel because the imagery is beyond poetic. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of prose I have ever read. Beautiful enough that I read passages to my high school students as examples of how to write using imagery and figurative language. The religious themes running throughout the novel are overt. Miracles play a central role. Love of one's enemies is another. Essentially, only Jesus will be your witness your judge, belief must be from within. The story is told by an 11 year old boy who has asthma, and his family is being torn apart. A quote from the book, "Is there a single person on whom I can press belief? No sir. All I can do is say, Here's how it went. Here's what I saw. I've been there and am going back. Make of it what you will" (p. 311).
