Book 70: Selections from hsi writings (Martin Luther)

This was a tough book to get through. A selection of essays so dense that they probably out weigh uranium cubic cm for cubic cm.

Some of the concepts he discussed went completely over my head and other made a lot of sense. I really enjoyed Luther's style of writing and found the actual reading not that bad if you ignored the content. I actually think that Luther was really funny which was not a popular opinion in my tutorial group who thought he was incredibly depressing and wished they never had to submit themselves to him.

I give this lovely selection 8 out of 10. There are some essays that were just a joy to read and I would seriously suggest giving them all a try.

Book 69: Dr. Faustus

I wish I understood this better the first time I read this. I can safely say that I didn't understand the complexity of the text until I went to lecture and tutorial. On the surface it's just a very odd story about a damned man but deeper down there is a tale of a Lutheran who thinks he's lost favour with God and (who I believe) is very lonely and wants a friend but no one understands him so he has to conjure one for himself and God still hates him.

Yes, never would have gotten that the first go around. It is, however, an enjoyable read and get 7 out of 10.

Book 68: The Colour of magic

More updates have been made to the blog! You can now simply look at the labels to find out the rating (ooooooh) and all the previous posts who had different coloured writing have been made to match these one (aaaah) so now you can go back and read them all in comfort and I suggest you do!

Anyways, down to business. Well, what can I say? Terry Pratchett is a mastermind. Over the summer I watched the two (three?) part mini series The Colour of Magic  based on his books so clearly I had to read them. I knew they were going to be funny but not as funny as they were. The humor was similar to that of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy  only with fantasy instead of sci fi.

I really enjoyed the book, just in case you haven't picked up on that yet, and I give it 10 chests out of 10. I highly recommend it to everyone, especially younger readers.

Book 67: Utopia

You might have noticed some changes to my blog, namely the addition to several goodreads widgets. You might also notice that I am behind on my blogging (boo). Feel free to add me on goodreads. It would be a good time.

Anyways, I really enjoyed Utopia. I found that it had platonic rings on I found it far more intense. I liked it so much, in fact, I wrote my term paper on it. I wrote about the metaphor of the garden within the text. I have yet to get my mark for it to know if it was actually good or just really sad but I thought it was pretty awesome.

I give this book 8 pearls out of 8. Even if you're not reading for it's insights it still a fun read.