Thursday, August 30, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Hawkeye is the coolest.
Officially, as of Thursday, the Avengers is at the very top of my favorite movie list, and the top character is Hawkeye. Anyone who hasn't seen it, I say, get tickets asap. You won't be dissapointed. I'll be adding a new post of my comments and questions later.
Monday, May 7, 2012
What a journey...
I just finished listening to a dramatization of Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom. After finishing it, I strongly recommend that you listen to it.
For those who don't know, a dramatization is just an audio interpretation of a story with different people doing the different character parts. In this particular one, the key points (for example, when Bonhoeffer tells his father that he wants to become a minister) are word for word reproductions of what was actually said. And that lends a whole new layer of depth and meaning to it.
Bonhoeffer was a German minister during World War II who was involved in a series of assassination attempts on Hitler's life. Unfortunately, none of these attempts succeeded, and Bonhoeffer, along with a few others, was hung for "treason" by the Nazi officials.
This particular dramatization is very well done and was originally done for a old program called Focus on the Family Radio, and is introduced and narrated by David Suche, the guy that plays Agatha Christie's Poirot. And while that alone is reason enough for listening to it, ::cough::, its quality is another reason for obtaining a copy.
I'm not sure if it is on CD or not, the one I listened to was on cassette, but it can probably be downloaded off of the internet.
P.S. I would not recommend listening to it in the dark, especially the last section or two. It can get kinda... dark. Hence the Nazis.
For those who don't know, a dramatization is just an audio interpretation of a story with different people doing the different character parts. In this particular one, the key points (for example, when Bonhoeffer tells his father that he wants to become a minister) are word for word reproductions of what was actually said. And that lends a whole new layer of depth and meaning to it.
Bonhoeffer was a German minister during World War II who was involved in a series of assassination attempts on Hitler's life. Unfortunately, none of these attempts succeeded, and Bonhoeffer, along with a few others, was hung for "treason" by the Nazi officials.
This particular dramatization is very well done and was originally done for a old program called Focus on the Family Radio, and is introduced and narrated by David Suche, the guy that plays Agatha Christie's Poirot. And while that alone is reason enough for listening to it, ::cough::, its quality is another reason for obtaining a copy.
I'm not sure if it is on CD or not, the one I listened to was on cassette, but it can probably be downloaded off of the internet.
P.S. I would not recommend listening to it in the dark, especially the last section or two. It can get kinda... dark. Hence the Nazis.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Mixed Emotions.
I'm reading the Hunger Games.
I'll say this: they're pretty engaging. The action is pretty much nonstop, and what isn't action is a very interesting, if somewhat morbid, storyline. Whatsername Collins has a knack for keeping your eyes on the pages. I found myself forfeiting minutes of schooltime for the sake of reading.
On the other hand, they are... not well written. The author does not describe very much at all, which does leave a lot of room for imagination, but she apparently was not interested in having her readers see what she was seeing, which I think is a very important part of good writing (Take Arthur C. Doyle, for instance, or Tolkien). A friend of ours said something similar on her blog. Check it out. aeporter-number2.blogspot.com
So, if your looking for a good thriller to keep you busy in free time, the Hunger Games is the way to go, or one way. If your looking for something edifying, well-written, and brain-stimulating, keep away.
P.S. Sorry for not posting in a while.
I'll say this: they're pretty engaging. The action is pretty much nonstop, and what isn't action is a very interesting, if somewhat morbid, storyline. Whatsername Collins has a knack for keeping your eyes on the pages. I found myself forfeiting minutes of schooltime for the sake of reading.
On the other hand, they are... not well written. The author does not describe very much at all, which does leave a lot of room for imagination, but she apparently was not interested in having her readers see what she was seeing, which I think is a very important part of good writing (Take Arthur C. Doyle, for instance, or Tolkien). A friend of ours said something similar on her blog. Check it out. aeporter-number2.blogspot.com
So, if your looking for a good thriller to keep you busy in free time, the Hunger Games is the way to go, or one way. If your looking for something edifying, well-written, and brain-stimulating, keep away.
P.S. Sorry for not posting in a while.
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