PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Lel Not everyone has an IQ that rivals the age Moses was when he died. :P Reading a theology book is an accomplishment for me. Not because I can't understand it, but because I lose interest halfway and have to force myself to read the rest. The last book I succeeded in doing that was An Exorcist Tells His Story, which though I found endlessly fascinating, I still needed to keep myself on target and make myself read it at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/Structure-Scientific-Revolutions-Thomas-Kuhn/dp/0226458083/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421707142&sr=1-2&keywords=the+structure+of+scientific+revolutions http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Flourishing-Grassroots-Innovation-Challenge-ebook/dp/B00EIH17I0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421707161&sr=1-1&keywords=Mass+Flourishing http://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Decisions-Thomas-Sowell/dp/0465037380/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421707185&sr=1-1&keywords=Knowledge+and+Decisions http://www.amazon.com/Cooperative-Species-Human-Reciprocity-Evolution-ebook/dp/B0050PADW0/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421707202&sr=1-3&keywords=Herbert+Gintis http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Capitalism-Property-Community-Contradictons/dp/0465016006/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421707231&sr=1-2&keywords=Herbert+Gintis+democracy Do yourself a favor and read what the second link down says. It will be cause for much mirth. You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not everyone has an IQ that rivals the age Moses was when he died. :P Reading a theology book is an accomplishment for me. Not because I can't understand it, but because I lose interest halfway and have to force myself to read the rest. The last book I succeeded in doing that was An Exorcist Tells His Story, which though I found endlessly fascinating, I still needed to keep myself on target and make myself read it at times. That's because those books are boring. Just read Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 That's because those books are boring. Just read Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity. I find The Ratzinger Report quite stimulating. It simply requires more effort to read, even if its contents are objectively more interesting than a book about two teenagers with cancer who fall in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4LoveofJMJ Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 The entire collection of Calvin and Hobbes. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancilla Domini Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 The entire collection of Calvin and Hobbes. Just sayin. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oremus Pro Invicem Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) I like both theology and fiction books, especially when they're interwoven (Like in all of C.S. Lewis' great fiction books). However, All of the books I got for Christmas were theology books, and they are generally pretty intense in their nature and require a lot of focus, whereas fiction books are a lot less of a mental workout. Understandable. Reading a theology book is an accomplishment for me. Not because I can't understand it, but because I lose interest halfway and have to force myself to read the rest. The last book I succeeded in doing that was An Exorcist Tells His Story, which though I found endlessly fascinating, I still needed to keep myself on target and make myself read it at times.This happens to me even when I'm interested in the topic. I'm constantly reading books halfway and then starting new ones, only to read them halfway before I go back to the previous books to finish the remaining half. Edited January 19, 2015 by Oremus Pro Invicem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Understandable. This happens to me even when I'm interested in the topic. I'm constantly reading books halfway and then starting new ones, only to read them halfway before I go back to the previous books to finish the remaining half. That's basically how I read, except if it's a fiction book. I read the entire Harry Potter series in a week, and that was with pacing myself, but I still haven't found it within myself to complete all of The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic or other books like it. I literally reached its halfway point and then took a break from it to read something else. I'm currently reading the latter half of The Screwtape Letters, which I got for Christmas several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritasluxmea Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 If I Stay is a good easy-reading book. Similar to the Fault in Our Stars. It's a rather liberal Pacific North West lifestyle book, but not to descriptive. I found the one scene where things were "heated" easy to skim over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulHeart Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 That's basically how I read, except if it's a fiction book. I read the entire Harry Potter series in a week, and that was with pacing myself, but I still haven't found it within myself to complete all of The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic or other books like it. I literally reached its halfway point and then took a break from it to read something else. I'm currently reading the latter half of The Screwtape Letters, which I got for Christmas several years ago. Yes, I read fiction works fairly quickly, but I often have difficulty getting through nonfiction and spiritual reading. For instance, I've started Fire Within, by Fr. Thomas Dubay, about three times but have never got more than 50 pages into it. Same with Introduction to the Devout Life. Generally, fiction is more my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Yes, I read fiction works fairly quickly, but I often have difficulty getting through nonfiction and spiritual reading. For instance, I've started Fire Within, by Fr. Thomas Dubay, about three times but have never got more than 50 pages into it. Same with Introduction to the Devout Life. Generally, fiction is more my cup of tea. I'm exactly the same way. I'm still trying to finish The Story of a Soul and The Cure D'Ars, even though I've had the former for at least three years now. Spiritual and theological reading are just a more dry read, I suppose. For added interest, I finally decided to make a decision and overcome my indecisiveness and made the order. The order of books I bought are as follows: Looking for Alaska The Fault in Our Stars Paper Towns Out of the Silent Planet Excruciating, but I think I chose the right book by C.S. Lewis. The Four Loves had too much of a theological feel, and would thus be automatically more difficult for me to finish. Edited January 19, 2015 by PhuturePriest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritasluxmea Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) This is the essence of joy. Edited January 19, 2015 by PhuturePriest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 :'( Don't be sad that I have superior taste. Merely listen to it and read what I read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritasluxmea Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Don't be sad that I have superior taste. Merely listen to it and read what I read. Don't cry because it's over, laugh because it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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