048 - William F. Buckley

William F. Buckley was an interesting man. To be honest, before I requested the biography on his life I had never heard of him before. Buckley was an inspiring character and the book about his life was well written. Jeremy Lott did an excellent job of helping his readers understand Buckley’s life. To be honest, there are a great deal of issues I have with Buckley (considering he started what would later be hijacked by the religious right). However, I still thought the book was interesting. I was intrigued that Buckley was painted in a super positive light, and I’m not sure if I think he was a perfect as the author makes him out to be.

Also, I’m supposed to let you know that I was given a free review copy of the book, but that has nothing to do with whether or not I liked it.

047 - Anne Bradstreet

I’ve read several biographies over the years. I’ve worked through many great books on great people. I’ve always wondered if it was possible to write a bad book on a great story. Again, I’ve seen another excellent book on an excellent life. Anne Bradstreet was an incredible person with many life lessons to teach us today. D. B. Kellogg did an excellent job of showing the readers exactly what kind of person Bradstreet was. I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a good read on an inspiring life.

Also, I’m supposed to let you know that I was given a free review copy of the book, but that has nothing to do with whether or not I liked it.

046 - The Soul of C. S. Lewis

For a book that is sold mostly by the fact that it has the name and face of C. S. Lewis printed on it, The Soul of C. S. Lewis offers very little actually written by him. Instead The Soul of C. S. Lewis takes one of Lewis’ quotes and offers a page long devotional thought on it. Don’t get me wrong, I love C. S. Lewis, but I wish Lewis would have been the main writer in this volume. Rather it was 13 various editors and contributors that wrote this book. I would recommend this book to someone who is looking for a good devotional, but not someone looking for the depth offered by Lewis. There’s just something wrong when you strip away all the complexity and offer something as deep as C. S. Lewis in short sentence clips. I was disappointed, I always felt that the beauty of Lewis was the slow pace the reader was forced to take and the constant mulling on his thoughts over in my own mind.

Also, I’m supposed to let you know that I was given a free review copy of the book, but that has nothing to do with whether or not I liked it.