Books I have read Since the Spring

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I had heard about this book for years. I didn't want to read it because I had been told it is about a society that no longer reads, I thought the book would try to make me feel guilty about reading, but instead it was very thought provoking. If you still doubt whether or not you should read this book consider this in the book there is a girl who walks in rain, and enjoys it. Now I have you convinced I'm sure.

The Great Divorce by C.S.Lewis
One of the books I have read more then once. Made me question my own motives for love, what love is and how I view greatness.

Prince Caspian by C.S.Lewis
As a child my father would read out loud to us almost every evening. I think he read the Chronicles of Narnia out loud at least two times through. So I thought that I knew the books, and haven't read any of them (except the Horse and the His Boy my favorite since the first time I heard it). but one day a friend said " You haven't read them for yourself ?" Well I decided to start with Prince Caspian. I enjoyed it more then I thought I would (that means I like it a lot) and to my surprise there seemed to be much more in the book then I remembered.

The Light Princess by George McDonald
I had heard about George McDonald about how he was very influential in C.S.L. life so when I saw this story written by him I was eager to read it. It was a beautiful story of sacrificial love told in a creative way.

The Golden Key by Georg McDonald
This book is also written well. Written by someone who is not ashamed of the fact he is a dreamer. But I think I need to read it again.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
For years (ever first seeing the movie when I was seven) this has been one of my favorite books, but I had never read it till this last winter.

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Through my friend Zeppo I was inspired to read this. All summer people kept asking if they could borrower his copy, so I thought 'Maybe I should read this book'. Here again we have another dreamer who dares to dream.

The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
I read this book first a few years ago and I really did not like it. It seemed like a bunch of nonsense. It did not have a point to it what so ever. Every one I meat though disagreed with me. So this last fall I thought I should read it again. I am glad I did. It now made so much sense. It is a story of order verse chaos.

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Aah why us it that the good boy the good girl likes, likes the bad girl, and the bad boy likes the good girl. A true Jane Austen observation on human beings.