I would certainly hate to be responsible for anyone getting off their Christian reading track, and getting immersed in secular stuff. However, in the interest of good literature generally, I'll point to a list of the all time best fiction offered up by Time Magazine.
I'm confident that they will have many who believe that this list is way off base. I was happy to see the inclusion of C.S. Lewis's Narnia favorite, and the Lord of the Rings. From the secular side I was very disappointed to not see one of Leon Uris's fantastic historical fictions make the cut. That has to be an oversite worth correcting.
What others do you see as missing? While your thinking about that, this would be a good time to note your favorite Chritian books of all time. Put them in the comments or e-mail them to me at Randy@Kirks4Jesus.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
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The post is just a little messed up, it seems. Where's the link to Time magazine's list?
http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/index.html
Thanks for the help. Fixed it.
The list contains some very good books, some all-around drek (JUDY BLUME?????), and some serious mediocrity.
Just goes to show how subjective it all is, I guess.
That particular Judy Blume book ("Are You There God, It's Me Margaret") has helped many girls through the awkward years.
If you're looking for some great Christian Classic books, check out this site...it's regularly updated:
http://christianclassicbooks.blogspot.com/
As an English M.A., I have to say I have actually never heard of many of these books. There are a lot better classics if you go back a few decades to the Victorian era, before the rise of modernism and postmodernism.
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