Tag: books

The Journeys of Socrates

‘The Journeys of Socrates’ by Dan Millman was a great read. Years ago I read ‘The Way of the Peaceful Warrior’ and have always remembered it as a great adventure and insight into what is spiritually possible.

This book continued that adventure by going further back into the history of one of the original characters and shedding light on how such a great being came to be. I am glad I read ‘The Way of the Peaceful Warrior’ first because it made sense to me in this way and allowed the revelations at the end of the book to have more meaning for me. I feel inclined to reread the first book now though, because it has been many years since I first read it.

‘The Journey of Socrates’ is set in Russia in the middle of the 19th Century. It tells of the hardships endured and the triumphs of his character. I definately recommend it. The author Dan Millman has a website that tells of a movie based on ‘The Way of the Peaceful Warrior’. I look forward to seeing that.

CBCA Awards 2007 Shortlist

I finally looked at the CBCA Awards shortlist today and looked forward to reading the books on the list. I read most of the shortlist last year and totally enjoyed them. It’s great to look forward to winter with a list of books to read that are almost guaranteed to be great. I have included a new tag “CBCA Awards” in my blog. I’ll have to go back and add it to all the books I read from the list and mentioned on this blog last year. My apologies to readers with feeds who may get these posts reposted.

I have already had the pleasure of reading “Red Spikes” by Margo Lanagan. It is a collection of amazing and wonderful short stories and is my favourite so far! There is a great story ‘Under Hell, Over Heaven’ in there based on the Catholic concept of Limbo. I wonder if the Pope read this story too as he has recently made some changes.

The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer

I have recently completed ‘The Running Man’ by Michael Gerard Bauer and found it to be an excellent novel that keeps you wondering throughout. It oozes mystery and keeps the reader curious and wondering until the end. I like the characters and the perception and vulnerability of the main character.
This book was a winner of the Older Readers CBCA Awards in 2005 as well as a list of other awards received around the country. His latest “Don’t Call Me Ishmael” (Read Chapter One Here), has been shortlisted for the 2007 CBCA Awards again in the Older Readers catagory.