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The one that changed things
(Via Slate, via Daniel Silliman)
I couldn’t resist when I saw this tonight. What was the most influencial book you read between the ages of 18 and 21?
I think for me, it was probably Francis Schaeffer’s Trilogy (The God Who is There, Escape from Reason and He is There and He is not Silent). That sort of started me in the direction I’ve been going ever since.
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Believe it or not I HATE reading. I always have - even as a child. One of my big desires for my kiddos is that they will love reading. So far we are right on target with Lyndal. She will sit on the couch and be read to as long as the reader still has a voice! :-) Somewhere in my early 20's I read a set of books by Bodie Thoene (sp.?) and LOVED them! That was the most amount of reading I had ever done in my entire life put together. I've read the Albion series and the Harry Potter books. I love these too. Well - that's pretty sad that it's easier for me to tell what I have actually read! :-) I envy people who love to read.
I don't remember 18 to 21 too well. Close as I can get would be: How Should We Then Live- Schaeffer, De-Valuing of America by Bill Bennett & Ragamuffin Gospel- Brennan Manning
Sounds funny, but I was just starting to learn how to read during that time. Somehow I had banged my way through school only reading pieces of chapters and jacket covers, but when I started working at Gospel Supply House (age 19), I read a book for fun for the first time. It was a Stephen Lawhead book called "The Paradise War", which was the first of a trilogy. It was the first fantasy lit I'd ever read. After consuming the trilogy, I moved on to some light reading called, "Lord of the Rings." I'd like to say that LOTR was the most influential, but truth be known, I probably would not have read it if it hadn't been for Lawhead.
Good question, BTW.
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