Following a few hectic days (Ola had for example put in 46 hours of work the last three days in order to meet a deadline - and he was the one who had had a breeze) it was a delight to have a book club meeting, in peace and quiet, where it all began six years ago - Borgvägen in Stockholm. Accompanied by nuts, cabbage, apples, sausages and spareribs - naturally with a full dozen bottled beers - Patos spent four good hours in and around the wood-heated sauna. The water was cold but the air was unusually warm for this time of the year. Anders surprised by producing a strictly limited edition bottle of Absolut Brooklyn, which proved suberb as foundation for drinks. After dinner (chanterelle toast as starter, followed by the obligatory pasta and mince meat sauce) the books were dealt with, and Kristers newly purchased - and big - saw came in handy... Before eleven all three dropped off - in the middle of trying to decide what books to read until next meeting - and close upon midnight we awoke, made our beds and fell asleep. None needed rocking...Book 39 - "Black Hills" by Dan Simmons (2010)
Anders 4 - Sickly good book, but something is missing, just as it is in the concluding quotation: "It's a good day to live..." Had I read this one before "Drood" the ratings would have been reversed.
Ola 5 - A fascinating tale, from the moment the ghost enters via the arm till the hills is blasted to smithereens - or not...
Krister 5 - A book that contains it all, and had it not been for the Bolibompa-ending it had gotten a six.
Average rating 4,66
Book 40 - "The Shack" by WM Paul Young (2008)
Anders 1 - Tragically bad book, that tries to indoctrinate people in their time of need.
Ola 1 - One third poor crime novel, two thirds cliché laden defence speech for belief in god - and the real purport of it is settled in less than half a page, where the principal character's anger towards god turns to dissociation from himself.
Krister 1 - This is a study of religious fanaticism. The only thing differentiating the author from a Taliban is that the Taliban has bombs and Young has a laptop. Full stop.
Average rating 1
This weekend me and my husband Larsa went on a birthday party, and there we met Victor and Hanna on the same 40th birthday party. Nice to see the newlyweds in a new outfit, which now resembled underwear for western lovers! Sure, we mentioned you Patos during the evening!
ReplyDeleteHere are my thoughts about "The Shack"
In the “christians world” the kontroverisell about the book was that the author sat face on God. The criticism was about to diminish God by turning him into a human. This also stopped the author to get the book printed. Other publishers felt it was too religious.
You might think that it is a simple written book about a poor man who seeks solace in a situation that not can find the answer to things that should not happening.
But the author based on my opinion has managed to explain the Trinity, where you from a theological point of view has captured a good description of the Trinity.
When things happen in our lives that we do not understand, why does many people turn to God?
see you again!