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You’ve written beautifully about books. I just finished Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages and after the first section My Eyes Glazed Over but I plowed on to count it toward September Books Read, but your review was concise and accurate. I jotted a few notes as a ‘refresher’ when I look back in a few years and after reading your review I ended by admitting to myself that I didn’t give it enough attention and took nothing in. I’m pretty sure I hate you. Your review of Brideshead Revisited was really outstanding; I think so many people read it just for the prose, or as some kind of ornamental touchstone, but understanding that its main theme is religious and the characters working out their salvation (or biding their time) before God took a subtle and penetrating insight. I especially liked how you phrased your paragraph on the matter.

Nice.

posted by SomeGuyInVirginia at 1:05 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2009

Thank you for the gentle kick in behind. The embarassing truth is that I in my senility forgot that I was still working on the C.S. Lewis project! Many apologies, and I will have the whole section done by the end of the week. If for some reason I can't make the deadline I'll tell you so that someone a little more trustworthy can finish up.

posted by bokai at 7:50 am (EST) on Jul 22, 2009

Always nice to find others interested in medieval history. I found your profile through the Medieval Europe group. Any particular book you would recommend? What's your favorite non-fiction book on medieval history? I'm always looking for new books to add to my library. Thanks.

Steven
http://steventill.com

posted by StevenTill at 10:12 pm (EST) on Feb 8, 2009

What a coincidence that I got your comment the same day I logged into the write my review of _The White Darkness_. Thanks again. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

posted by kelleykl at 8:30 am (EST) on Jan 11, 2009

Hello! I just got my SantaThing package in the mail and I am pumped! We do not have 1 one single book in common in our libraries, but I think you did a great job. Thanks again and hopefully I will have time to read them soon! Hope your books are great too.

posted by kelleykl at 7:27 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008

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