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Loading... Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Roadby Donald Miller
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Honest, entertaining, self-deprecating Donald Miller's story of his travels in a van and journey to faith during his early adulthood. (  )Steve777 | Dec 27, 2008 |   Not as good as Blue Like Jazz but still incredible. Makes you want to drive across country with no job, no responsiblity, no air conditioning. Ok, maybe not the last one. (  )mattp340 | Aug 5, 2008 | I read Don Miller's Blue Like Jazz about a year ago and really liked it. I read Searching for God Knows What last week and found it to be borderline depressing. I picked up Through Painted Deserts last night, and I couldn't put it down! This book is different from Miller's first two in that it is a continuous narrative and the chapters follow each other in chronological order. What this creates is a compelling story peppered with plenty of the thoughts and musings one comes to expect from Miller. You find yourself laughing at the situations and conversations throughout the book, but at the same time you are impressed with the somber spirituality of the journey. I don't camp, I hate the desert and truckstops, and car travel is my least favourite mode of transportation; despite all this I'm considering taking my own journey through the desert, if only to find the perspective on life that Miller was fortunate enough to gain. In my opinion, a must read for anyone! (  )MissWoodhouse1816 | Jul 22, 2008 | Although I am no younger generation emergent church type person, this book is definitely to my taste. I enjoy pilgrimage books (like BLUE HIGHWAYS) like this. There must be something of the voyeur in me that enjoys a literal and figurative journey together with someone I don't know. I found MIller's descriptions and use of language really beautiful and inspiring. His questioning of his faith was honest, as were his answers. It made me wish I had gone on this kind of journey when I was much younger, so I would be further along in my life today. Or maybe that's a hang-over from being a part of the hippie generation! Even though I am 20 years older than the author, I appreciated his metaphors and learned from him. I originally read the book for my women's book club, but I have reread the book for the sheer pleasure of the reading. (  )peggyfonseca | Mar 22, 2008 | 0.072 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0785209824, Paperback)Fueled by the belief that something better exists than the mundane life they've been living, free spirits Don and Paul set off on an adventure-filled road trip in search of deeper meaning, beauty, and an explanation for life. Many young men dream of such a trip, but few are brave enough to actually attempt it. Fewer still have the writing skills of Donald Miller, who records the trip with wide-eyed honesty in achingly beautiful prose. In this completely revised edition, he discusses everything from the nature of friendship, the reason for pain, and the origins of beauty. As they travel from Texas to Oregon in Paul's cantankerous Volkswagen van, the two friends encounter a variety of fascinating people, witness the fullness of nature's splendor, and learn unexpected lessons about themselves, each other, and even God. "A record of a classic road trip. Miller's tale is full of serendipitous adventures and thoughtful Christian reflection . . . offering the sort of deep-thought wanderings into meaning and significance that are the meat of college-age existence . . . a reminder that life was meant to be lived, not just gotten through." (Publishers Weekly) (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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