I have been wanting to add to the discussion about books that have had an impact on me. I have loved reading everyone´s responses, so have been thinking about it. I have found it hard to pin it down to five, so haven´t.
Long Walk to Freedom- Nelson Mandela
This book took me two intents to actually get into it and then finish it, but the second time was well worth it. It made me excited about the struggle for dignity and justice and human rights and equality and inspired me that the struggle for these things can lead to change.
Audacity to Believe- Sheila Cassidy
I have read this book several times. I think this is perhaps the first book I read about Latin America. It is a book about faith and Chile and its history and how one woman got caught up in that. It made me excited about Latin America and about living out faith, and again, about justice and equality and the struggle for these things and the interplay between faith and politics and justice.
Celebration of Discipline- Richard Foster, Don´t Just Stand There Pray Something- Ronald Dunn, Intercessory Prayer- Dutch Sheets
These are Christian books that I read at really important points in my life and were really practical and impacted the day to day practice of my faith.
Daughter of Fortune- Isabel Allende, Captain Correllis Mandolin- Louis de Bernieres, 100 Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The God of Small Things- Arundhati Roy
These are books and authors that have contributed to me loving stories and have followed me around long after the end of the story.
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:43 am
I love books. I wish you were here to come to our book club on Sunday. I am glad someone put up The God of Small Things.
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Oh I soooo want to be part of a book club. Can I be part of it for 2 months while I am there??